National security

President Iohannis: We need to restore rigor, clarity and accuracy in national security's regulatory framework

President Klaus Iohannis on Monday told a meeting with the leaders of parties and parliamentary political formations devoted to discussing Romania's National Defence Strategy, that rigor, clarity and accuracy need to be restored in the regulatory framework on national security.

404,000 security forces on duty for Turkey's election day

The Turkish government maintains security during the June 7 general elections with a total of 404,000 security personnel.

Some 300,000 police officers will be on duty throughout the day, Interior Minister Sebahattin Öztürk said on June 5 in a televised interview, adding that the rest of the personnel will be gendarmerie.

US says data on four million government staff hacked

The US government on June 4 admitted hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees, in a vast cyber-attack suspected to have originated in China.

"As a result of the incident," uncovered in April, the Office of Personnel Management said it "will send notifications to approximately four million individuals."  

Massive Cyber Attack Exposes Data of Millions of US Government Officials

The USA informed that the personal financial data of up to four million current and former government officials may have been breached by a cyber attack reportedly originating from China.

Credit card data, banking records and other forms of financial information could have been stolen in the attack, USA Today reports.

Patriot Act to combat terrorism through spying ended on Sunday

The Patriot Act expired on Sunday night, leaving the United States government with fewer tools to investigate terrorism following the initiation of the law in the wake of the September 11 Twin Tower bombings. The Senate entered a debate on the Patriot Act on Sunday with some officials warning of continued national security risks.

Terrorist suspects Christodoulou and Tsironis face prosecutor

Greek police arrested two suspects during a counter-terrorism raid at Nea Agialos in Volos: 44-year-old Spiros Christodoulou and 37-year-old Grigoris Tsironis. The latter had been wanted for years as one of the “robbers in black” that had worked with Marios and Simos Seisidis, two brothers who are wanted.

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