In Wuhan, the original epicenter of the Covid-19 virus and its location of origin, nearly half of a million people may have been infected. This is almost 10 times the official number of confirmed …
U.S. to allow small drones to fly over people and at night
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that small drones will soon be able to operate at night in the US and fly over people. This represents a significant step towards the …
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Phishers Spoof New York Department of Labor
Scammers were able to spoof the New York Department of Labor, sending out emails to thousands of residents from the domain "[email protected] .gov," claiming to be sending Covid-19 relief money. The …
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Hackers Amp Up COVID-19 IP Theft Attacks
The Covid-19 pandemic has been used by cybercriminals to leverage public fear and lure victims into giving up personal information in BEC, phishing, and scam attacks since February. This trend slowed …
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Finland says hackers accessed MPs’ emails accounts
On Monday, the Finnish Parliament disclosed that it had been the victim of an intrusion in which hackers gained access to email communications between staff and compromised its internal IT system. The …
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‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?
The Pentagon has protections in place to prevent breaches and threat actors accessing sensitive information such as communications and weapons systems. These cybersecurity measures, such as protective …
China Jails Citizen Journalist for Her Accounts of Covid-19 in Wuhan
Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old journalist, faces four years in prison due to her accounts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan. A Chinese court found Zhan to be guilty of picking quarrels and provoking …
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Europe launches mass vaccination program as countries race to contain new variant
Yesterday, the European Union began its Covid-19 vaccination program after approving the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine on December 21. The vaccine has now been delivered to all EU countries, according …
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
A rocket attack on Baghdad's diplomatic Green Zone on December 20 has been deemed a terrorist attack by Iraqi President Barham Salih. Mr. Salih also stated that the attack undermines Iraq's …
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China’s new data privacy law ‘will state how facial recognition can be used’
According to the Legislative Affairs Commission of China, the country's new law on data privacy will include provisions to protect personal biometric information, despite the high state of …
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