On Thursday, the Turkish military suffered at least 29 casualties in Syria's Idlib province as a result of an aerial attack carried out by Syrian regime forces. Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay …
FCC Probe Finds Mobile Carriers Didn’t Safeguard Customer Location Data
Earlier this month, the FCC notified cellphone carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others that they are facing hundreds of millions in fines after the FCC conducted an investigation that …
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Senate passes bill banning government purchases of Huawei gear
On Thursday, the Senate unanimously approved legislation that would prohibit government agencies from purchasing equipment made by companies considered to be a threat to national security, like the …
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Pentagon Confirms Alka Patel to Lead the Implementation of Its New Ethical AI Principles
Yesterday, the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) confirmed that it has hired Alka Patel to take the reins on the implementation of the JAIC's new ethical principles regarding AI …
Apple Just Demanded Santander And A $50 Billion US Intelligence Contractor Reveal How They Use iPhone Hacking Tech
Apple has subpoenaed Santander Bank and the intelligence contractor L3Harris Technologies, aiming to learn more about the companies' use of Correllium, a cybersecurity startup that the tech giant is …
Desjardins Group Breach Cost $38m Higher Than Expected
Last year, the Quebec based financial institution Desjardins Group suffered from a data breach carried out intentionally by a malicious employee who had access to banking details. As a result of this …
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FBI Says $140+ Million Paid to Ransomware, Offers Defense Tips
The FBI stated that after analyzing collected ransomware bitcoin wallets and ransom notes, they have determined that ransomware operators have received roughly $140 million in payments over the last …
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Facebook sues SDK maker for secretly harvesting user data
Yesterday, Facebook filed a lawsuit against a data analytics firm, OneAudience, in a California court. Facebook alleges in the lawsuit that OneAudience paid developers to install its SDK in their …
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Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus
On Thursday, Saudi Arabia announced that it has halted travel to the Kaaba amid fears over the novel coronavirus. The Kaaba is located in the holy city of Mecca, where Muslims travel to for the annual …
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U.S. Forces Return to Saudi Arabia to Deter Attacks by Iran
2,500 US military personnel have been relocated to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, nearly 17 years after the US troops largely evacuated the kingdom. After maintaining a small footprint in …
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