US firms in China face data theftA quarter of firms that are members of a leading US business lobby in China have been victims of data theft, a report by the group said on Friday, amid growing vitriol between Beijing and Washington over the threat of cyber attacks. More… |
Stop war of words on hacking, China tells USChina and the US should avoid "groundless accusations" against each other about cyber-security and hacking into each other's computer systems, newly installed Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. More… |
US suspects Chinese military behind hackingA secretive Chinese military unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a US computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of US hacking. More… |
Unhackable telecom networks a step closerResearchers have come up with a way of protecting telecoms networks using quantum cryptography without the need for expensive dedicated optical fibre links. The technique, developed by Toshiba More… |
Bahrain steps up cyber securityBahrain has beefed up Internet security after several government websites were attacked by a global hacking network. The Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment Ministry, General Directorate for Traffic and Licensing, Custom Affairs, Foreig More… |
Bahrain arrests LMRA hacking suspectsBahrain’s security officials have arrested many Asians suspected of hacking the e-system of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) by using an employee's username and password. They cancelled some registered violations by some organ More… |
Hacking 'mole' helps FBI nab Anonymous leadersOne of the most-wanted hackers became an FBI informant last year, providing evidence that led to charges against five other suspected leaders of the Anonymous hacking group. In a major blow to Anonymous, which has attacked the websites of More… |
UAE central bank says foils hacking bidThe UAE central bank has fended off an onslaught from hackers trying to bring down its website, the bank's head of information technology (IT) told Reuters on Sunday. Israeli hackers were apparently behind the attack, having vowe More… |
Israel vows action after credit cards hackedIsrael said the online publication of thousands of its citizens' credit card details by a hacker who says he is based in Saudi Arabia was comparable to terrorism, and promised to hit back. The data theft, which appeared to focus on co More… |
Brown a hacking target as Murdoch delays BSkyB bidAllegations that former British prime minister Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers piled pressure on the media baron as he tried to prevent investors pulling out of his News Corp empire. Murdo More… |








