Cybersecurity firm: Iran likely behind ‘unprecedented’ hacking
Hackers that appear to be based out of Iran and could be working to benefit the government there are targeting foreign websites on an “unprecedented scale,” a U.S. cybersecurity firm…
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Germany announces arrest in hacking, data leak
Authorities arrested a 20-year-old man for hacking into and leaking the information of nearly 1,000 German politicians and other public officials, federal investigative officials said Tuesday. The man, whose name…
Data leak reveals info on Merkel, other German politicians
Hundreds of internal political documents revealing personal data belonging to German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have been leaked online since last month. All German political parties were exposed in…
Sydney tower evacuated a second time over wall cracks
A new Sydney apartment tower that had to be evacuated on Christmas Eve could be uninhabitable for another 10 days, officials said Thursday. A concrete panel split on the 10th…
German court grants injunction to ban Apple iPhones over patent issue
Questions over patent infringement has Apple in trouble again, this time in Germany, where Qualcomm was granted a second injunction to ban the sale of certain iPhone models. Qualcomm was…
Cuba to get mobile 3G Internet access
Cuba announced this week that 3G Internet access will become available for cell phone users on the Caribbean island nation for the first time starting Thursday. The communist country, which…
Study suggests vaping may help smokers avoid relapses
The study included 40 people who quit smoking by using e-cigarettes, also known as vaping. About half said they had either brief or regular tobacco smoking relapses, particularly in social…
Google could face EU fines for tracking users
Google has been accused in Europe Tuesday of “deceptive” practices where the location of users are tracked, a charge that could lead to fines against the global tech giant. Seven…
Finland says Russia could be jamming aircraft GPS systems
Russians could be using GPS-jamming technology to interfere with aircraft in northern Finland, the country’s prime minister said. Anomalies detected in the Finnish Lapland could be the result of Russian…
Nearly 150 killed in 24-hour period in Yemen
Fighting in Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah has intensified in recent days, officials say, as forces loyal to exiled leader Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi try to retake the strategic location. At…
