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GOP hacks Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Hackers Release Sensitive Business Information

The hacking group responsible for Sony Pictures broken system has released sensitive business information — including passwords, passports of actors and pirated movies.

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Home Depot Warns Customers vs Phishing after Hackers Steal 53M Email Addresses

Besides recently losing 56 million credit/debit cards to thieves, Home Depot's website was also hacked in which 53 million email addresses of customers from its payment data systems were stolen. This latest incident makes it the largest retail credit card breach on record.

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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Guilty Of Hacking

Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm Warg has been found guilty of hacking in one of the largest cases in Denmark and could be sentenced to 6 years in jail.

Canada-China Ties

Ottawa Still Wary Of Beijing Despite 3 Premiers’ Visit To China

Ottawa is still wary of Beijing despite sending three premiers this week to the Chinese capital for the APEC summit.

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China Blames U.S. For Derailing Cyber Security Talks

A top diplomat from China on Wednesday said resuming the planned cyber security dialogue with the U.S. in the wake of cyber hacking charges would be difficult due to Washington's "mistaken practices."

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China Says US Fabricating Facts on Hacking Cost

After FBI Director James Comey said that Chinese cyber criminals are attacking United States companies and costing the government billions of dollars in damage, the Chinese government said Sunday that Comey's statements were an "unjustified fabrication of facts."

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Chinese Military Will Ramp Up Cybersecurity And Domestic Software

The People's Liberation Army Daily, the state's media, announced Wednesday that the armed forces of China will be calling for a stronger cybersecurity and speed up the country's domestic development software to support the technological weakness of the country.

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Four Hackers Charged for Breaching Microsoft, Valve, and U.S. Military

Microsoft, Valve, Epic, and U.S. Military were affected by hacking.

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4chan Adopts DMCA Policy After the 'Fappening'

After the leak of numerous stolen private videos and photos from the cell phones and online cloud storage accounts of various celebrities on Aug. 31, 4chan founder Chris "Moot" Poole has added the Digital Millenium Copyright Act takedown policy to its on-site rules and policies.

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IBM Partners With Rival Inspur in China

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Inspur Group, Ltd. are opting to band together instead of duking it out, in a partnership seen to benefit both companies businesses in China.

United Parcel Service, Inc. revealed that several of its stores had been hacked.  Matt Bigg/Reuters

UPS Stores Hacked

Courier firm United Parcel Service, Inc. revealed on Wednesday that several of its retail outlets had been hacked, putting at risk the credit and debit card information of customers at 51 franchises in 24 states. However, the firm acted quickly to contain the matter.

United States Investigations Services (USIS) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia

Cyber Attack Targets Homeland Security Contractor, Government Employee Data Likely Stolen

The website of a major contractor for the Department of Homeland Security was hacked on Wednesday and reports said that information of U.S. government employees may have been compromised.

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70% of Internet of Things Smart Devices can be Hacked

There will be 26 billion individual IoT objects worldwide by 2020.

China Cyber Espionage Charges

China Disputes Canadian Hacking Charges, Demands ‘Credible’ Proof Of Allegations

Chinese ambassador to Canada Luo Zhaohui lashed out at Canada and demanded proof of its alleged hacking after the latter claimed on Tuesday that Beijing had spied on its science research agency.

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Hackers Use USBs in New Attacks

Researcher at SR Labs, based in Berlin, Germany, announced on Friday that hackers can potentially use a new class of attacks on computers.

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