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HACKING

WORLD
Apr 18, 2015
Israeli military networks breached by hackers using budget tools
Hackers have managed to penetrate computer networks associated with the Israeli military in an espionage campaign that skillfully packages existing attack software with trick emails, according to security researchers at Blue Coat Systems Inc.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2015
Chinese hackers likely behind decade-long cyberattack on Southeast Asia, India: report
Hackers, most likely from China, have been spying on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and India uninterrupted for a decade, researchers at Internet security firm FireEye Inc. said in a report released Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 18, 2015
North Korea Web outage was reprisal for Sony hack, U.S. lawmaker says
A December blackout of North Korea's Internet was retaliation for that nation's hacking of computers at Sony Corp.'s Hollywood studio, a top U.S. lawmaker on cybersecurity issues said without identifying who was responsible.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2015
South Korea blames North Korea for December hack on nuclear operator
South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday blamed North Korea for cyber attacks against the country's nuclear reactor operator last December following a probe into Internet addresses used in the hacking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2015
Politics intrude as cybersecurity firms hunt for spies
The $71 billion cybersecurity industry is fragmenting along geopolitical lines as firms chase after government contracts, share information with spy agencies, and market themselves as protectors against attacks by other nations.
WORLD
Mar 10, 2015
CIA allegedly sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days
CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2015
U.S. charges three in ring that stole 1 billion email addresses
Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged with running a massive cyberfraud ring that stole 1 billion email addresses, then sent spam offering knockoff software products, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2015
CIA to make sweeping changes, focus more on cyberops
The Central Intelligence Agency will make one of the biggest overhauls in its nearly 70-year history, aimed in part at sharpening its focus on cyberoperations and incorporating digital innovations, Director John Brennan says.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2015
Hackers said to penetrate State Dept. email system
U.S. and private security experts are trying to expel unidentified hackers from the unclassified portion of the U.S. State Department's email system, two officials familiar with the investigation said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2015
NSA chief says Sony attack traced to North Korea after software analysis
The U.S. National Security Agency identified North Korea as the source of the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment after analyzing the software used in the intrusion, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 13, 2015
Obama to encourage companies to share cyberthreat data
President Barack Obama is set to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at encouraging companies to share more information about cybersecurity threats with the government and each other, a response to attacks like that on Sony Entertainment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2015
Obama urges Xi to help end conflicts over cybersecurity
President Barack Obama in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for "swift work" to narrow the countries' differences over cybersecurity issues, the White House said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 6, 2015
U.S. states probe massive data breach at health insurer Anthem
Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyberattack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc. that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2015
Pascal to step down as Sony studio head after hacking upheaval
Amy Pascal will step down as co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment after hackers angry about a movie she championed mocking North Korea's dictator exposed a raft of embarrassing emails between Pascal and other Hollywood figures.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2015
Hacker who framed computer users with cyberthreats jailed for eight years
Yusuke Katayama, a former information technology professional, used his expertise to make online threats 'while dodging arrest himself,' the presiding judge said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2015
Okinawa to host WEF cybersecurity summit
The government will host a cybersecurity conference jointly with the World Economic Forum in Okinawa in November, Japanese officials announced at this year's annual economic conference in Switzerland.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 22, 2015
Israeli arrested over Madonna song leak
An Israeli man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of hacking Madonna's computer and selling the pop icon's songs online, a private investigator involved in the case said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2015
U.S. started penetrating North Korea's computer network in 2010: report
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the November cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the New York Times reported Sunday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2015
North Korea pushes Myanmar to seize pirated DVDs of Sony's 'The Interview'
Myanmar police have begun seizing pirated copies of Sony's film "The Interview," a comedy about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with media saying the move followed pressure from the North Korean Embassy in Yangon.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2015
In Twitter hack, Pentagon sees perils of social media
If so-called cyberjihadis want to launch another social media attack on America's military, they will have plenty of targets: the U.S. Army alone lists more than 2,000 links to feeds on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other accounts.

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