Experts say security concerns are a pitfall for countries that are pushing to make vast troves of data more accessible and centralized.
Tag: Cyberwarfare and Defense
North Korea Obscures Leaders’ Visits to Missile Development Sites, Report Says
Analysts have located six factories believed to be linked to North Korea’s missile program, visits to which by the country’s leaders were concealed by the state news media to protect them.
North Korean Defectors’ Personal Data Was Stolen by Hackers, South Says
The names, birth dates and addresses of 997 defectors were stolen through a computer infected with malicious software, the South Korean Unification Ministry said.
Hacked European Cables Reveal a World of Anxiety About Trump, Russia and Iran
The cables quote China’s president calling America a bully, show concerns about Russian nuclear weapons in Crimea and detail the White House walking back President Trump’s words.
Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media
Two reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee take a deeper look at the fake social media accounts used by Russia in the American election.
Hard-Line U.S. Tactics Will ‘Block’ Path to Denuclearization, North Korea Warns
North Korea said that if Washington continued to escalate its sanctions and rights campaign, it could shatter any chance of denuclearizing the country.
Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
A Saudi dissident based in Canada claims the Saudi government planted spyware in his phone to eavesdrop on his talks with Jamal Khashoggi.
Times Insider: Too Much Information About Disinformation?
What started as a one-off opinion video about Cold War-era Russian disinformation soon became two videos and then three as news of 2016 election meddling flooded in.
How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
As American spies worked to collect intelligence on Julian Assange, Justice Department prosecutors took steps that resulted in secret charges.
Minister in Charge of Japan’s Cybersecurity Says He Has Never Used a Computer
Yoshitaka Sakurada appeared not to know what a USB drive was, and told lawmakers that when it was necessary to use a computer, “I order my employees or secretaries” to do it.