Pernod Ricard SA suffered a cyberattack at its London office, forcing some U.K. employees of the French distiller to turn in their computers to be checked for infection, people familiar with the matter said. While London appears to have been most affected, other sites may have been targeted as well, said one of the people, who did not want to be identified discussing private information.
India’s government has blocked the Internet Archive, the free, 21-year-old online digital library that lets anyone find archived versions of millions of webpages through the Wayback Machine. The move has prompted backlash in India, particularly because the access to deleted webpages that the Internet Archive provides offers an easy way to get around government censorship.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued Republican Gov. Paul LePage for blocking critics on his official Facebook page and deleting their comments. The ACLU filed the federal lawsuit on behalf of two women, saying their First Amendment rights were violated.
U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc's allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents with its iPhone7 and other devices, the U.S. International Trade Commission said. The ITC will make its decision "at the earliest practicable time" and will set a target date for completing its investigation within the next 45 days, the commission said in a statement.
The free virtual private networking service Hotspot Shield has been accused of violating its own privacy policies by the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), a nonprofit advocacy group for consumer privacy rights. In a 14-page filing, the CDT has requested that the Federal Trade Commission investigate Hotspot for engaging in "unfair and deceptive trade practices" by interfering with web traffic and redirecting it to partner websites like advertising companies.
British consumers will soon be able to request that their data is erased and force social media giants like Facebook to delete embarrassing posts under new data protection legislation. The law, which will enshrine the European Union's General Data Protection Rule (GDPR), is intended to give the public more control over what happens with their personal data -- including the "right to be forgotten."
A year after taking up the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its challenge against podcasting patent troll, Personal Audio. The decision is a massive relief for the vibrant and ever-growing medium, which has been operated under the threat of lawsuit for a number of years.
States across the nation are ramping up their digital defenses to prevent the hacking of election systems in 2018. The efforts come in the wake of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, which state officials say was a needed wake up call on cybersecurity threats to election systems and infrastructure.
The arrest in the U.S. on hacking-related charges of a British computer whiz hailed for slowing a massive global cyberattack in May has stunned and divided the cybersecurity community. It also shines a spotlight on a gray area in cybersecurity, the often hidden forums where experts trying to protect corporate and government interests interact clandestinely with suspected criminals.
A Chinese company that is the world’s largest drone manufacturer said it is “surprised and disappointed” by reports the U.S. Army has halted use of its remote-controlled aircraft because of cyber vulnerabilities. An Army memo, obtained by sUASnews.com and viewed by Defense One said the unnamed vulnerabilities that led to the ban on the small, commercially available drones manufactured by DJI of China were outlined in a classified report in May.
The British government issued new guidelines requiring manufacturers of Internet-connected vehicles to put in place tougher cyber protections to ensure they are better shielded against hackers. The government said it was concerned that smart vehicles, which allow drivers to do things such as access maps and travel information, could be targeted by hackers to access personal data, steal cars that use keyless entry systems, or take control of technology for malicious reasons.
China’s leading smartphone maker and one of its biggest Internet companies are in a showdown over user data, the big prize in the emerging era of artificial intelligence. To build its AI capability -- so that its phones can, say, make restaurant suggestions based on a user’s text messages -- Huawei Technologies Co. is collecting user-activity information on its advanced Honor Magic smartphone.
Chinese censors tested a new way of shutting down websites and cutting off the country’s internet users from the rest of the world. The censorship drill targeted tools that many in China use to thwart the country’s vast online censorship system, though Internet companies said it also hit some sites at random.
A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Marcus Hutchins, a British-based malware researcher who gained attention for detecting a "kill switch" that effectively disabled the WannaCry worm in May, was detained by FBI officials in Nevada days after tens of thousands of hackers descended on Las Vegas for the annual Black Hat and Def Con security conferences, a U.S. Marshals Service spokeswoman said.
With the blessings of President Donald Trump, two Senate Republicans embarked on a new effort to slash the number of green cards that the U.S. government awards to foreigners — a move that’s drawing another round of criticism from the tech industry. Under the so-called RAISE Act, unveiled by GOP Sens. Tom Cotton and David Purdue, the U.S. government would reduce legal immigration by half within 10 years of its enactment. Republicans propose to achieve that major cut in part by limiting green cards the government grants to extended family members while prioritizing applicants with high-skilled, highly paid jobs.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering using rarely invoked U.S. trade laws to compel China to crack down on theft of copyrights, patents and other intellectual property and fend off technology-sharing demands from Beijing. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported that U.S. trade officials are discussing ways to counter piracy and other practices deemed harmful to American businesses.
Internet companies are stepping up their opposition to a Senate sex trafficking bill they believe could make websites liable for what their users publish online. A coalition of tech trade associations sent a letter to Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations, sharing their concerns.
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The cyber attack that crippled Ukraine businesses and spread worldwide to shut down shipping ports, factories and businesses has taken a costly toll on the results of major U.S. and European companies in the latest quarter, with more to come. Cadbury chocolate maker Mondelez and freight logistics company FedEx Corp. are among five multinational firms, three from the United States and two in Europe, to report material financial damage in the closing days of the second quarter from the cyber "worm" known as NotPetya.
Amazon told CNET that it was suspending sales of phones from Blu, known for making ultra-cheap Android handsets, due to a "potential security issue." The move comes after security firm Kryptowire demonstrated how software in Blu's phones collected data and sent it to servers in China without alerting people.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation seeking to address vulnerabilities in computing devices embedded in everyday objects -- known in the tech industry as the "internet of things" -- which experts have long warned poses a threat to global cyber security. The new bill would require vendors that provide internet-connected equipment to the U.S. government to ensure their products are patchable and conform to industry security standards.
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