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Sep 26

US-China agreement on hackers marks progress on cybertheft issue

By Associated Press

China's pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama, is a big breakthrough that could reduce U.S.-China tensions and…

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Aug 31

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How China and Russia are mining major U.S. data hacks

By PBS News Hour

Intelligence services in Russia and China are cross-referencing hacked U.S. databases to reveal the identities of U.S. intelligence workers, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Jeffrey Brown learns more from reporter Brian Bennett.

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Jul 25

Data breach may help Chinese government identify U.S. spies

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Several United States government and intelligence officials have expressed concern that a sweeping data breach of the Office of Personnel Management, first reported in early June, might have further ramifications.

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Jul 22

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Hacking researchers kill a car engine on the highway to send a message to automakers

By PBS News Hour

Driving on a highway in St. Louis, WIRED writer Andy Greenberg allowed himself to get car-hacked. Two researchers were able to remotely blast the stereo on his SUV, turn on the windshield wipers and kill the engine. Today, vehicles function…

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Jul 09

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OPM hack affecting more than 21 million includes sensitive data

By PBS News Hour

More than 21 million Americans had personal data stolen from files held by the Office of Personnel Management. Anyone who went through background checks to apply for a government position since 2000 has been affected, according to the OPM. That…

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Jul 08

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Trio of serious computer glitches raises worry about tech reliance

By PBS News Hour

The nation's biggest airline, biggest stock exchange and most prominent business newspaper all suffered long online service interruptions on Wednesday. That came just as worries over the vulnerabilities of digital technology were front and center at a congressional hearing. Judy…

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Jun 29

Ultrasound sensors dig deeper into your fingerprints and fat

By Nsikan Akpan

Ultrasound sensor can fortify fingerprint scanners and how we measure our waistlines, according to scientists at the University of California.

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Jun 21

Hackers disrupt Polish airline’s computers, grounding 1,400

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

Around 1,400 passengers of the Polish airline LOT were grounded at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport Sunday after a cyber attack temporarily disabled the computer systems that the carrier uses to issue flight plans…

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Jun 17

St. Louis Cardinals accused of hacking Houston Astros team secrets

By News Desk

The FBI is investigating employees of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team for allegedly hacking an internal computer network of the Houston Astros, called Ground Control, which held information about players, internal discussions about trades and scouting reports.

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Jun 06

How to stop illegal fishing in the world’s oceans? Send in the hackers.

By Tracy Wholf, Carey Reed

On Friday, coders and others came together in 12 cities throughout the world for the second annual Fishackathon, a 24-hour event to create mobile apps and other devices to help fishermen around the globe report catches, build better management systems,…

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