Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a tweet late on... Women 25 Oct, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign WASHINGTON: The Justice Department announced charges Monday against Russian intelligence officers in a string of global cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olympics in South Korea and American businesses. The case... Women 20 Oct, 2020
Biden email episode illustrates risk to Trump from Giuliani WASHINGTON: A New York tabloid’s puzzling account about how it acquired emails purportedly from Joe Biden’s son has raised some red flags. One of the biggest involves the source of the emails: Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani has traveled abroad looking... Women 17 Oct, 2020
Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel WASHINGTON: A Department of Homeland Security official said in a whistleblower complaint that he was pressured by more senior officials to suppress facts in intelligence reports that President Donald Trump might find objectionable, including... Women 10 Sep, 2020
Girls' Generation's Yoona in talks to join Confidential Assignment 2 alongside Hyun Bin KATHAMANDU: Yoona of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation is in talks to join the action-comedy film Confidential Assignment 2, according to The Korea Times. Quoting the singer-actress' agency SM Entertainment on August 28, it said that Yoona had... Travel Abroad 28 Aug, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision BERKELEY: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill. Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise... Mobile & Apps 25 Aug, 2020
Florida teen arrested as mastermind of Twitter hack MIAMI: A Florida teen was identified Friday as the mastermind of a scheme earlier this month that commandeered Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls and scammed people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in... Women 01 Aug, 2020
Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna WASHINGTON: Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading US-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a US security official... 31 Jul, 2020
Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice” that he would act aggressively as president to counter any interference in US elections. The statement came hours after... Women 21 Jul, 2020
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised. Hackers had accessed Twitter’s... Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised. Twitter said that the hackers were... Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020
Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, US, UK, Canada say WASHINGTON: Western governments on Thursday accused hackers believed to be part of Russian intelligence of trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine, calling out the Kremlin in an unusually detailed public warning to... Environment 17 Jul, 2020
