Articles tagged with Politics

A 12-Month Campaign of Fake News to Influence Elections Costs $400,000

A 77-page report released today by cyber-security firm Trend Micro explores the underground landscape of fake news, where anyone can buy influence and create artificial trends to serve personal interests.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13, 2017
- 10:20 AM
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Kaspersky Denies Report It Might Help Russian Government Spy on US Citizens

In an article published yesterday, ABC News cited congressional sources who claimed the Senate Intelligence Committee had started an investigation into Kaspersky Lab's relationship with the Russian government.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 10, 2017
- 06:35 AM
- 5
Spanish Police Arrest Russian Hacker on Suspicion of Meddling in US Election

Spanish police arrested a Russian hacker in Barcelona on the behest of US authorities on suspicion of meddling in last year's US presidential election process.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 10, 2017
- 12:20 AM
- 3
Hacker Magazine Offers $10,000 for Trump's Tax Returns, Again!

Hacker magazine 2600 said today it would pay $10,000, possibly more, to anyone who provides it with Trump's tax returns. The magazine ran a similar pledge last year before the presidential election but without any success.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 04, 2017
- 02:20 PM
- 3
Microsoft Exec Calls for a Geneva Convention for Cyber-Weapons

Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, has called on the world's nations to come together and sign a pact that regulates the use and proliferation of cyber-weapons, similar to the Geneva Convention signed in 1949.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 16, 2017
- 06:45 AM
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