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Pentagon orders Russian cyber offensive 'stand down'
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2025 The Trump administration has ordered the United States to end offensive cyber operations targeting Russia, part of an effort to draw Russian President Vladimir Putin into talks on ending the war in Ukraine, sources said Sunday. It's not clear how long the orders will be in effect, but are expected to last for the foreseeable future, according to reporting by The Record. The orders were given by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prior to a high profile argument in the Oval Office that e ... read more |
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Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cableTaipei (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. ... more 
'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam centre workers plead to go homeMyawaddy, Myanmar (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention centre in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night. ... more 
Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cutTaipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. ... more 
Philippines arrests two more Chinese nationals over spyingManila (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Philippine authorities said Tuesday they detained two Chinese nationals for spying, the latest in a series of arrests involving alleged espionage as confrontations between the countries increase in the disputed South China Sea. ... more |
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NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotageCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more 
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as National Intelligence directorWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Senate Republicans on Wednesday confirmed one of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees, Tulsi Gabbard, to become the nation's director of National Intelligence. ... more 
Chatbot vs national security? What's going on with DeepSeek bansWashington (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 US lawmakers on Thursday brought forth a bill to ban Chinese artificial intelligence program DeepSeek from being used on government devices over concerns about user data security. ... more 
Indonesia halts Trump development; as 100s protest Beijing 'mega embassy' in LondonJakarta (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 The Indonesian government has blocked a billion-dollar real estate development outside Jakarta that was to include luxury properties under US President Donald Trump's brand, citing environmental damage, officials said Friday. ... more
Chatbot vs national security? What's going on with DeepSeek bansSeoul (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions of US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. ... more |
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South Korea and Australia ban DeepSeek on government devices restrict access
Seoul (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to their computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information. DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capacity of artificial intelligence pacesetters in the United States for a fraction of the investment, upending the global industry. South Korea, along with countries such as France and Italy, have asked questions ... read more 
Spyware firm cuts Italy access after journalists targeted: reportsRome (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Cyber-defence firm Paragon Solutions has stopped Italy's access to its surveillance technology after journalists and activists were targeted, reports said Thursday, as Rome denied spying on its citizens. ... more |
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US Marine vet acquitted in NY subway death joins tech firmWashington (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 A US Marine veteran who was acquitted in the chokehold death of a homeless man on the New York subway - a high-profile case highlighting the divisive issue of race in America - has been hired by a major Silicon Valley firm allied with Donald Trump. ... more 
WhatsApp says disrupts Paragon spyware campaignWashington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Meta-owned WhatsApp announced Friday it has disrupted a spyware operation by surveillance firm Paragon Solutions that targeted approximately 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, through malicious PDF files sent in group chats. ... more
SKorea to question DeepSeek over user data; Italy restricts DeepSeek, opens probeSeoul (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 South Korea will ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users' personal information, its data watchdog said Friday, joining a number of countries seeking answers. ... more 
Philippines arrests 100 suspects in online scam farm raidManila (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Philippine authorities arrested around 100 people on Friday in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila they said extorted victims. ... more
Italy data watchdog restricts DeepSeek, opens probe; SKorea to question DeepSeek over privacyRome (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 Italy's Data Protection Agency on Thursday launched an investigation into the AI chatbot of Chinese startup DeepSeek and said it had blocked it from processing Italian users' data. ... more |
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