Britain is exploring new curbs on China's access to "sensitive technologies" following allegations of cyber espionage. Oliver Dowden, the UK's deputy prime minister, launched a review of the restrictions on Thursday. He warned that "hostile states" could use British funds and tech for "military and intelligence" projects that threaten national security. "Our open economy is being targeted by state-based actors and their proxies," Dowden said in a speech at the Chatham House think tank in...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. Talks between the two sides have increased in […]
Coordinated sanctions take aim at drone production.
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law. Continue reading
Police took down the international scam on Tuesday and say there could be up to 70,000 UK victims.
The US Department of Justice has indicted four Iranian nationals for allegedly launching spear phishing attacks against the US government and defense contractors. In one instance, the hackers compromised over 200,000 employee accounts at a victim organization.
Survivors of cyber slavery in South Asia have spoken out about the horrific conditions they endured while allegedly being forced to operate online scams from behind barbed wire fences in prison-like buildings.Trafficked by Chinese gangs, Pakistans are forced to scam at least five Americans daily, facing beatings and starvation if they failed - a horrific reality that's recently been revealed by a recent U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report.The report showed a concerning trend: One in four...
Israel is calling for it's allies to join a 'diplomatic attack' against
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as
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The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. The Thursday action targets entities and and people in Iran involved in drone production. The sanctions were meant to hold Iran accountable for its weekend attack and to deter further such activity. But the practical impact is likely to be limited because many of the targeted companies already were subject to U.S. sanctions and...
Beijing on Thursday accused the United States of hypocrisy in response to accusations by President Joe Biden that China is “xenophobic” and “cheating” on trade. “I would like to ask him: are you talking about China or the US itself?” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, when asked about the comments. In a speech Wednesday […]