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...
Chinese officials reportedly told operators to remove foreign chips from their networks by 2027, in an apparent blow to Intel and AMD.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections. Russia-linked accounts are disseminating divisive content aimed at U.S. audiences, including criticising American support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, researchers at the tech giant said in a report. The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment, but the Kremlin said...
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...
By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment on Tuesday charging several Iranians for conducting a massive cyber campaign to compromise the U.S. government. Four Iranian nationals, including one who worked for an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unit, face up to 25 years in prison for their
US President Joe Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium, while US Trade Representative office launches investigation into Beijing’s practices in logistics and shipbuilding industries.
FBI has warned of significant spike in teen sextortion in 2024.
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 […]
Rules governing political campaigning on terrestrial television don’t apply to streaming or online – and parties are starting to play dirtyOne of my favourite jokes in The Simpsons concerns the unhinged nature of US political advertising. “Mayor Quimby supports revolving-door prisons,” a growly voice narrates over footage of exactly what you imagine. “Mayor Quimby even released Sideshow Bob, a man twice convicted of attempted murder.” And then, a final disclosure at a noticeably faster pace:...
Four Iranian nationals allegedly conducted cyber campaigns against the U.S. State Department, Treasury, 12 Department of Defense contractors, and two businesses in New York. The post 4 Iranians indicted for alleged malicious multi-year cyber campaign targeting US government and defense firms first appeared on WFIN Local News.
The US Senate has passed £49bn in military aid for Ukraine which can be delivered ‘within days’
New documentary Hip-Hop and the White House looks back at how presidents have rejected or embraced those within the genre, from Reagan to TrumpAt the 1985 presidential inauguration ball, a made-for-TV black-tie affair that was something in between a concert and a roast, an expectant Ronald Reagan looked on from the dais for Jimmy Stewart to bring up the next act. “And now,” a grizzled George Bailey intoned, “to present the excitement of youth, the sights and the sounds of a big city, here are...