• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Dec-08-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Legislation requiring tech industry to report terrorist activity may be revived

Legislation requiring tech companies to report on terrorist activity on their platforms is likely to be revived in the U.S., following concerns about the widespread use of Internet communications by terrorists.A proposed rule that would require comp... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Dec-08-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Former Secret Service agent sentenced for corruption in Silk Road investigation

A former Secret Service agent was sentenced Monday to 71 months in prison for stealing bitcoins from vendors on the Silk Road, the now-shuttered underground marketplace he was investigating. Shaun W. Bridges, 33, of Laurel, Maryland, must also forfeit US$650,000, the […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Dec-08-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Former Secret Service agent sentenced for corruption in Silk Road investigation

A former Secret Service agent was sentenced Monday to 71 months in prison for stealing bitcoins from vendors on the Silk Road, the now-shuttered underground marketplace he was investigating. Shaun W. Bridges, 33, of Laurel, Maryland, must also forfeit US$650,000, the […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Dec-08-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Iran-based hackers may be tracking dissidents and activists, Symantec says

Hackers based in Iran have been using malware to spy on individuals, including potentially dissidents and activists in the country, according to new research from Symantec.The attacks aren’t particularly sophisticated, but the hackers have had access to their targets’ computers for more than […]

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