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Russian hackers infiltrate hundreds of thousands of routers, says FBI

May 28, 2018

The FBI said Friday that Russian hackers had infiltrated and infected hundreds of thousands of routers in more than 50 countries, according to a Reuters report. The agency advised owners of several types of rou...

Expulsion of diplomats is not enough to deter Russian antagonism

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Mar 27, 2018

Opinion, Policy, Science, World

NATO and EU nations have announced plans to expel Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. The pair were poisoned using a military-grade nerve agent ...

Facebook to investigate Russian meddling in Brexit referendum

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Jan 18, 2018

Environment, Science

Facebook announced plans Wednesday to start an investigation into the role of Russian agents in influencing 2016’s Brexit vote through the social media platform. The company said it will comprehensively search ...

Investigation and legislation are necessary to address Russian social media interference

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Oct 22, 2017

Opinion, Policy, Science

On November 1st, representatives from Google, Twitter, and Facebook will testify before congressional intelligence committees on how their services may have been taken advantage of by Russia, in efforts to infl...

Amidst global concern, French election withstood the sort of interference that boosted Trump to office

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May 9, 2017

Opinion, Policy, Science, World

On the eve of the French presidential election, as the media entered its 44-hour blackout on election coverage, a massive hack leaked 14.5 gigabytes of emails, as well as personal and business documents from th...

Facebook report details government sponsored “information operations” to manipulate elections

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Apr 30, 2017

Business, Policy, Science

A new Facebook report says its platform has been taken advantage of by governments, in an effort to manipulate public opinion abroad, during elections in the US and France. The company pledged to intervene to s...

US justice department charges Russian officials in Yahoo data breach

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Mar 19, 2017

Business, Headlines, Policy, Science

US authorities will charge two Russian intelligence officers, along with two hackers, in a data breach that affected at least 1 billion Yahoo user accounts. The justice department announced the indictment Wedne...

Amid rising concerns, PM Theresa May called on to protect against foreign hackers

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Jan 11, 2017

Policy, Science

After revelations by the intelligence community as to the influence of Russia on the US presidential election in November, British Prime Minister Theresa May is under mounting pressure to guard the UK against s...

Amidst rising tension, US officials discover code linked to Russian hackers at Vermont utility company

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Jan 2, 2017

Policy, Science, World

US officials said Saturday that computer code associated with Russian hackers was found at a Vermont utility company. The news immediately followed Obama’s announcement of sanctions against Russia in response t...

US formally accuses Russia of involvement in DNC leaks, among others

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Oct 8, 2016

Policy, Science

After months of suspicion, the US government has formally accused Russia of hacking the networks of the Democratic party, and leaking over 19,000 emails, in July. The accusation came just hours after Secretary ...

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