http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/online security Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:50 +0200 There is no "back door pipeline" to BlackBerry SA's platform, the company says, following reports that the United Kingdom government has been monitoring e-mails and phone calls. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/No-back-door-into-your-Berry-20130618 Around two-thirds of American parents monitor their children's Facebook activities, but a large percentage say they trust their youngsters to manage on their own. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Most-parents-monitor-kids-on-Facebook-20130613 The US whistleblower Edward Snowden has vowed to stay in Hong Kong to fight any extradition bid, and promised new revelations about US surveillance targets. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Snowden-vows-to-stay-in-HK-20130612 Switzerland has revealed that it has asked the United States to explain an alleged CIA blackmail operation to spy on the Alpine country's banks, exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Swiss-want-answers-on-US-spy-claims-20130611 Canada has also been electronically eavesdropping on Canadians and others, scouring global telephone records and internet data for patterns of suspicious activity. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Canada-spying-on-its-citizens-too-20130610 Foreign Secretary William Hague has insisted that British spies have not used US surveillance programmes to get around laws restricting their ability to eavesdrop on the public. http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-does-not-use-NSA-to-circumvent-law-20130610 China is the world's leading cyber attacker with hacks of Facebook, Apple, Google and Twitter. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Silicon-Valley-fighting-global-cyber-war-20130604 McAfee Labs is reporting a surge early this year in malicious software aimed at stealing passwords at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/McAfee-Social-networks-hot-targets-20130603 Costa Rica police have pulled the plug on a shadowy internet currency and announce the founder's arrest in Spain. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Costa-Rice-cops-pull-plug-on-net-money-20130528 Twitter said it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Twitter-tightens-security-after-breaches-20130522 Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyberattacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement". http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/LulzSec-hackers-cutting-edge-20130515 E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/E-Onlines-Twitter-account-hacked-20130505 A Dutch suspect arrested in Spain over a major cyber attack used a well-equipped bunker and van. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Cyberattack-suspect-had-bunker-20130428 A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month's massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Dutch-man-held-for-cyber-attack-20130428 More than 10 million Dutch citizens were unable to use their official online signature to pay bills and taxes because of a cyberattack. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/DDOS-kills-millions-of-Dutch-online-IDs-20130424 The Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting & Piracy has focused on the link between counterfeiting and intellectual property theft and human rights. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Human-rights-focus-at-copyright-conference-20130424 Internet users have been flocking to a web entry about a French military radio complex after the country's intelligences services allegedly tried to shut it down. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/French-wiki-ban-triggers-stampede-20130407 Dutch banks say a cyberattack has affected their online services, but did not breach the security of customers' accounts. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Dutch-Banks-hit-by-hackers-20130405 North Korea's Twitter account has been hacked with Anonymous allegedly grabbing North Korea data. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/North-Koreas-Twitter-account-hacked-20130404 The US has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking campaign targeting US businesses. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/US-bars-China-IT-equipment-20130327