NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man was sentenced on Tuesday to 5-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to operating an illegal bitcoin exchange suspected of laundering money for hackers and …
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Apple, Cisco want cyber security insurance discount for joint customers
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is working with Cisco Systems to help businesses that primarily use gear from both companies to obtain a discount on cyber-security insurance premiums, Apple Chief Executiv…
Australia to seek greater powers on encrypted messaging at 'Five eyes' meeting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Sunday it will push for greater powers to tackle the use of encrypted messaging services used by terrorists and criminals at an upcoming meeting of ministers…
British lawmakers hit by 'sustained' cyber attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament was hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber attack on Saturday designed to identify weak email passwords, just over a month after a ra…
Honda engineer debunks own claim about cause of Takata air bag failures
DETROIT (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co on Friday released a 2013 email in which one of its engineers suggested that he knew some hidden truth about “the root cause” of Takata Corp air ba…
Judge says San Francisco can subpoena Uber for driver information
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California state judge said on Thursday that San Francisco can demand from Uber records containing the ride-hailing company’s driver contact information, the ci…
Apple adds Virgin to U.S. carrier lineup as Virgin ditches Android
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will soon start selling wireless plans from Virgin Mobile USA, the first new carrier offered by the iPhone maker’s since 2013, the companies said on Wednesday. Source…
Italy investigates foreign ministry hacking attempt
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was investigating a hacking attempt, after a group calling itself Anonymous published what it said was stolen ministry data. So…