US declares cybercrime a ‘national emergency’, threatens sanctions against hackers, online espionage

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Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
US declares cybercrime a ‘national emergency’, threatens sanctions against hackers, online espionage
The White House has set out plans to use economic sanctions against cyber attackers and companies that benefit from the online theft of secrets.

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Hackers charged with stealing over $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
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Gemalto: NSA and GCHQ probably did hack us, but there was no massive leak of encryption keys
SIM card maker Gemalto has confirmed that its network was hacked – probably by the NSA and GCHQ – but said the breach could not have resulted in a massive theft of encryption keys.
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AT&T Hit By Insider Breach
AT&T is warning consumers about a data breach involving an insider who illegally accessed the personal information of an unspecified number of users. The compromised data includes Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
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