Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 US states during last year’s campaign, said a US official. Jeanette Manfra of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to identify the…
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Putin: Patriotic Russians may be involved in hacking
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “patriotic” Russian citizens might be engaged in hacking. Such individuals might be joining “the justified fight against those speaking ill of Russia,” he said.…
US trade lobbying group attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
The lobbying group has pledged to work on U.S.-China trade issues with President Trump By Grant Gross A group of what appears to be Chinese hackers infiltrated a U.S. trade-focused…
Inside Confide, the chat app 'secretly used by Trump aides': OpenPGP, OpenSSL, and more
Security experts skeptical of encrypted messenger’s claims. By Shaun Nichols Rumors that President Donald Trump’s aides are using an encrypted messaging app called Confide has landed the software firmly in…
Trump Security Advisers’ Passwords Publicly Available
Concerns users may have same passwords for multiple applications. Phil Muncaster Serious security concerns have been raised about the incoming Trump administration after it was revealed that 13 top staffers…
What Trump means for tech
Now the shock is beginning to subside, attention is moving to how Donald Trump’s policies will play out over his four, possibly eight-year stint as president. Dave Lee North America…