News Posts Archives - Page 62 of 129

Swiss investigating Iran nuclear talks spying search house, seize computer

June 11, 2015 publisher city, common-shares, dataminr, few-months, geneva, investors-own, its-chief, kaspersky, lauren-tara, possible-cyber, took-place, york, zurich

Swiss authorities have searched a house in Geneva and seized computer material in connection with a possible cyber attack on nuclear negotiations between Iran and major powers in the city, Switzerland’s attorney-general said on Thursday. A computer virus was used to hack into locations including three luxury hotels that have hosted negotiations between Iran and six world powers, the Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday

News Posts

On Panama islands, albinos battle a bright foe

June 11, 2015 admin been-venerated, children, children-born, city, dataminr, few-months, grandchildren, greatest, image, investors-own, its-chief, panama, wider-image

By Carlos Jasso GUNA YALA, Panama (Reuters) – For years, the alabaster-skinned people born on this sun-scorched constellation of islands off Panama's Caribbean coast have been venerated as the Grandchildren of the Sun.

News Posts

Cyberattack targeted Iran nuclear talks venues: Kaspersky Lab

June 10, 2015 creative computer-virus, kaspersky, negotiations, software-called, talks-on-iran, venues-linked, virus, world-powers

By Tom Miles and Eric Auchard GENEVA/BERLIN (Reuters) – A computer virus was used to hack into venues linked to international talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday. Kaspersky said it found the software in three European hotels used in the negotiations involving Iran and six world powers and also on Kaspersky’s own computers

News Posts

U.S. senators say OPM data breach appears state-sponsored

June 10, 2015 publisher attack-appeared, computer-virus, data, negotiations, obama, people, personnel, senator, senator-angus, software-called, virus

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S.

News Posts

BroadbandTV, Huffington Post to launch citizen journalism network

June 9, 2015 admin chief-executive, computer-virus, huffington, less-attracted, maymann, monthly-unique, new-citizen, obama, people, personnel, software-called, statement, video-content, virus

RTL Group’s online video company BroadbandTV (BBTV) and news website Huffington Post announced plans on Tuesday to launch an online video journalism network as media groups vie for younger audiences less attracted to traditional media. The new citizen journalist network, called Outspeak, will combine BBTV’s 4.5 billion monthly views and The Huffington Post’s 214 million monthly unique visitors, the two companies said in a joint statement

News Posts

Australian web provider iiNet in possible database hacking

June 9, 2015 admin australia, australian, been-attempting, included-client, matthew-toohey, password, password-change, passwords, potential, the-potential, unnamed-hacker

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Internet provider iiNet Ltd has urged more than 30,000 customers to change their passwords after claims emerged online that hackers had been attempting to sell personal information stolen from one of the firm’s databases. News of the potential data breach at Australia’s third-largest web provider first emerged on Twitter, where it was alleged an unnamed hacker was offering to sell a database that included client passwords, home addresses and telephone numbers. As a precaution, however, iiNet CIO Matthew Toohey said the company had contacted almost 31,000 customers and asked for the password change to prevent unauthorized access to accounts.

News Posts

India’s Modi draws flak for ‘despite being a woman’ comment about Bangladeshi PM

June 8, 2015 publisher australia, australian, bangladeshi, famous-female, included-client, passwords, potential, sheikh, sheikh-hasina, south-asian, the-potential, thomson-reuters

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked outrage after he praised his Bangladeshi counterpart for her courage to fight terrorism “despite being a woman”, triggering an avalanche of criticism on social media site Twitter. #DespiteBeingAWoman was one of the top trends on the micro blogging site on Monday, with users expressing anger at what they said was a bigoted and sexist remark and posting pictures of famous female scientists, politicians and athletes. Modi, who was on a two-day official visit to neighboring Bangladesh, on Sunday told an audience at Dhaka University that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showed that she was committed to ending terrorism which has plagued both South Asian nations

News Posts

Pledge sues Penn State, fraternity caught in nude photo scandal

June 8, 2015 publisher australia, being-burned, court-documents, group-featuring, monday-james, passwords, sheikh, south-asian, sued-the-school, the-potential, thomson-reuters, while-pledging

(Reuters) – The whistleblower in a Penn State University fraternity scandal tied to a private Facebook group featuring photographs of nude and apparently unconscious female students has sued the school and fraternity, according to court documents released on Monday. James Vivenzio says he was subjected to life-threatening hazing, which included being burned by cigarettes and forced to drink bucketfuls of alcohol mixed with vomit and urine while pledging for Kappa Delta Rho, according to the complaint filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia

News Posts

London-based Abacas launches asset-backed coins for digital exchange

June 8, 2015 creative before-moving, exchange, group-featuring, london-based, probably-gold, said-on-monday, simon-jessop, sued-the-school, the-exchange, thomson-reuters

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – London-based Abacas has launched asset-backed coins (ABCs) that will allow investors to trade a range of assets on a digital exchange, the company’s chief operating officer Morgan McDonnell said on Monday. Rather than supplant the fund firms that buy and sell stocks, bonds and other assets on behalf of investors, Abacas has designed a new trading environment in which investors will be able to trade a range of assets using ABCs

News Posts

Zambian police arrest musician for mocking president

June 8, 2015 admin 24th, charity, crime, government, london-based, lyrics, president-edgar, probably-gold, simon-jessop, sued-the-school, thomson-reuters

A popular Zambian singer was arrested on Monday after being accused by supporters of President Edgar Lungu of mocking the leader in a song that police said could provoke public clashes. Singing in a local language, musician Fumba Chama, also known as Pilato, mocks a man named Lungu who the lyrics say has no ideas but carries a suitcase full of bottles of whisky.