Facebook, Microsoft bare US data requests
Internet giants Facebook and Microsoft say they received thousands of requests for data from US authorities last year but are prohibited from disclosing how many related to national security.
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Hacker posts on Facebook Aquino’s ‘mobile numbers’
A Filipino hacker has posted online what he claimed to be President Benigno Aquino’s personal mobile telephone numbers, with Palace spokesman Saturday denouncing the act as “cyber vandalism”.
Google asks to disclose secret court data requests
Google asked the US government Tuesday for permission to publish information about its compliance with secret national security data requests, saying it has “nothing to hide.”
US weapons designs hacked by Chinese—report
US officials and defense firms have concluded that Chinese hackers have breached networks containing designs of many advanced US weapons systems, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches
Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.
China, Romania key sources of hacking—report
China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China’s mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft, a new report said Tuesday.
China says willing to work with US against hacking
China has expressed a willingness to cooperate with the United States and others to combat hacking, after a top US official warned the international community was losing patience with Beijing.
China foreign minister rejects hacking accusations
China’s foreign minister on Saturday rejected accusations that the country’s military was behind massive hacking attacks on US and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet.
Google hacked over Malaysia-PH standoff
Supporters of an armed bid by Filipino intruders to lay claim to a Malaysian state took their campaign to cyberspace on Monday, manipulating Google search listings to show a message backing the incursion.
NYPD, Microsoft create crime-fighting tech system
An emergency call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an interactive map of the neighborhood, footage from nearby security cameras, whether there are high radiation levels and whether any other threats have been made against the city.
Pentagon eyes fivefold boost of cybersecurity force–report
The US Department of Defense has approved a fivefold expansion of its cybersecurity force over the coming years in a bid to increase its ability to defend critical computer networks, The Washington Post reported late Sunday.
Oracle says Java flaw will be fixed ‘shortly’
Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Business at satellite speed
The private sector must now take the lead in restoring the Philippines’ presence in space.
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