Donald Trump has adopted many contradictory positions since taking office, but he has been unwavering on one point: that Russia played no role in putting him in the Oval Office. Trump dismisses the idea that Russian interference affected the outcome of the 2016 election, calling it a “made-up story,” “ridiculous,” and “a hoax.” He finds […]

I find it hard to write about Donald Trump. It is not that he is a complicated subject. Quite the opposite. It is that everything about him is so painfully obvious. He is a low-rent racist, a shameless misogynist, and an unbalanced narcissist. He is an unrelenting liar and a two-bit white identity demagogue. Lest […]

A hacker gained access to nearly 50 million Facebook user accounts by exploiting a weakness in the social network’s systems, Facebook said on Friday. News of the cyber attack — which appears to be one of the most significant in Facebook’s history — sent shares of the company down roughly 3% in midday trading on […]

Google has issued new ID requirements for US political advertisers, according to a company blog post on Thursday. The post was attributed to Kent Walker, a Google senior vice president. Google said it will now require political advertisers to provide a government-issued ID and other information to confirm they are US citizens or lawful permanent residents. The new […]

Ciaran Martin, chief executive of Britain’s National Cyber Security Center, said Russia had targeted “millions” of devices in both countries, often seeking to hack into individual homes or small businesses or to control their routers. “Once you own the router, you own all the traffic, to include the chance to harvest credentials and passwords,” said […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Gordon Corera looks at why the Russian cyber plot sting was surprising The Dutch government has defended a decision not to detain four Russians accused of an attempted cyber-attack on the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague. The suspected Russian agents were sent home […]

Mr Vatsun says fast adoption of Internet of Things is a factor for cyber-attacks. Cyberthreats are growing in terms of financial impact and the landscape of cyber-attacks in Thailand has changed from IT infrastructure to operational technologies, according to the Cisco 2018 Asia Pacific Security Capabilities Benchmark Study. Companies in Thailand do not address more […]

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday with […]