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Wikileaks: China to Germany, US diplomacy smacks of quid-pro-quo dealings

World leader's reaction to Wikileaks
The year 2010 was not good for Google in China and the hacking was, indeed, part of a sabotage attempt carried out with help from the government quarters, reveal the classified U.S. documents released by Wikileaks on Sunday. China to Germany, US diplomacy generally smacks of quid-pro-quo dealings, as ever.
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Lockheed seeks to predict cybersecurity threats

Lockheed Martin Corp, the No. 1 information technology provider to the U.S. government, is working hard to better predict and protect against increasingly sophisticated and stealthy cyber attacks.
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China's military warns Washington, denies hacking

China's military warned the United States on Thursday to speak and act cautiously to avoid reigniting tensions between the two powers, denying the People's Liberation Army played a part in Internet hacking.
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GPS hacking puts vital services at risk

Critical infrastructure and other technology dependent on global positioning satellites are increasingly threatened by attack from widely available equipment, technology experts are warning.
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China says Google hacking claims groundless

Google's assertion that its computers were attacked by hackers based in China was groundless, Beijing said on Tuesday, hardening its rhetoric in a spat with Washington over Internet freedom.
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China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency

A senior Chinese military officer has called for a new national body to enforce Internet controls, while China faced fresh claims on Monday about the source of hacking attacks that hit search giant Google.
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Google asks NSA to protect its data: Report

Google is teaming up with the National Security Agency in order to investigate the recent hack attack against its network in a bid to prevent another assault, according to The Washington Post.
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Hackers using Internet to hire

Cyber attackers -- the ones who break into computers, steal identities, and empty other people's bank accounts -- are hiring.
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Oracle database can be hacked remotely: researcher

A computer security expert has uncovered what he says are flaws in widely used software from Oracle Corp that could let hackers remotely access sensitive information in corporate and government databases.
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Intelligence chief: attacks on Google wake-up call

Recent cyber attacks on Google are a wake-up call and neither the U.S. government nor the private sector can fully protect the American cyber infrastructure, the director of U.S. national intelligence said on Tuesday.
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Twitter cuts feature on site over security flaw

Twitter has temporarily disabled one of the features on its website after a security researcher warned of a programing flaw that left the login credentials of its users vulnerable to hackers.
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Expert finds vulnerabilities in Microsoft browser

A security research firm said it discovered another set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a high-profile cyber attack on Google in China.
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Twitter users vulnerable to security flaw

A flaw in Twitter's website has left the login credentials of its users vulnerable to hackers, according to a security researcher who has asked the social media company to fix the problem.
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Clinton condemns Internet censorship

Hillary Clinton made unrestricted Internet access a US foreign policy priority, and urged China to investigate alleged cyber-attacks originating from its borders.
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China downplays Internet feud with United States

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for global condemnation for those who carry out cyber attacks as China sought to contain tension with the United States over online censorship and hacking.

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