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Chinese banks halt transactions for DPRK

BranchesofChina'sbiggestbankshavesuspendedfinancialtransactionsforDPRK,employeestoldAFP,suggestingthatBeijinghaspursuedstrongermeasuresagainstitsnuclear-armedal

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Someone has emptied the ransom accounts from the WannaCry attack

Formonths,theransommoneyfromthemassiveWannaCrycyberattacksatuntouchedinonlineaccounts.Now,someonehasmovedit.Morethan$140,000worthofdigitalcurrencybitcoinhasbeen

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Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign - sources

RussianintelligenceagentsattemptedtospyonPresidentEmmanuelMacron'selectioncampaignearlierthisyearbycreatingphonyFacebookpersonas,accordingtoaU.S.congressmanandt

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Twitter adds more mute options to help filter out abuse

Twitterhasaddedafewnewoptionstoitsfiltersettings.Nowyou'llbeabletodisablenotificationsfromaccountsthatyoudon'tfollowthatarenew,ordon'tfollowyouorjustaccountsyou

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More Indian women financially empowered after years of exclusion

MorewomeninIndiahavebeenpartofthefinancialsystemwiththeirownbankaccountsafteryearsofbeingexcludedfromthebankingsector.Inthehighlypatriarchalset-upoftheIndiansoc

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Invisible Election: Social media bots proving low-key in 2017

Automatedsocialmediaaccountsareprovingmoresubtleduringthe2017GeneralElectioncomparedtoothercampaigns."Bots"areTwitteraccountssetuptotweetautomaticallyaccordingt

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IS-linked propaganda outlet moves to Instagram

Apropagandaarmoftheso-calledIslamicStategroup(IS)hasforthefirsttimesetupanaccountonInstagram.Theoutlet,calledNashirNewsAgency,promotedthenewInstagramaccountviai

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Wells Fargo under probe for alleged identity theft technology

Wells Fargo, which created two million unauthorized accounts for its customers, is under criminal investigation in California over alleged identity theft, according to documents obtained by AFP.

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Exclusive: Wells Fargo account scandal extends to small business - U.S. senator

The scandal over improper sales practices at Wells Fargo & Co extended to thousands of small-business owners, according to a U.S. lawmaker, raising questions about the scope the bank's issues with unauthorized accounts.

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If Mark Zuckerberg can be a hacking victim, so can you

A collective that calls itself OurMine boasted that it had broken into a handful of his social media accounts, including LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest. Screengrabs posted by Engadget showed the hackers notifying Mr. Zuckerberg of the breach using his own Twitter account. Bold move.

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Russia detains hackers for stealing 25 mln dollars from bank accounts

​Fifty members of a hacking ring were arrested on suspicion of stealing over 1.7 billion rubles (over 25 million U.S. dollars) from Russian bank accounts, said the authorities on Wednesday.

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Pennsylvania man to plead guilty to hacking celebrities' email, iCloud accounts

A Pennsylvania man has agreed to plead guilty to a felony computer hacking charge after authorities said he illegally accessed private phone and email accounts of celebrities such as Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence to leak information including nude pictures.

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China's real estate tycoon's microblog account closed for posting illegal info

​China's top Internet regulator on Sunday ordered the microblogging platforms of Sina and Tencent to shut down the accounts of Ren Zhiqiang, a celebrity blogger and property developer, for spreading illegal information.

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Greece turns to balances of dormant state accounts to repay IMF loan

​Greek government on Tuesday turned to the balances of dormant state accounts in an effort to collect funds to repay the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan installment on June 5, as Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis assured there will be no credit event next week.

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Nearly 500 public WeChat accounts punished over plagiarism

Nearly 500 public accounts on Tencent's WeChat app have been punished after they were found plagiarizing since February, the app developers said in a statement Tuesday.

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Government enhances presence on WeChat

​Chinese government agencies are slowly turning mobile messaging application WeChat into a platform to interact with the people.