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Yahoo Calls for ‘Transparency’ From U.S. Spy Agencies

Oct

2016

Yahoo asked US spy agencies on Wednesday to offer public “transparency” about data they make internet companies provide on users and to declassify any secret order served on the company. The announcement responded to media reports this month which said the US government had obtained a secret court order for Yahoo to scan hundreds of […]

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Yahoo caught up in government surveillance scandal

Oct

2016

Yahoo may have been part of an alleged top-secret US government initiative to scan hundreds of millions of e-mail accounts, according to Reuters. Sources claim Yahoo developed its own surveillance software that scanned incoming emails and attachments in real time for specific characters or phrases. “Yahoo is a law abiding company, and complies with the […]

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Sham London 2012 Olympics Scandal Leads to Trojan

Aug

2012

Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of sporting events like the London Olympics 2012 for their malicious activities. Some of the attacks that leveraged this event include fake live streaming websites, fraudulent sites that sell bogus tickets, and malicious Olympics-related app hosted in a fake Google Play store. Adding to the list of attacks using […]

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