A Russian man long connected with sending spam emails has been arrested and is being held in Spain, with a law enforcement source contracting news reports saying he was involved with a computer virus linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent election victory.
The arrest of Piotr Levashov at the Barcelona airport on Friday was not tied to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S.
To say that the 2016 U.S. Presidential election cycle has been unusual would be an understatement for a number of reasons. As a security professional, what stands out is the steady stream of cyber security-related incidents, particularly when compared to the U.S. elections of 2012 and 2008. We’ve all read multiple reports of high-profile compromises […]
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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