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Global funds-transfer system beckons cyberthieves

( May 2nd, 2016) “Swift, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, has warned its customers it is aware of ‘a number of recent cyber incidents,’ in which attackers sent fraudulent messages over its system.’’ The Boston...

Distinguished Panel to Speak on BGF-G7 Summit Initiative May 9

Distinguished Panel to Speak on BGF-G7 Summit Initiative May 9

( May 2nd, 2016) On  May 9, The Boston Global Forum (BostonGlobalForum.org) will host a major conference on the theme of “Building Ethics Norms for Cybersecurity’’. It is part of its BGF-G7 Summit Initiative, in which internationally known experts have been...

Two men sentenced for using malware in massive thefts

( May 2nd, 2016) The Guardian reports that the Russian creator of a computer program that let cybercriminals infect millions of computers and drain bank accounts in several countries has been sentenced to serve nine and half years in a U.S. prison. Aleksandr...

NATO eyes stepping up Black Sea forces

( May 2nd, 2016) As concerns grow about Russian revanchism, three NATO members --- Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania -- may help expand NATO’s presence in and around the Black Sea. Russia has major forces there, including in Ukraine’s Crimea, which Russian President...

Pentagon starts ‘cyberbombing’ ISIS

( May 2nd, 2016) The Pentagon's Cyber Command has started a new online campaign against ISIS to disrupt its operations by sowing mistrust and confusion among the leaders of the Islamic terrorist group and in so doing disrupt their military operations. Technewsworld...

U.S. military challenges nations seeking to restrict navigation rights

( May 2nd, 2016) A U.S. Defense Department report says that the U.S. military conducted "freedom of navigation" operations against 13 countries last year, including several to challenge China's claims in the South and East China seas. Chinese expansion in those seas...