Tag Archives: technology
Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a ‘threat’ to security – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to block certain Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and protocols which are deemed by a commission of experts to pose a threat, state news agency RIA reported citing corre...
Nov 12, 2023
China’s Singles Day sales period wraps up with e-commerce giants reporting sales growth
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group reported that its Chinese e-commerce platforms Tmall and Taobao recorded "positive" year-on-year growth over this year's Singles Day sales period, while competitor J...
Nov 11, 2023
Australia ports operator suffers ‘cybersecurity incident’, suspends operations
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Saturday that the government was working to respond to a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia ...
Nov 11, 2023
U.S. in game of “catch me if you can” with Nvidia on rules – China media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. curbs on China have created a game of "catch me if you can" with U.S. chip giant Nvidia and other companies, which affect the interests of both countries and will accelerate ...
Nov 10, 2023
Explainer-What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a cybercrime spree
By Zeba Siddiqui and James Pearson SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which on Friday said it breached the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(ICBC), has hacked ...
Nov 10, 2023
Exclusive-Google in talks to invest in AI startup Character.AI -sources
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train mo...
Nov 10, 2023
Exclusive-ICBC hack led to unit temporarily owing BNY $9 billion – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's hack left its U.S. unit temporarily owing Bank of New York Mellon $9 billion as a result of unsettled trades, prompting the parent to inje...
Nov 10, 2023
Exclusive-ICBC injected capital into U.S. unit after hack – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) injected significant capital into its U.S. unit to help settle trades after it was hacked this week and has hired a third party to m...
Nov 10, 2023
LinkedIn says spy firm targeted Hungarian activists, journalists before 2022 election
By Raphael Satter ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Private spy firm Black Cube was behind a hidden video campaign that used LinkedIn to target Hungarian activists and journalists leading to last year's...
Nov 10, 2023
BNY keeps ICBC off Treasury platform, waits for all-clear -sources
By Lananh Nguyen and Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's access to an electronic settlement platform for U.S. Treasury securities remained suspended on Friday in ...
Nov 10, 2023
