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Alexander Abad-Santos
Cybersecurity
Report: Target Breach Succeeded Because Retailer Didn't React to Its Own Safeguards
The hack compromised 40 million credit and debit cards.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden Reportedly Now Has a Job Doing Tech Support
The NSA leaker will start his mysterious new job Friday, his lawyer says.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Turkey's Government Doesn't Understand Its Digital Enemy
The Turkish government has incurred the wrath of Anonymous and the Syrian Electronic Army.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter
At least 25 people have been arrested this week for messages of protest, perhaps centered on a few videos or one photo, that they've posted on the social network.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Emerging Tech
The U.N. Will Not Stand for Killer Robots
Many U.N. advocates would rather trust a human to pull a trigger than leave it to a machine set to autopilot.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
Is Big Pharma Standing in the Way of Curing the New SARS?
The developing disease has been described by the World Health Organization as "a threat to the entire world."
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
China Doesn't Care if Its 'Digitalized' Military Cyberwar Drill Scares You
The drill is taking place on a large military training field and not some underground hack-a-thon bunker.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
China Is Winning the Cyber War Because They Hacked U.S. Plans for Real War
Chinese cyberthieves have targeted the backbone of some of the U.S. military's most important defense technology.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
The New SARS-Like Virus Has a French Connection, and It Spreads in a Hospital
Infected French man was traveling from Dubai, where no cases of the disease have even been reported.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
What We Don't Know About the Deadly New SARS-like Virus
The disease has a mortality rate to 16 deaths among 24 known infections.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
China Thinks Its Bird Flu Might Be Spreading from Human to Human
With 82 reported infections, China's health experts are searching for answers.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
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Digital Government
Who's Using Chemical Weapons in Syria Now?
Opposition forces and the Syrian regime agree that there was an attack in the dangerous Aleppo province involving chemical weapons.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
The Army Doesn't Want You to See the Results of Its Shady PTSD Probe
The Army has refused to release the results of the Madigan inquiry, and attempts to get the report through Freedom of Information Act requests have all been denied.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
China Says U.S. Is on Offense in Hacking Attacks on Defense Ministry
The Chinese Ministry of Defense has a report stating the U.S. hacked two vital military sites.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
China Says the U.S. Is Actually the Hacker You Should Be Worried About
China claims they are only the victim in cyber attacks.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Wants to Ruin Your State of the Union Livestream
The do-gooder hacking collective wants to black out the speech for several reasons.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Emerging Tech
Are Spy Drones Being Used to Find Fugitive Christopher Dorner?
If it's true, Dorner wouldn't be the first human target on American soil.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
North Korean video imagines what it would be like to wipe out a U.S. city
The rogue country has produced a propaganda film involving the rocket launch conducted in December.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
You might want to be prepared for two North Korean nuclear tests
Based on satellite surveillance, South Korean officials have determined there's activity at a second underground tunnel at Punggye-ri.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire
Digital Government
Here’s the North Korea nuclear site they’re trying to hide from the world
Analysis showed a camouflage net placed over the tunnel entrance to the testing facility.
- By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Wire