The move comes after UK security officials demanded backdoor access to the encrypted material, Washington Post said.
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Department of the Treasury calls cyberattack a ‘major incident’, accuses China-backed hackers.
Beijing denies the allegation calling it groundless and says it opposes ‘the spread of false information’.
Amnesty International claims Serbian activists’ phones hacked by police with spyware tools, raising privacy concerns.
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Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says.
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The companies have asked an appeals court to temporarily block the law that would enforce a ban on the app in the US.
The ruling increases the possibility of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks of TikTok in the US.
Senior US official says that dozens of telecoms providers around world targeted as China slams cybersecurity ‘slander’.
Infrastructure in several NATO states has been damaged in recent months, with ‘sabotage’ suspected.
The GPS jamming began on Friday and continued on Saturday, affecting several vessels at sea and dozens of aircraft.
Russian Embassy in Washington, DC says insinuations of Moscow’s interference in US election are ‘malicious slander’.
Several states increase security measures amid bomb threats as Trump and Harris make final pleas to supporters.
EU and Japan to enhance military ties through joint exercises and defence industry exchanges against regional threats.
