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US cyber forces launched strike against Iranian military

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems

World | June 23, 2019 22:53 IST

The cyber attacks — a contingency plan developed over weeks amid escalating tensions — disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, the officials said. Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps computer system, were provided as options after Iranian forces blew up two oil tankers earlier this month.

Shooting outside US spy agency, 1 dead

World | March 30, 2015 23:39 IST

FORT MEADE, Maryland: A firefight erupted Monday when two people in a car tried to ram a National Security Agency gate at the Fort Meade military installation, killing at least one person, according to preliminary

Man shot dead after trying to ram a car through the gates at Fort Meade

World | March 30, 2015 21:57 IST

FORT MEADE, Md: A senior U.S. official says preliminary reports from the scene at Fort Meade, Md., indicate one person is dead after a car with two people tried to ram a gate at the

Barack Obama is the most tech-savvy US President till date

January 25, 2015 14:05 IST

New Delhi: Barack Obama is known to be one of the most tech tech-savvy US presidents to date. From smartphones to tablets, we explore the varied technological tastes (and in some cases, "obligatory tech") from

No control over US surveillance in country: New Zealand PM

World | September 17, 2014 13:02 IST

Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday said his government and intelligence agencies had no control over what data the US National Security Agency (NSA) collected from its citizens.Key has been under pressure

US hopes NSA surveillance on BJP not to impact bilateral ties

Politics | July 03, 2014 16:48 IST

Washington: The US has expressed hope that its National Security Agency's surveillance on the BJP would not have an adverse impact on its bilateral ties with India. “We certainly hope not,” State Department Spokesperson Jen

In 2010 NSA was authorised to carry out surveillance on BJP

Politics | July 01, 2014 15:10 IST

Washington: America's top spy agency was authorised by a US court in 2010 to carry out surveillance on the BJP along with five other political organisations across the globe, including Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Pakistan

US authorised NSA to spy on BJP and six other foreign parties

India | July 01, 2014 9:00 IST

New Delhi: A classified document revealed on Monday shows that US spy agency, National Security Agency (NSA), had been sanctioned to spy on most countries and some international bodies and political parties.Under a 2010 certification

Germany to launch probe into US spying on Angela Merkel

World | June 04, 2014 8:13 IST

Berlin: Germany's Federal Prosecutor General Harald Range has decided to launch a criminal investigation into alleged hacking of Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone by the US National Security Agency (NSA), a German daily reported on Tuesday.The

US spied on 2010 G20 summit in Canada: Report

World | November 28, 2013 16:56 IST

Toronto: Canadian authorities allowed the National Security Agency to spy in the country during the G8 and G20 summits in 2010, CBC News reported late on Wednesday, citing documents shared by former NSA contractor Edward

Yahoo vows to encrypt web site traffic

November 19, 2013 19:03 IST

San Francisco: Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer said on Monday the Internet firm will begin encrypting data to protect users from online snooping.By April, Yahoo will have encryption in place to protect information shared by users

Obama 'disappointed' in Russia's Snowden decision

World | August 07, 2013 10:23 IST

Burbank, California, Aug 7: President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he was “disappointed” that Russia had granted temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, defying Obama administration demands that the former government contractor

Snowden submits asylum request to Russia

World | July 16, 2013 17:51 IST

Moscow, Jul 16 : Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency is quoting a Russian lawyer as saying that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has asked for a temporary asylum in Russia.The agency quotes Anatoly