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US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses ‘grave risk’

December 18, 2020 World Justice News 0
US officials have warned that a sophisticated hacking campaign uncovered this week poses a “grave risk” to the government, critical infrastructure and the private sector. The US Treasury and commerce departments were among those attacked. […]
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EasyJet admits nine million customers hacked

May 19, 2020 World Justice News 0
EasyJet has admitted that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected approximately nine million customers. It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit card details […]
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Europe’s supercomputers hijacked by attackers for crypto mining

May 18, 2020 World Justice News 0
At least a dozen supercomputers across Europe have shut down after cyber-attacks tried to take control of them. A pan-European supercomputing group says they seem to have tried to use the machines to mine cryptocurrency. […]
Travelex
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Travelex being held to ransom by hackers

January 7, 2020 World Justice News 0
Hackers are holding foreign exchange company Travelex to ransom after a cyber-attack forced the firm to turn off all computer systems and resort to using pen and paper. On New Year’s Eve, hackers launched their […]
Justus Liebig University
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Thousands of students in Germany queue for new email password after cyber-attack

December 18, 2019 World Justice News 0
Some 38,000 students in Germany have been asked to queue in person for a new email password, after their university was hit by a cyber-attack. The students at Justus Liebig University (JLU) Giessen have been […]
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French ‘cybercops’ dismantle pirate computer network

August 28, 2019 World Justice News 0
A team of French police dubbed “cybergendarmes” has destroyed a virus that infected more than 850,000 computers worldwide, authorities say. The network of infected computers, known as a botnet, was controlled from France and is […]
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Trump declares national emergency over IT threats

May 16, 2019 World Justice News 0
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from “foreign adversaries”. He signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreign telecoms believed to pose national security […]
Marcus Hutchins
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Hacking ‘hero’ Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges

April 20, 2019 World Justice News 0
A British man hailed as a hero for stopping a global cyber-attack that was threatening the NHS has pleaded guilty to US malware charges. Marcus Hutchins, 24, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to […]
Daniel Kaye
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Briton who knocked Liberia offline with cyber attack jailed

January 11, 2019 World Justice News 0
A British cyber criminal who carried out an attack so powerful it knocked a nation offline has been jailed. Daniel Kaye admitted attacking an African phone company – inadvertently crashing Liberia’s internet – in 2016. […]
Tribune publishing
Lead Story

Cyber-attack disrupts distribution of multiple US newspapers

December 30, 2018 World Justice News 0
Several US newspapers suffered major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday following a cyber-attack. The attack led to delayed distribution of The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other titles belonging to Tribune […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0
The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]
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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

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For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]
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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

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Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]
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