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WASHINGTON - China and the United States traded hacking charges on Sunday as Washington accused Beijing of stealing US intellectual property and the Chinese authorities expressed concern over US cyberattacks.

WASHINGTON - The United States has revoked former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's passport, a source familiar with the case said on Sunday.

WASHINGTON - The United States was tracking Edward Snowden on Sunday as the former NSA computer technician facing US espionage charges arrived in Moscow en route for an undisclosed destination.

MOSCOW - Former US spy Edward Snowden on Sunday arrived in Russia from Hong Kong, reportedly on his way to Venezuela, escaping the clutches of US justice after leaking sensational details of cyber-espionage by Washington.

Snowden Airs New China Claims as US Seeks ExtraditionHONG KONG - The United States pressed for Edward Snowden's formal extradition from Hong Kong as the former spy fought back with new allegations aired Sunday about the far-reaching extent of US cyber-espionage in China.

Barracuda Web Filter Appliances Get 10 GbE Interfaces for Added Capacity Barracuda Networks announced the availability of new 10 GbE interfaces for some models of its web filter appliances this week.

WASHINGTON - Internet users are taking a fresh look at "privacy" search engines that do not store data or track online activity, in light of the flap over US government surveillance.

It was only a matter of time. When it comes to hit and quit scams, Rogue AV applications and Ransomware are rather cheap and easy to produce, and offer criminals a rather profitable mode of attack. Pay the fee, or lose access to your data.

Adobe's new Chief Security Officer Brad Arkin joins Ryan Naraine to discuss the task of securing the company's assets, the importance of putting roadblocks in front of attackers, the issue of "hacking back" and active defense and his own thinking around vendor bug bounty programs.

Cybercrime is on the rise, and most organizations remain unsuccessful at thwarting the attacks, according to the latest cybercrime survey.

A new variant of the DirtJumper malware has been discovered that is capable of launching even more powerful distributed denial-of-service attacks.

Researchers at FireEye have spotted a malware campaign using Google Docs to redirect victims and evade callback detection mechanisms. Connecting the malicious server via Google Docs, offers the malicious communication the protection provided by the legitimate SSL offered by Google, explained FireEye researcher Chong Rong Hwa.

Yahoo is taking action to clean up inactive accounts, but some fear they may be opening up a new door to clever attackers. On July 15, any Yahoo email account or Yahoo ID that has not been logged into for more than a year will be freed up  to be acquired by another user. The idea is to give Yahoo's "loyal users and new folks" the chance to sign up for the Yahoo ID they want.

In my previous SecurityWeek column, I wrote about Managing Security with the Business in Mind and discussed briefly the importance of taking an application-centric approach to security policy management.

Scammers are using fake mug shots as part of an elaborate campaign to steal identities from unsuspecting individuals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned.

STOCKHOLM - A Swedish court Thursday sentenced the co-founder of file-sharing site The Pirate Pay to two years in prison for hacking into the servers of a company managing data for Swedish authorities and banks.

PARIS - France on Thursday threatened Google with a fine of up to 150,000 euros ($198,000) if it does not bring its privacy procedures into line with French law on data protection within three months.

Trustwave this week unveiled new security information and event management (SIEM) software designed to help businesses better defend against security threats that put sensitive data and operations at risk.

The NSA is tapping into our digital lives, monitoring voice calls, emails, social media, and who-knows-what-else. It’s for national security, say those on the side of the NSA; it has stopped terrorist plots already and will stop more.

During his talk earlier this month at RSA Conference Asia Pacific 2013, Alexander Polyakov, CTO of ERPScan, disclosed that there are thousands of unpatched and thus insecure SAP deployments online today, all over the world.