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Internet the key front in China’s battle with Western hostile forces: military paper

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The Internet is the most important front in China’s ideological battle against “Western anti-China forces”, the country’s military newspaper said on Wednesday, adding that online controls were essential to the government’s survival. Calls to reject Western thought and values have grown stronger under President Xi Jinping, who has urged more “ideological guidance” at universities and the study of Marxism.

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Cybercrime ring steals up to $1 billion from banks: Kaspersky

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(Reuters) – A multinational gang of cyber criminals has stolen as much as $1 billion from as many as 100 financial institutions around the world in about two years, Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Saturday. The company said it was working with Interpol, Europol and authorities from different countries to try to uncover more details on what it being called an unprecedented robbery. It said the gang included cyber criminals from Europe, including Russia and Ukraine, as well as China.

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U.S. has raised concerns with China about new cyber rules: official

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The Obama administration sees planned new cybersecurity rules in China as a “major barrier” to trade and has raised concerns with Beijing at the highest level, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Deputy U.S.

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Intelligence director calls Sony attack most serious against U.S

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.

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Intelligence director calls Sony attack most serious against U.S

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.

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German government websites, including Merkel’s page, attacked: spokesman

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BERLIN (Reuters) – German government websites including Chancellor Angela Merkel's page have been attacked, rendering them inaccessible at times since 10.00 a.m. (4.00 a.m

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U.S. consults Japan, China, South Korea, Russia on North Korean hacking

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has consulted with Japan, China, South Korea and Russia seeking assistance in reining in North Korean cyber attacks, a U.S.

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Russia plans alternative version of ‘Wikipedia’

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to create its own “Wikipedia” to ensure its citizens have access to more “detailed and reliable” information about their country, the presidential library said on Friday.

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Russia’s Mail.ru buys maps service company to lure mobile users

November 13, 2014 publisher alisher-usmanov, evolution, its-global, maps, richest-man, russia, russian, speaks-during, thursday, usmanov, well-as-chat

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian email-to-online-gaming group Mail.ru said on Thursday it had acquired MAPS.ME, a maps and navigation service for mobile devices, to help expand its global audience. Mail.ru, majority-owned by Russia’s richest man Alisher Usmanov, had announced plans to expand in foreign markets in October 2012 and launched the my.com brand, which now offers an email service for mobile phones, as well as chat and games