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U.S. states probe massive data breach at health insurer Anthem

February 6, 2015 publisher attorney, china, chinese, data, karen-freifeld, michael-conroy, million-people, north, north-carolina, photo, secretary, singapore, white, york

By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyberattack on No. 2 U.S

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Alibaba meets with China regulator, controversial report retracted

January 31, 2015 publisher china, chinese, executive, gestures-during, mountain-resort, official, regulator, session, sold-on-alibaba, state, swiss

(Reuters) – The head of China's commerce regulator met with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd chairman Jack Ma on Friday to discuss combating fake products, the official Xinhua news agency reported, with the two adopting a conciliatory tone after a row over illegal business on the Internet company's platforms. The meeting took place the same day the regulator, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), backtracked on an earlier report that had excoriated the Chinese online commerce company for not doing enough to suppress counterfeiting on its websites.

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Factbox: Canada security bill’s main provisions

January 30, 2015 publisher australia, china, chinese, france, friday, gestures-during, islamist, militants-since, mountain-resort, official, security, sold-on-alibaba, state, swiss, the-security

The Canadian government introduced legislation on Friday to counter terrorism in response to attacks in Canada, France and Australia by Islamist militants since last October. The following are the main provisions: CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE – CSIS would have powers to disrupt threats to the security of Canada at home and abroad, not just collect intelligence. PROMOTION OF TERRORISM – It would make it a crime to call for attacks on Canada in general.

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China’s new tech rules play to local firms’ strengths

January 30, 2015 admin beijing, better-inform, china, companies-say, joseph-menn, michael-martina, office, other-services, photo, regulation, san, security-tests, sharp-response, software-using

By Gerry Shih, Michael Martina and Joseph Menn BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Draft Chinese government regulation would force technology vendors to meet stringent security tests before they can sell to China’s banks, an acceleration of efforts to curb the country’s reliance on foreign technology that has drawn a sharp response from U.S.

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Tencent inks exclusive online partnership for NBA games in China

January 30, 2015 admin better-inform, china, five-year-deal, gerry-shih, joseph-menn, known-as-wechat, league-entered, michael-martina, san, sharp-response, shenzhen, tencent

By Gerry Shih BEIJING (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association and Tencent Holdings Ltd said Friday the Shenzhen-based Internet giant will be the only company in China to stream the league’s online content. The exclusive, five-year deal will allow Tencent to offer for the first time in China the NBA’s League Pass package, which allows subscribers to watch a full season’s worth of games live and on-demand.

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U.S. insurance regulators aim to improve consumer cybersecurity protections

January 29, 2015 creative china, cyber-attack, federal-bureau, high-profile, including-its, investigation, more-consumers, online-services, sharply-higher, state-insurance, streaming-video, street

(Reuters) – The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has created a cybersecurity task force to increase protection of consumer information collected by insurers and held by state insurance departments as well as to monitor the cyber insurance market. The NAIC is the group through which state insurance regulators coordinate regulatory oversight for areas including health, life, property and other types of insurance

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Open Text revenue hit by strong US dollar, weak emerging markets

January 27, 2015 admin average, china, country, easing-the-way, helps-companies, internet, middle, officer-john, proposed-online, speaker-john, state-lawmakers, thomson-reuters, wrote-the-group

Canadian business-software maker Open Text Corp’s quarterly revenue fell short of market expectations, hit by a strong U.S.

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China investigates state television producer amid corruption probe

January 19, 2015 admin business, china, china-central, chinese, heilongjiang, last-month, media, northeastern, report, respected, the-leadership

Chinese anti-graft authorities are investigating a television producer related to a disgraced former presidential aide probed for graft last month, the media reported on Monday, as the leadership widens a crackdown on corruption. Luo Fanghua, an executive of the business channel at state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), is the latest of several of the network’s senior producers, executives and journalists to face investigation for corruption

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U.S. penetrated North Korean networks years ago – New York Times

January 19, 2015 publisher china, last-month, northeastern, obama, program, report, security, south-korea, the-leadership

The U.S. National Security Agency began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Citing former U.S

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North Korean Internet, 3G mobile network ‘paralyzed:’ Xinhua

December 27, 2014 publisher china, citing-security, internet, north, stop-nuclear, the-continued, united, united-states, xinhua

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – North Korea’s Internet and 3G mobile networks were paralyzed again on Saturday evening, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, with the North Korean government blaming the United States for systemic instability in the country’s networks.