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Why Iranian Hackers Are Emerging As A Threat To US Critical Infrastructure
When people imagine cyber warfare, many often picture dramatic outcomes. The lights go out. The water turns toxic. Those scenarios are real risks. But they are not the only objective, and often not the main one. The real strategic value is access.
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Sponsor To Enemy: What's Behind Pakistan's Attack On Afghan Taliban?
Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s - as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India. What's gone wrong?
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The Long Complicated History Of How Iran And US Became Enemies
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades - at least since the US helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The US then supported the reign of Shah, a repressive ruler.
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"Pakistan Turns Guns On Minorities": Ex-US Official's Dig Amid Op Sindoor
India on Tuesday night carried out 24 missile strikes in 25 minutes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
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Parliamentary Committee On IT May Summon Apple Over 'Hacking', Say Sources
A parliamentary panel on information technology is likely to summon Apple Inc officials over the iPhone notifications row, triggered by opposition leaders alleging they received alerts from Apple indicating their devices could have been targeted.
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EU Parliament Website Cyberattack Claimed By Pro-Russian Hackers
The European Parliament website was hit by a cyber attack claimed by pro-Russian hackers Wednesday shortly after lawmakers approved a resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism".
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Russian Hackers Attacked American State and Local Networks, US Government Says
Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into US state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, US government agencies said on Thursday – the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days.
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Mike Pompeo Calls Attack On Saudi Arabia "Act Of War"
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as an "act of war" Wednesday, as Riyadh unveiled new evidence it said showed the assault was "unquestionably" sponsored by arch-foe Iran.
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Countries Using Terrorism As Instrument Of State Policy: Sushma Swaraj
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said terrorists continue to find shelter in countries using terrorism as an "instrument of state policy" and called on her counterparts from BRICS to condemn efforts to sponsor the menace.
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Mehbooba Mufti Meets Rajnath Singh, Blames Pak. Then Comes The Twist
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi today, days after an attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in the state left seven dead. She accused China of interfering in the state's security situation that has faced heightened terrorist activity and violent protests long-believed to be sponsored by Pakistan.
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Why Iranian Hackers Are Emerging As A Threat To US Critical Infrastructure
When people imagine cyber warfare, many often picture dramatic outcomes. The lights go out. The water turns toxic. Those scenarios are real risks. But they are not the only objective, and often not the main one. The real strategic value is access.
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Sponsor To Enemy: What's Behind Pakistan's Attack On Afghan Taliban?
Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s - as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India. What's gone wrong?
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The Long Complicated History Of How Iran And US Became Enemies
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades - at least since the US helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The US then supported the reign of Shah, a repressive ruler.
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"Pakistan Turns Guns On Minorities": Ex-US Official's Dig Amid Op Sindoor
India on Tuesday night carried out 24 missile strikes in 25 minutes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
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Parliamentary Committee On IT May Summon Apple Over 'Hacking', Say Sources
A parliamentary panel on information technology is likely to summon Apple Inc officials over the iPhone notifications row, triggered by opposition leaders alleging they received alerts from Apple indicating their devices could have been targeted.
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EU Parliament Website Cyberattack Claimed By Pro-Russian Hackers
The European Parliament website was hit by a cyber attack claimed by pro-Russian hackers Wednesday shortly after lawmakers approved a resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism".
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Russian Hackers Attacked American State and Local Networks, US Government Says
Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into US state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, US government agencies said on Thursday – the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days.
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Mike Pompeo Calls Attack On Saudi Arabia "Act Of War"
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as an "act of war" Wednesday, as Riyadh unveiled new evidence it said showed the assault was "unquestionably" sponsored by arch-foe Iran.
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Countries Using Terrorism As Instrument Of State Policy: Sushma Swaraj
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said terrorists continue to find shelter in countries using terrorism as an "instrument of state policy" and called on her counterparts from BRICS to condemn efforts to sponsor the menace.
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Mehbooba Mufti Meets Rajnath Singh, Blames Pak. Then Comes The Twist
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi today, days after an attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in the state left seven dead. She accused China of interfering in the state's security situation that has faced heightened terrorist activity and violent protests long-believed to be sponsored by Pakistan.
