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Arm yourselves for healthcare’s cybersecurity war
As cybercriminals continue to prey on US healthcare organizations, health leaders need to take network security to the next level and get ahead of very real security threats.
12 arrested in kidnapping of US businessman in Costa Rica
Twelve people have been arrested in Costa Rica and Spain in connection with the suspected kidnapping of an American businessman, authorities said.
Canadian sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling amid tensions between countries
A Canadian man originally given 15 years in prison for drug smuggling was sentenced to death in China on Monday after a one-day retrial, the surprising verdict coming amid growing tensions between Beijing and Ottowa after the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive last month.
600 people leave in first evacuation from ISIS holdout in eastern Syria
More than 600 people had been evacuated from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group’s remaining holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said, as United States-backed fighters prepare for a final assault on the area.
Worries mount as cybersecurity agency struggles amid shutdown
The partial government shutdown has furloughed nearly half the staff of a new cybersecurity agency, dealing a major setback to protecting vulnerabilities in federal infrastructure.
Afghanistan peace talks in doubt after Taliban’s abrupt walkout
Despite earlier claims this year by the Afghan Taliban that talks for a peace deal to end the protracted conflict were “on track,” the militant group abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting with U.S. officials in Qatar this week over an apparent “agenda disagreement.”
American teen ISIS suspect arrested in Syria, U.S.-allied Kurds say
America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, currently fretting over when the Trump administration will pull out the 2,000 U.S. troops who guarantee their safety, said Wednesday that they had apprehended an American teenager fighting with ISIS.
Napa Student Suspected Of Plotting Mass Shooting At 2 Schools
The 14-year-old was arrested after a fellow student went to police. Authorities are calling it a possible tragedy averted.
Alleged US ISIS fighter once taught in Texas, researchers say
An alleged ISIS fighter from the US is a former educator in Texas who sent his resume to ISIS, according to two researchers on extremism.
German cyber-attack: man admits massive data breach, say police
A 20-year-old man has admitted to police that he was behind one of the country’s biggest data breaches, in which the private details of almost 1,000 public figures were leaked.
