Six U.S. lawmakers have asked the State Department to investigate whether Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. has violated U.S. sanctions on Iran by supplying it with sensitive communications technology that has been used for censorship. The lawmakers called on the department to “expeditiously investigate” whether Huawei violated U.S. sanctions…
Data theft merits thorough probe
Fraudsters have worldwide links, say Madurai police View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Carrier IQ execs complying with probe of cellphone tracking claims
Federal investigators are probing allegations that Carrier IQ software found on about 150 million cellphones tracked user activity and sent the information to the cellphone companies without informing consumers, according to government officials. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Feds probe Calif. law enforcement weapon sales
By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal agents issued search warrants and expect to file weapons charges against law enforcement officers from several Sacramento-area agencies, authorities said Friday. The probe focuses on peace officers selling weapons that most civilians cannot legally buy and sell. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department…
Call for probe of German spyware
11 October 2011 Last updated at 06:24 ET Germany has strict laws about spying on citizens Germany’s justice minister has called for a national and state level probe into the use of controversial computer software to spy on people. The German state of Bavaria has admitted using the spyware, but…
