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Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry 's mission to tame the British media has produced results in court but the jury is still out on whether it will have a broader impact or be just another chapter — or headline — in the long history of tabloids behaving badly. Harry received an...
Prince Harry's lawsuit against The Sun is part of a long saga of alleged tabloid misbehavior
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawsuit against The Sun ended dramatically on Wednesday with an apology from the newspaper's publisher for “serious intrusion” and unlawful activities over a 15-year period. The settlement, which includes a “substantial” damages payment to...
In full: News Group Newspapers' apology to Prince Harry over phone hacking and intrusion
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Wednesday, accepting damages and an apology from News Group Newspapers over years of phone hacking and other unlawful intrusion. The company has also apologized to a second claimant, former...
Prince Harry's lawsuit against The Sun is part of a long saga of alleged tabloid misbehavior
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun took another twist Tuesday when the trial was delayed by last-minute settlement negotiations. It follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers...
Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network. The sanctions target a Chinese hacker who officials say is affiliated with Beijing's...
Biden's new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued an executive order Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation's cybersecurity and making it easier to go after foreign adversaries or hacking groups that try to compromise U.S. internet and telecommunication systems. The order calls for...
Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their tactics and calling on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive...
New labels will help people pick devices less at risk of hacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Under the voluntary program, called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Initiative, manufacturers can affix the label on their...
China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks
BANGKOK (AP) — China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the Chinese cyber security agency complained Monday of attacks on Chinese networks. ...
US sanctions Beijing-based cyber group for its alleged role in hacking incidents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Friday sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control hit Integrity Technology Group, Inc. with...
