US government confirms ‘significant’ hack

The coalition of civil society organizations for Good Governance and Electoral Integrity in Nigeria (C24) met on 5 November 2018. This was in collaboration with Civil Societies in Nigeria (CSOs).

Hackers sell over 120 Million private messages from Facebook.

Hundreds of thousands of US public servants will be affected by a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers are at loggerheads over including funding for a border wall in a general spending bill.

As the partial closure of the US government is set to become the longest ever, its immediate impact on the economy is negligible the American central banks says. But an extended shutdown could prove a drag.

The US government has postponed a crucial meeting with Huawei regarding the sale of US technology to the firm and China.

Russian, Chinese and Iranian hackers have targeted US electoral campaigns less than two months before the vote. Experts said the operations were likely aimed at intelligence gathering as opposed to election meddling.

The US Justice Department is suing Google, accusing the tech giant of running a monopoly on internet search markets, harming both consumers and competitors. As a remedy, the government is seeking "structural relief": anything from fines to a potential break-up of Google. Also, the World Economic Forum has bold new projections about automation and the future of work. The group says half of all work tasks will be performed by machines by 2025, but new jobs will be created in fields like data, marketing and robotics.

Hackers were able to monitor internal emails at US federal departments, including the Treasury, for months. There is concern officials have only scratched the surface of understanding the hack's effects.

Microsoft said hackers exploited a bug in its email server software, which affected organizations rather than private accounts.

Facebook has said it blocked a group of Chinese hackers that used the platform to target Uyghur activists living abroad and compromise their security by using surveillance software.

A "Ghostwriter" cyberattack affected seven Bundestag members and 31 state parliamentarians, according to a Spiegel report. The hackers reportedly launch campaigns that "align" with Russian interests.

Video games company Electronic Arts says hackers managed to steal some of the source code to its popular football game FIFA 21, as well as the Frostbite engine underpinning several titles.