Hackers selling stolen Twitter log-in data
San Francisco (AFP) June 9, 2016 -
Tens of millions of stolen Twitter credentials evidently lifted from web browser programs were put up for sale online, according to a search engine devoted to leaked data.
Twitter on Thursday was adamant that its computer systems had not been broken into by hackers, and that it was not the source of any account information being hawked on the Internet.
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Australian military, Raytheon in strategic alliance
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jun 8, 2016 -
Australia's Defense Science and Technology Group and Raytheon Australia are strengthening their collaboration on defense technologies.
A strategic agreement between them was signed by DST Chief Defense Scientist Dr. Alex Zelinsky and Michael Ward, managing director of Raytheon Australia during DST's Partnership Week activities.
DST is part of the Australian Department of Defense. ...
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Pentagon 'encouraged' by anti-IS developments in Libya
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2016 -
The US military is pleased with developments in Libya, where government forces are battling to wrest control of the coastal city of Sirte from the Islamic State group, an official said Thursday.
"We certainly are encouraged by the progress we see those government forces making and we will continue to watch it very closely," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said.
"The fact that they a ...
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NATO chief presses allies on defence spending vows
The Hague (AFP) June 9, 2016 -
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on allies to meet commitments made two years ago and boost defence spending as the alliance deals with a "challenging security environment."
He spoke after talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague and ahead of what he said would be a "landmark" leaders summit in Warsaw next month.
The Netherlands has already increased defence ...
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Abandonment of Russian rocket engines may ground Pentagon's space plans
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2016 -
The Pentagon is becoming more and more vocal in its warning about national security and budget risks that may result from ending the use of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines, an article in The Wall Street Journal read.
The RD-180 has been used to power the Atlas V rocket used by the US Air Force to launch its probes as well as in NASA research programs. Earlier, the Pentagon said that it ...
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Russia to expand drone exports
Moscow (UPI) Jun 9, 2016 -
Russia's Rosoboronexport says it aims to bolster Russia's position in the unmanned aerial systems market by promoting new aircraft.
Among them are the Takhion and Granat-4E tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence drones.
"For many years, we have been trying to catch up with the world's leading manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems," said Sergey Goreslavsky, Ro ...
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West Africa marks end of deadly Ebola outbreak
Monrovia (AFP) June 9, 2016 -
Liberia said Thursday it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
Liberia was the country worst hit with more than 4,800 Liberians killed by the virus, and was awaiting the all-clear following the discharge of its last known patients in May.
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