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Security Pros Shine Light on Shadowy Cyberspy Ring

2015-07-08 22:37:05| TechNewsWorld

A highly sophisticated group of hackers who use cutting-edge techniques to shield their attacks from detection has been bedeviling corporations around the world for several years. The group, which Symantec dubbed "Morpho" and Kaspersky Lab calls "Wild Neutron," has hit multibillion-dollar corporations in the Internet, software, pharmaceutical and commodities sectors in at least 11 countries.

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Spending jumps 7% at shadowy public authorities

2014-12-23 22:30:42| Railroads - Topix.net

Spending increased 7 percent at the state's public authorities over the past year as the shadowy government agencies faced new problems and higher debt, a report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today found. Spending at the state's more than 1,100 public authorities, including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Thruway Authority, jumped $3.5 billion between 2013 and this year, DiNapoli said, reaching nearly $60 billion in spending.

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The shadowy threat from Chinas lenders

2014-03-06 13:00:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

How big a problem are China's shadow banks?

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NRA attacks shadowy network of enviros and zoos fighting to ban lead bullets

2013-08-06 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: You might think the NRA would be busy enough fighting its current battles, fending off crazy ideas like expanded background checks for gun sales. But no. The group is now picking a whole new fight, this one against activists who want to ban lead bullets. Studies have shown that as many as 20 million birds, including endangered California condors, die each year from lead poisoning after ingesting bullet fragments. Ammunition is likely the greatest unregulated source of lead released into the environment,...

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