China is stepping up efforts to shore up its stock market after a sharp reversal in the AI trade sent technology stocks tumbling. On Monday, Beijing announced a new round of central bank swap operations to support stocks, saying 31 securities firms and fund managers had applied for more than 100 billion Chinese yuan, or
Two days after analysts said North Korean hackers likely executed a brazen $6.3 billion crypto heist on the blockchain platform Binance, the company says it has replenished about $5.7 billion in the stolen assets. In an update on Saturday morning, Binance said it tapped its corporate treasury to purchase billions of dollars in crypto from
Ukrainian data shows its air defenses largely held up against one of Russia’s most prominent new threats despite a 10-day Starshield slowdown. Though high-speed interceptor drones were hindered by the reported throttling, Kyiv’s forces managed to intercept 74% of Russian jet-powered Shaheds from October 14 to 24, compared with a typical rate of 77%, according
Nationwide protests over the high cost of living roiled France on Saturday, adding to turmoil over public spending and debt ahead of a critical vote in the National Assembly. Rioting broke out in some cities as luxury boutiques and supermarkets were looted while public buildings were defaced and even set on fire. That followed mass demonstrations
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who in 2024 was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Sue Mi Terry had shared nonpublic government information, facilitated access for South Korean officials
Before two of its alleged members were arrested and charged in Australia last month, the hacker group known as TeamPCP carried out a hacking spree unlike any other in history. It tainted hundreds of open-source programs with its malware, stole developer accounts to perpetuate that software supply-chain hacking, and even released a Dune-themed self-spreading worm
