Japan’s financial regulator is pushing to improve internal security in the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. On Tuesday, in a development that marks Japan’s intent to increase its oversight of cryptocurrencies, Japan’s financial regulator stated, cryptocurrency exchanges will now require to strengthen internal oversight of “cold wallets” used to store digital money, said a source with direct…
Volkswagen is aiming big for the burgeoning electric car market. It is not only retooling 16 of its plants to produce electric cars, it is also pushing its battery partners to to invest heavily in battery cell manufacturing. In a significant development of strategic importance, Volkswagen is pushing its joint venture partners including SK Innovation…
In its annual threat assessment, Netherland’s intelligence agency had warned that China is targeting tech companies in the Netherlands for intellectual property theft, just like it does in other countries. In a significant development, Netherland’s ASML disclosed, it has become a victim of Chinese corporate espionage. Luckily the perpetrators who had stolen information did not…
A tariff dispute between the E.U. and the U.S. does not make business sense it will only benefit competitors, said France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. In a significant development, French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire warned, any escalation in the subsidy row involving Airbus and Boeing is fraught with dangers and risks since it…
This is a threat since cyber-criminals are increasingly interested in monitoring the movement of influential business professionals as well as government employees. According to a research report released by Symantec Corp, two out of three hotel websites have inadvertently leaked guests’ booking details as well as personal data to third-party sites, including advertisers and analytics…
In February, Germany’s cybersecurity agency had stated, the country had experienced a big increase in the number of security incidents hitting critical infrastructure, including power grids and water suppliers. German broadcasters BR and NDR had reported on these incidents. In a significant development, Germany’s largest drugmaker, Bayer stated it had mitigated a cyber attack on…
Elite U.S. university MIT has snapped ties with embattled Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp over investigations by U.S. authorities that the Chinese firms violated U.S. sanctions. It is also ramping up its screening process. In a strategic and significant development, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stated it has snapped its collaborations with Huawei Technologies…
The report notes, “The evidence of sustained change is especially important as similar strongly worded commitments from Huawei in the past have not brought about any discernible improvements”. On Thursday, in a significant development, Britain has publicly chastised Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new…
CFIUS concerns stems from the fact that the Chinese dating app collects personal information including a person’s location, messages, which could include potential data of the U.S. military or intelligence personnel. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, a U.S. government national security panel has raised concerns over the ownership of Chinese gaming…
The development coincides with Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Europe. On Tuesday, following the news that European planemaker Airbus SE won a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, shares of the planemaker rose by 1.9% in early trading session. Airbus has secured a deal to sell 300 aircraft to China. According to French…
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