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Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".

Turkish Internet servers are suffering a powerful cyber attack from abroad, slowing banking services and fanning fears.

A Singapore court ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.

President Barack Obama ordered a new sanctions program that could block assets of US and foreign hackers and of companies that seek to profit from cyberattacks.

Facebook, Yahoo and other technology firms announced the creation of a "ThreatExchange" to share information to help thwart cyberattacks.

President Barack Obama said the hacking of Sony and the Pentagon Central Command's Twitter feed highlight the urgent need to pass new cybersecurity laws.

Sony chief Kazuo Hirai spoke for the first time publicly about the cyber attack that derailed launch of controversial comedy "The Interview".

Google and Microsoft joined forces with Sony, using their online might to release "The Interview" film to online audiences despite threats from hackers.

Sony said it will release madcap comedy "The Interview" in some US theaters on Christmas Day, after it canceled the movie's debut.

The United States urged North Korea to admit it ordered a cyberattack on the Hollywood studio Sony Pictures and to pay for the damage it had caused.

North Korea's alleged hack of Sony Pictures was not an act of war, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired.

Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what the pop icon called "crazy times."

The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs.

Hollywood filmmakers urged US authorities to do more to protect against cyberattacks, and sought to close ranks with Sony.

Cyber attacks that ultimately prompted Sony Pictures to scrap the release of a madcap comedy about North Korea are a "serious national security matter."

Cyber crime is a serious threat to safety in the skies, aviation industry heavyweights said, vowing to fight the growing scourge before it causes a catastrophic incident.

A group which claims to have hacked Sony's servers demanded that its movie studio pull a soon-to-be-released comedy depicting a fictional CIA plot to kill North Korea's leader.

Sony Pictures denounced a "brazen" cyberattack it said netted a "large amount" of confidential information, including movies as well as personnel and business files.

Sony Pictures' computer network has reportedly come under cyberattack, with hackers threatening to release key information.

Monica Lewinsky said she was one of the first victims of cyber-bullying, becoming "Patient Zero" after falling in love with Bill Clinton.
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