A Czech court ruled a Russian man who faces charges of hacking computers at American companies can be extradited either to the U.S. or Russia. Source: Czech Court Rules Russian Man Accused of Hacking Can Be Extradited to U.S. or Russia
China, battling increased threats fromcyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday acontroversial law that mandates strict data surveillance andstorage for firms working in the country, the official Xinhuanews agency said. Source: China to implement cyber security law from Thursday
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) could be required to make public any security flaws it finds in software that it exploits to spy on users under a bill proposed by two lawmakers on Wednesday. Source: NSA could have to disclose their spying tools under new bill
researchers have also said they have found technical evidence that could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries this month. Source: North Korea’s Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West – Business Insider
A hacker or hackers claim to have stolen an unreleased film from Walt Disney Co. and threatened to release it online unless the company pays a ransom, Chief Executive Robert Iger told employees. Source: Unreleased Disney Film Target of Online Piracy Threat