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August 18, 2019 at 3:38 am

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union...

Nation & World

August 17, 2019 at 8:01 am

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ animator Richard Williams has died

LONDON (AP) — Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between...

Entertainment

June 25, 2019 at 3:26 am

Report: Hackers using telecoms like ‘global spy system’

LONDON (AP) — An ambitious group of suspected state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the...

Business

June 12, 2019 at 4:12 pm

Experts: Spy used AI-generated face to connect with targets on LinkedIn

LONDON (AP) — Katie Jones sure seemed plugged into Washington's political scene. The 30-something redhead boasted a job at a top think tank and a...

May 16, 2019 at 6:37 am

Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections around the world

The fake pages, pushing a stream of political news and disinformation, racked up 2.8 million followers. Some 5,000 accounts joined one or more of the...

Nation & World

May 13, 2019 at 9:03 pm

Report: Iran-linked disinformation effort had personal touch

LONDON (AP) — When an attractive young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he was immediately suspicious. AlAhmed's radar...

May 13, 2019 at 8:01 pm

WhatsApp flaw let spies take control with calls alone

Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones...

Business

April 17, 2019 at 3:24 am

AP Exclusive: Undercover spy targeted Kaspersky critics VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Keir Giles' first thought was that the man's suit looked too cheap for a private equity executive. The man seated in front...

Business

Keir Giles, a Russia specialist with Britainâ€™s Chatham House think tank, poses for a photo in central London on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Giles was one of three people targeted by an undercover agent calling himself Lucas Lambert. An Associated Press investigation has found that the operation appears to have been directed at critics of the Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) FAS501 FAS501

April 17, 2019 at 1:08 am

AP Exclusive: Mysterious operative haunted Kaspersky critics VIEW

A mysterious man spent several months last year investigating critics of Kaspersky Lab, such as specialist Keir Giles in London. The operation came at a...

April 1, 2019 at 1:44 pm

Report: FBI doesn’t warn hacking victims of their rights

LONDON (AP) — Americans caught up in international cyberespionage campaigns are routinely being left in the dark by the FBI, the U.S. Justice Department's watchdog...