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Swedish prosecutors drop rape probe against Assange

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Swedish prosecutors on Friday dropped a seven-year rape investigation targeting Julian Assange, a legal victory for the WikiLeaks founder who has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012. But British police said they would still arrest Assange if he tried to leave the embassy, saying he had breached the terms of his bail by refusing toRead more

Swedish Prosecutors Drop Investigation

Stockholm - Emirates Voice

Prosecutors in Sweden said on Friday that they would drop their investigation into Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who sought refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London five years ago after the authorities in Stockholm opened a preliminary rape inquiry against him. "The investigation is discontinued," Marianne Ny, the director of public prosecution, told reporters in Sweden's capital, Stockholm InRead more

CIA contractors probed after intelligence leaks

Washington - Arab Today

US authorities probing the recent leak of secret materials are focusing on past Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractors who may have been upset over job losses, the Wall Street Journal said Sunday. WikiLeaks delivered a blow to America’s top spies by publishing earlier this month nearly 9,000 classified documents the anti-secrecy group said were part of the CIA’s entire arsenalRead more

Apple, Samsung vow to fix flaws

Washington – Arab Today

Apple and Samsung vowed Wednesday to quickly fix any vulnerabilities in their products following WikiLeaks’ disclosure of an alleged CIA hacking arsenal capable of breaking into iPhones and other devices. The archive released on Tuesday claims to show the CIA exploiting weaknesses it discovers in hardware and software systems -- without informing manufacturers of the flaws in question. “While ourRead more

How CIA contractors are likely to have breached security

Washington – Arab Today

Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, US intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands ofRead more

Post Wikileaks, What’s at Stake for the CIA?

Washington – Arab Today

Following the leak of thousands of potentially highly sensitive documents by Wikileaks, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is facing questions about its current and future operations. More than just locating the source of the leaks, the CIA, which works primarily in the dark, is in the unenviable situation of having their day-to-day manoeuvers scrutinized in the glaring light of theRead more

US Officials Announce Criminal Probe into Unauthorized Wikileaks CIA Publication

Washington – Arab Today

US officials have just announced that a formal criminal investigation into the Wikilieaks’ publication of classified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents is being launched. The objective of the investigation is to locate the exact source of the leak to Wikileaks. The effort will be a coordinated one involving both the CIA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Investigators willRead more

WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking program

US - Arab today

The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of documents published by WikiLeaks Tuesday which it said came from the US spy agency. WikiLeaks said the documents show that the Central Intelligence Agency is rivalling the National Security Agency, the US government's main electronic spyingRead more

Ecuador to extend asylum to Wikileaks' founder "for as long as he wishes"

Quito - ArabToday

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said Friday that his government would offer asylum to Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange for as long as the whistleblower wants. "If he wishes to give up asylum and hand himself over, that is his decision. But if he wants to remain under protection, the Ecuadorian state will continue (offering it)," Correa told the press duringRead more