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Telecommunications Regulatory Authority warns against groups using electronic games to incite sedition

Chat features in some games could be exploited to recruit followers UAE, August 6, 2016 –The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned the public that some criminal groups propagating radical ideologies may exploit the chat features across some of today’s electronic games–spreading violent ideas and encouraging rebellious actions among youth and adolescents. By manipulating …

Fukushima nuclear disaster will impact forests, rivers and estuaries for hundreds of years, warns Greenpeace report

Tokyo, 4 March 2016 – The environmental impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster will last decades to centuries, warns a new Greenpeace Japan report. Man-made, long-lived radioactive elements are absorbed into the living tissues of plants and animals and recycled through food webs, and carried downstream to the Pacific Ocean by typhoons, snowmelt, and …

Businesses’ Use of Personal Data at Risk, Accenture Report Warns

Report recommends key principles for corporate digital responsibility to promote greater digital trust A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) warns that businesses’ use of personal data from consumers is at risk and recommends key strategies and principles to properly protect consumer data, build trust and simultaneously grow their businesses. The report, “Guarding and Growing …

Thousands more cracks found in Belgian nuclear reactors, Belgian regulatory head warns of global implications

Brussels, 17 February 2015 – Following the discovery of thousands of additional cracks in critical components of two Belgian nuclear reactors, Greenpeace today called for immediate checks of nuclear power plants worldwide. The cracks were found in the steel nuclear reactor pressure vessels in nuclear reactors Doel 3 and Tihange 2 in Belgium. The vessels …

ISS warns of disruption as Belgian national strike called for Monday 15 December 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising that Belgian trade unions have called a national strike for Monday. The strike, which will commence at midnight on 14 December and will continue through to midnight on 15 December, has been called by national unions to protest against new measures being taken by the Belgian …

2.2 billion people are poor or near-poor, warns2014Human Development Reporton vulnerability and resilience

Calls for universal provision of basic social services, and stronger policies for social protection and full employment to advance and secure development progress Tokyo, 24 July 2014 —Persistent vulnerability threatens human development, and unless it is systematically tackled by policies and social norms, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable. This is the …

ESET Warns Mac Users on OSX/CoinMalware: Disguised as Angry Birds and other Popular Apps

ESET, global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers, warned Mac users not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, as ESET researchers have discovered Bitcoin-stealing malware OSX/Coin being spread via cracked apps. The malware, OSX/Coin thief, was first discovered in February 2014 by researchers at SecureMac, and was found to steal login …

eScan Warns Online Banking Users on Email Phishing Scams

MUMBAI, India – March 4, 2014 eScan one of the leading Anti-Virus and Content Security Solution provider warns the IT users who take benefit of Online banking services about the email phishing scams wherein customers are asked to update their bank details. Phishing emails are probably one of the most used methods in luring users …

ISS warns of foreign vessel reporting requirements as US Coast Guard assesses $75,000 penalty for late reporting

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of foreign vessel casualty reporting requirements following a $75,000 penalty assessment by the US Coast Guard against a cargo vessel for failure to immediately report a marine casualty. The regulations require immediate notification of reportable casualties to the US Coast Guard (USCG), with …