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DNC Sues Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks, Russia Over Election Interference
Bloomberg - Thu Apr 19, 2018
The Democratic National Committee sued Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks claiming widespread interference in the 2016 election as part of a "brazen attack on American democracy. More»

Nearly A Week After Atlanta's Cyberattack, Things Are Nowhere Near Normal
Huffington Post - Wed Mar 28, 2018
A ransomware cyberattack last Thursday forced the city of Atlanta to shut down substantial portions of its city government. More»

FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We Knew
Gizmodo - Fri Mar 9, 2018
Questions were raised last year about whether FBI agents were actively recruiting technicians at Best Buy's Geek Squad to search for illegal content on customer devices. More»

China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter 'N'
The Independent - Sun Mar 4, 2018
The Chinese government has banned George Orwell's dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter 'N' in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown. More»

Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, top U.S. official says
NBC - Wed Feb 7, 2018
The US official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking says the Russians successfully penetrated the voter registration rolls of several US states prior to the 2016 presidential election. More»

U.S. regulators ditch net neutrality rules
Reuters - Thu Dec 14, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape. More»

Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private Spy Network
BuzzFeed - Thu Nov 30, 2017
WASHINGTON - The White House and CIA have been considering a package of secret proposals to allow former US intelligence officers to run privatized covert actions, intelligence gathering, and propaganda missions, according to three sources who've been briefed on or have direct knowledge of the proposals. More»

Critical Flaws in Intel Processors Leave Millions of PCs Vulnerable
The Hacker News - Tue Nov 21, 2017
In past few months, several research groups have uncovered vulnerabilities in the Intel remote administration feature known as the Management Engine (ME) which could allow remote attackers to gain full control of a targeted computer. More»

Is Facebook Blocking Access to Data for Reporters Seeking to Probe Russian Infiltration in 2016 Election?
AlterNet - Mon Oct 16, 2017
The mystery is deepening over how much Facebook knows about Russian use of the social media platform to inject content and messaging intended to influence voters during the 2016 presidential election. More»

It's 3 Billion! Yes, Every Single Yahoo Account Was Hacked In 2013 Data Breach
Hacker News - Tue Oct 3, 2017
The largest known hack of user data in the history just got tripled in size. More»

Hackers Crack Voting Machines Within Minutes At DEF CON In Vegas
Huffington Post - Sat Jul 29, 2017
We already knew US voting systems had security flaws ? the federal government put that nail in the coffin when it repeatedly confirmed that Russian hackers breached systems in at least 21 states during the election last year. More»

Over 14 Million Verizon Customers' Data Exposed On Unprotected AWS Server
Hacker News - Wed Jul 12, 2017
Verizon, the major telecommunications provider, has suffered a data security breach with over 14 million US customers' personal details exposed on the Internet after NICE Systems, a third-party vendor, mistakenly left the sensitive users' details open on a server. More»

Malicious web ad infecting Android phones
Fox News - Sat Jul 1, 2017
Savvy Internet users know not to click on strange links, but malvertising - malicious code hidden within otherwise innocuous advertisements - presents a more pernicious problem. More»

Leaked NSA docs show vote hacking issues raised by the Green Party recount were real
Raw Story - Wed Jun 7, 2017
The Greens were right during 2016's presidential recounts when they pressed states to allow computer security experts to examine their election computing systems for evidence of possible hacking. More»

NSA 'WannaCry' hackers have 'compromised' data that could include foreign nuclear codes
Raw Story - Tue May 16, 2017
Last week's 'WannaCry' ransomware attack rocked networks and became the biggest cyberattack of its kind in history - and now, the group behind it is threatening to release more data as part of a Spotify-like subscription plan. More»

Russian arrested in Spain 'over US election hacking'
BBC - Sun Apr 9, 2017
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in "hacking" the US election, Spanish press reports have said. More»

Feds find evidence Russians hacked Florida election-systems vendor
CNN - Sun Nov 20, 2016
Federal investigators believe Russian hackers were behind cyber attacks on a contractor for Florida's election system that may have exposed the personal data of Florida voters, according to US officials briefed on the probe. More»

AT&T is making 'millions' by helping the government 'spy' on its citizens with a secretive telephone surveillance program
Daily Mail - Tue Oct 25, 2016
AT&T is earning millions from taxpayers by secretly helping the government and its law enforcement organs crack cases by providing information on trillions of telephone calls. More»

What We Know About Friday's Massive East Coast Internet Outage
Wired - Fri Oct 21, 2016
Friday morning is prime time for some casual news reading, tweeting, and general Internet browsing, but you may have had some trouble accessing your usual sites and services this morning and throughout the day, from Spotify and Reddit to the New York Times and even good ol" WIRED.com. More»

Yahoo 'secretly scanned the incoming emails of hundreds of millions of customers for the FBI and NSA'
Daily Mail - Mon Oct 3, 2016
Yahoo secretly scanned the emails of hundred of millions of customers, it has been revealed. More»

Roger Ailes is accused of hacking Media Matters
Daily Mail - Fri Sep 2, 2016
Roger Ailes is accused of hacking the phones of employees and chief reporter of liberal watchdog site which monitors conservative news 'misinformation". More»

IRS hack keeps getting worse, more taxpayers affected
WSB-TV - Sat Feb 27, 2016
The Internal Revenue Service revealed hackers gained access to personal information for more than 700,000 individuals, more than twice as many as previously thought. More»

Amazon 1p sales bonanza after computer glitch misprices thousands of items, leaving angry retailers 'losing £20,000 overnight'
Daily Mail - Sat Dec 13, 2014
Shoppers have cashed in on a technical glitch on Amazon after a malfunction saw thousands of items listed on the site for just 1p. More»

NSA reportedly intercepts computer deliveries
Associated Press - Sun Dec 29, 2013
LONDON - A German magazine has lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacker unit, revealing how American spies intercepted computer deliveries, exploited hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijacked Microsoft's bug report system to spy on their targets. More»

Report: US military cracked most online encryption
Associated Press - Fri Sep 6, 2013
WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes, according to published reports Thursday based on internal U. More»

Symantec anti-virus update makes some PCs inoperable
Reuters - Fri Jul 13, 2012
BOSTON - A bug in an update of Symantec Corp's anti-virus software caused some Windows PCs to crash late this week, making machines inoperable until they were serviced in an embarrassing episode that angered some customers. More»

Carrier IQ: Researcher Trevor Eckhart Outs Creepy, Hidden App Installed On Smartphones
Huffington Post - Tue Nov 29, 2011
A security researcher has posted a video detailing hidden software installed on smart phones that logs numerous details about users' activities. More»

UK tabloid reporter: Phone hacking a regular tool
Associated Press - Mon Nov 28, 2011
LONDON - A former reporter at Britain's News of the World made a rare, robust defense of phone hacking Tuesday, telling Britain's media ethics inquiry that eavesdropping on voicemails was a "perfectly acceptable tool" to help journalists uncover stories. More»

Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Huffington Post - Tue Oct 4, 2011
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO, has died at the age of 56. More»

OnStar Tracks Your Car Even When You Cancel Service
Wired - Mon Sep 19, 2011
Navigation-and-emergency-services company OnStar is notifying its six million account holders that it will keep a complete accounting of the speed and location of OnStar-equipped vehicles, even for drivers who discontinue monthly service. More»

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