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N.S.A. Breached North Korean Networks Before Sony Attack, Officials Say
The trail that led American officials to blame North Korea for the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November winds back to 2010, …
CISPA 2015 Draft Text Emerges Online, Dem Rep Cites Sony Hack As Rationale for Reintroducing Bill
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is a controversial bill, promoted by supporters as a cyber-security solution and decried by detractors as a …
U.S. Gov Insists It Doesn’t Stockpile Zero-Day Exploits to Hack Enemies
For years the government has refused to talk about or even acknowledge its secret use of zero-day software vulnerabilities to hack into the computers …
When The FISA Court Rejects A Surveillance Request, The FBI Just Issues A National Security Letter Instead
We’ve talked quite a bit about National Security Letters (NSLs) and how the FBI/DOJ regularly abused them to get just about any information the …
NSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On AmericansNSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On Americans
NSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On Americans
One of the recurring storylines from NSA defenders is that there’s been “no abuse” of the surveillance programs. Except, that’s not true. Leaked and …
NSA reports detail decade’s worth of privacy violations
The National Security Agency has quietly released more than a decade of reports detailing surveillance activities that potentially violated U.S. citizens’ privacy rights. Covering …
Russia makes Facebook block page of Putin’s top critic
Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from …
US insists North Korea must take Sony hack blame
The US has rejected North Korea’s claim that it was not responsible for a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. North Korea strongly denies carrying out …
The Snowden Effect: 750 Million People Have Taken Steps to Avoid Surveillance
Compared to the initial flood of astonishing revelations provided by Edward Snowden in the summer of 2013, things have gone relatively quiet on the …
Verizon’s New, Encrypted Calling App Plays Nice With the NSA
Verizon is the latest big company to enter the post-Snowden market for secure communication, and it’s doing so with an encryption standard that comes …
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