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Hackers sweet-talked their way into the CIA director’s email account
The hackers who found their way into CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account didn’t use sophisticated coding skills. They just wheedled their way …
Google, Facebook and peers criticize CISA bill ahead of Senate consideration
A trade group representing Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other tech and communications companies has come down heavily against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of …
US will use cyberattacks to defend against threats
The US Defense Department is set to announce a new strategy to combat cyberthreats from other countries, according to a report. US Defense Secretary …
NATO to Hold Major Cyber Defense Drill in Estonia
About 400 computer experts will participate in a major cybersecurity drill in Estonia this week as part of NATO’s efforts to upgrade its capability …
A network error routed traffic for the UK’s nuclear weapons agency through Russian telecom
For the past week, something strange has been going on in the European internet. For five days, web traffic from Texas to certain addresses …
NSA director defends plan to maintain ‘backdoors’ into technology companies
The National Security Agency director, Mike Rogers, on Monday sought to calm a chorus of doubts about the government’s plans to maintain built-in access …
Meet Babar, a New Malware Almost Certainly Created by France
The NSA, GCHQ, and their allies in the Five Eyes are not the only government agencies using malware for surveillance. French intelligence is almost …
Today’s computers face more attacks than ever
Nestled into a storefront at the top of San Francisco’s tree-lined Valencia Street is one of the city’s top defenses in the war against …
What Happens When Spies Can Eavesdrop on Any Conversation?
Imagine having access to the all of the world’s recorded conversations, videos that people have posted to YouTube, in addition to chatter collected by …
Police skirt Tor anonymity software in shutting down illegal websites
US federal officials and European law enforcement groups in over a dozen countries said Friday that they shut down more than 400 illegal websites …
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