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Police ‘Crack’ EncroChat Encryption, Resulting In Hundreds Of Arrests
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
Major Flaw In Microsoft Windows Revealed By NSA
Microsoft pushes out critical security fix, after tip off from the US National Security Agency about serious flaw in all versions of Windows
Intelligence Agencies Warn Of Flaw With VPN Products
Both the US NSA and UK NCSC warn hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN products
US Government Sues Edward Snowden Over Book
Former NSA whistleblower and resident of Moscow Edward Snowden is sued by US authorities
Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade
Cyber attack risk if you don’t patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency
Iran: New Cyber-Attacks Target Telecoms, Nuclear Infrastructure
Meanwhile, former US intelligence officials claim Iran and China killed dozens of spies following a ‘catastrophic’ cyber-communications lapse
NSA Call Record Collection More Than Triples
The surveillance agency obtained 534 million call and text records last year
US Intelligence Bosses Warn Against Huawei Smartphones
Directors of the CIA, FBI, NSA urge consumers not to purchase Huawei smartphones or ZTE kit
US Senate Renews NSA Web Surveillance Program
‘Carry on spying’, US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program
Edward Snowden Develops App For Monitoring Physical Security
The Android-based app monitors the physical environment around it and sends end-to-end encrypted updates via Signal mobile software
Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Top Secret Data Home
ANALYSIS: Yet another former NSA employee has taken secret information home, allegedly enabling Russian hackers to gain access to data.
Classified US Army Data Found Unprotected On AWS Server
Top secret army data found online after virtual image of hard disk was left on an AWS server
Kaspersky Investigation ‘Proves’ Its Products Were Not Used In NSA Hack
Kaspersky publishes investigation findings that it says show its products were not used to stage assault which saw NSA code and files stolen
Kaspersky Lab Obtained NSA Code From PC Also Infected With Backdoor
Kaspersky’s security software had stumbled across NSA code in 2014, but the PC in question was also infected with a backdoor
Microsoft ‘Did Not Disclose 2013 Breach Of Bug Database’
In the incident, which Microsoft described at the time as limited, hackers reportedly accessed the company’s internal database of unfixed software flaws
Israeli Spies Claim Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software Was Used By Russian Hackers To Spy On US Intelligence Ops
Kaspersky vehemently denies being involved in any Russian spying activities
Russian Hackers ‘Used Antivirus Software’ To Steal NSA Data
Kaspersky rejects claims it was directly involved and asks why didn’t the NSA report the alleged flaw
US Politicians Seek To Limit Internet Surveillance Of US Citizens
Bad news for American spooks? US politicians seek to overhaul rules governing warrant-less internet surveillance
Leaked Document Reveals Mystery Tech Firm Challenged NSA Surveillance
This is the first time that a refusal to comply with a government surveillance directive has been made public
WikiLeaks Reveals CherryBlossom CIA Router Snooping Hacking Tools
CherryBlossom can monitor Internet traffic and inject malicious code into targeted routers
Russian Voter System Tampering The Result Of Typical Weak Security
The compromise of a highly classified report by an NSA contractor is serious enough, but the poor security measures were worse
Infosec 2017: ShadowBrokers Means Business Following NSA Leaks
The group has big plans for its stolen NSA data
ShadowBrokers Hacker Group To Publish More NSA Code
New batch of stolen code to be auctioned by hacker group, despite earlier pledge to shut down operation
NSA Says New Encryption Standards Needed To Resist Quantum Computing
ANALYSIS: Quantum computing’s potential to crack encryption worries the NSA, so it’s developing standards and strategies for a post-quantum world
Microsoft President Slams NSA, Calls For Unity Following ‘WannaCrypt’ Ransomware Attacks
Fallout from WannaCrypt attacks continues as Microsoft publicly calls out NSA for stockpiling security vulnerabilities
NSA Ends Some Data Collection Amidst Privacy Row
The NSA said it will no longer collect communications by US citizens that merely mention foreign surveillance targets, in a win for online privacy
NSA Malware ‘Infects Nearly 200,000 Systems’
The NSA’s Doublepulsar attack tool infected nearly 80,000 systems over the past weekend alone, according to worldwide scans
Documents Show NSA Hacked SWIFT Service Provider
Documents released by hacking group Shadow Brokers detail efforts to monitor the systems of SWIFT money transfer service providers
NSA Contractor Indicted For Stealing 50TB Of Classified Data
Booz Allen contractor Harold Martin could be the next Edward Snowden