NSA

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

7 years ago

WikiLeaks Reveals CherryBlossom CIA Router Snooping Hacking Tools

CherryBlossom can monitor Internet traffic and inject malicious code into targeted routers

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: ShadowBrokers Means Business Following NSA Leaks

The group has big plans for its stolen NSA data

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

NSA Contractor Indicted For Stealing 50TB Of Classified Data

Booz Allen contractor Harold Martin could be the next Edward Snowden

7 years ago

Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails

"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers…

7 years ago

ShadowBrokers Data Dump Leaks Compromised Servers Used By NSA For Hacking Operations

The servers are claimed to have been used by NSA-sponsored Equation Group as staging areas for covert hacking activity

7 years ago

Microsoft To Show Source Code To Brazilian Officials

Amid concern of spy backdoors in its software, Microsoft opens code inspection centre in Brazil

7 years ago

Yahoo Calls For US Intelligence To Declassify Email Surveillance Order

UPDATED: The email giant wants the US government to publish the order so it can accurately respond to claims it…

7 years ago

US Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email Scan

Lawmakers want to judge the legality of intelligence services' access to Yahoo Mail

8 years ago

Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’

The code appears to be that used by the NSA to carry out spy operations

8 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0 Not Adequate, Says WP29 Data Watchdog

The new data sharing agreement between Europe and the US may not be adequate, leak suggests

8 years ago

White House Refuses To Support Draft Encryption Bill

Obama refuses to enter debate surrounding controversial draft bill, that will require tech firms to help crack encryption

8 years ago

Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire

For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications

8 years ago

European Data Watchdog WP29 Mulls Data-Sharing Deal

Uncertainty for businesses after European watchdog group takes time to examine new data sharing deal

8 years ago

Government Surveillance ‘In No Danger Of Going Dark’ Thanks To IoT

Governments have access to more data on individuals than ever, and encryption is unlikely to alter the trend, finds Harvard

8 years ago

EU Regulators Keen To Restrict US Data Transfers

Europe plays hardball with America as the two side rush to agree new data transfer deal, before deadline

8 years ago

NSA Releases Surveillance Transparency Report

The NSA maintains its reformed telephone surveillance programme meets new legal standards

8 years ago

Juniper To Remove Flawed Encryption Code

The Dual-EC-DRBG was shown to have been targeted by the NSA for tapping into encrypted communications

8 years ago

NSA Ends Mass Collection Of Telephone Records

The move is the biggest limitation of US surveillance powers since 2001

8 years ago

EC Tells US To Sort Out Safe Harbour Deal

'Over to you', as European Commission tells the US to sort out the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement

8 years ago

EU Citizens Still In Danger From Mass Surveillance, Say MEPs

EU Parliament calls for protection of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and clampdown on data transfers to the US

8 years ago

Judge Dismisses Wikimedia’s Anti-Surveillance Case Against NSA

Civil liberties organisations argue decision ignores evidence of indiscriminate NSA spying

8 years ago

EU US Data Sharing Deal Is ‘Invalid’, Says ECJ’s Advocate General

Potential world of hurt for Facebook and others after AG says data sharing deal with US is invalid

9 years ago