They're On The Lookout For Malware That Can Kill
World News | Ellen Nakashima, Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post | Monday April 30, 2018
The cyber threat hunters had honed their chops at the National Security Agency - the world's premier electronic spy agency. And last fall, they were analyzing malware samples from around the world when they stumbled across something highly troubling: the first known piece of computer software designed to kill humans.
Was A Spy's Parkinson's Disease Caused By A Secret Microwave Weapon Attack?
World News | Ian Shapira, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 6, 2017
Mike Beck read a classified intelligence report that convinced him that he and his co-worker were likely the victims of a covert attack on the trip that led to their illnesses - and have led to a highly unusual workers' compensation claim.
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Cyber-Secrets Using Kaspersky Software: Reports
Reuters | Friday October 6, 2017
The NSA declined to comment, citing agency policy "never to comment on our affiliates or personnel issues."
US Spy Agency Abandons Controversial Surveillance Technique
World News | Reuters | Saturday April 29, 2017
The US National Security Agency said on Friday it had stopped a form of surveillance that allowed it to collect without a warrant the digital communications of Americans who mentioned a foreign intelligence target in their messages, marking an unexpected triumph for privacy advocates long critical of the practice.
US Security Agency Hacked Pakistani Mobile Networks: WikiLeaks
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 12, 2017
The US National Security Agency (NSA) operators have hacked into Pakistani mobile networks and have been spying on hundreds of IP addresses in the country, WikiLeaks has claimed. "Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of Pakistan mobile system," WikiLeaks tweeted.
Edward Snowden Sends Strong Anti-Surveillance Message To Donald Trump
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 14, 2016
In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create "vulnerabilities" for social media users.
Long Prison Term For Me Would Erode Democracy In US: Edward Snowden
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday September 14, 2016
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says it would "chill speech" and "erode the quality of our democracy" if he serves a long prison term in the US.
Edward Snowden Helping MIT Team Build Spy Proof iPhone
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 22, 2016
Despite living in exile in Russia, former National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden is reportedly working with a researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab to build a device which will protect smartphones from government spies.
The Girls at This Summer Camp Make Computer Hackers Look Like Hacks
Raymond M. Lane, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 13, 2016
119 summer 'GenCyber' camps were sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Academy of Sciences.
US House Panel Seeks Information On NSA Spying Report
World News | Reuters | Thursday December 31, 2015
A US.House of Representatives committee asked the National Security Agency on Wednesday for information about a media report that the agency, while spying on Israeli officials, also intercepted communications between the Israelis and members of Congress.
National Security Agency Ends Mass Phone Surveillance Programme
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 29, 2015
The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Sunday ended its mass phone surveillance programme and replaced it with a focused and targeted domestic surveillance programme.
Francois Hollande Wants 'All Information' on Reported German Spying
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 12, 2015
French President Francois Hollande called today for Berlin to supply all the information it had after reports Germany's foreign intelligence service spied on Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying it was not the kind of behaviour he expected between friendly countries.
US Judge Rules Against NSA in Phone Spying Case
World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 10, 2015
A US federal judge on Monday for the first time ordered the National Security Agency to cease collecting the phone call records of a lawyer and his firm, providing an unprecedented but narrow and largely symbolic victory to privacy advocates.
For 50 Years NSA's School has Helped Intelligence Community Get Smarter, Secretly
World News | Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 10, 2015
Leonard Reinsfelder's wife found a note on her car as she was leaving a shopping center one day: "Have your husband give us a call. We think we could use him."
Edward Snowden Would Go to Prison to Return to US
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 7, 2015
Edward Snowden has asked that he be allowed to return to the US and go to jail for leaking details of National Security Agency (NSA) programmes to intercept electronic communications data on a vast scale.
They're On The Lookout For Malware That Can Kill
World News | Ellen Nakashima, Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post | Monday April 30, 2018
The cyber threat hunters had honed their chops at the National Security Agency - the world's premier electronic spy agency. And last fall, they were analyzing malware samples from around the world when they stumbled across something highly troubling: the first known piece of computer software designed to kill humans.
Was A Spy's Parkinson's Disease Caused By A Secret Microwave Weapon Attack?
World News | Ian Shapira, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 6, 2017
Mike Beck read a classified intelligence report that convinced him that he and his co-worker were likely the victims of a covert attack on the trip that led to their illnesses - and have led to a highly unusual workers' compensation claim.
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Cyber-Secrets Using Kaspersky Software: Reports
Reuters | Friday October 6, 2017
The NSA declined to comment, citing agency policy "never to comment on our affiliates or personnel issues."
US Spy Agency Abandons Controversial Surveillance Technique
World News | Reuters | Saturday April 29, 2017
The US National Security Agency said on Friday it had stopped a form of surveillance that allowed it to collect without a warrant the digital communications of Americans who mentioned a foreign intelligence target in their messages, marking an unexpected triumph for privacy advocates long critical of the practice.
US Security Agency Hacked Pakistani Mobile Networks: WikiLeaks
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 12, 2017
The US National Security Agency (NSA) operators have hacked into Pakistani mobile networks and have been spying on hundreds of IP addresses in the country, WikiLeaks has claimed. "Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of Pakistan mobile system," WikiLeaks tweeted.
Edward Snowden Sends Strong Anti-Surveillance Message To Donald Trump
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 14, 2016
In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create "vulnerabilities" for social media users.
Long Prison Term For Me Would Erode Democracy In US: Edward Snowden
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday September 14, 2016
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says it would "chill speech" and "erode the quality of our democracy" if he serves a long prison term in the US.
Edward Snowden Helping MIT Team Build Spy Proof iPhone
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 22, 2016
Despite living in exile in Russia, former National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden is reportedly working with a researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab to build a device which will protect smartphones from government spies.
The Girls at This Summer Camp Make Computer Hackers Look Like Hacks
Raymond M. Lane, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 13, 2016
119 summer 'GenCyber' camps were sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Academy of Sciences.
US House Panel Seeks Information On NSA Spying Report
World News | Reuters | Thursday December 31, 2015
A US.House of Representatives committee asked the National Security Agency on Wednesday for information about a media report that the agency, while spying on Israeli officials, also intercepted communications between the Israelis and members of Congress.
National Security Agency Ends Mass Phone Surveillance Programme
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 29, 2015
The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Sunday ended its mass phone surveillance programme and replaced it with a focused and targeted domestic surveillance programme.
Francois Hollande Wants 'All Information' on Reported German Spying
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 12, 2015
French President Francois Hollande called today for Berlin to supply all the information it had after reports Germany's foreign intelligence service spied on Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying it was not the kind of behaviour he expected between friendly countries.
US Judge Rules Against NSA in Phone Spying Case
World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 10, 2015
A US federal judge on Monday for the first time ordered the National Security Agency to cease collecting the phone call records of a lawyer and his firm, providing an unprecedented but narrow and largely symbolic victory to privacy advocates.
For 50 Years NSA's School has Helped Intelligence Community Get Smarter, Secretly
World News | Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 10, 2015
Leonard Reinsfelder's wife found a note on her car as she was leaving a shopping center one day: "Have your husband give us a call. We think we could use him."
Edward Snowden Would Go to Prison to Return to US
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 7, 2015
Edward Snowden has asked that he be allowed to return to the US and go to jail for leaking details of National Security Agency (NSA) programmes to intercept electronic communications data on a vast scale.
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