Microsoft actively helped NSA, FBI access private info: report
Microsoft worked closely with US intelligence services to help them intercept users’ communications
Tired of helping the CIA? Quit Facebook: minister
A Venezuelan government minister urged citizens to shut Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting informants for the CIA
Russian spies protect info with old-school tech
Russian security services prefer old-fashioned technology over computers when dealing with sensitive information
Nations hiring cyber-mercenaries: UK intelligence
A British intelligence report says that other nations are hiring hackers to launch attacks against their enemies
Microsoft reports hackings linked to Google report
Microsoft says hackers have attacked computers by exploiting a bug in Windows first disclosed two months ago by a Google researcher
Hackers in 4-year plot to steal South Korea military secrets: study
A mysterious group of computer hackers has spent four years spying on the South Korea military, says U.S. security software maker McAfee
French agency spies on phone calls, e-mail, web use: report
France’s external intelligence agency spies on the French public’s phone calls, e-mails and social media activity, claims a French newspaper report
Snowden struggles in search for asylum
NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s best chance of finding refuge outside the United States may hinge on the president of Venezuela
Snowden threatens new leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago
US spying on allies and enemies
US agencies have spied on EU allies including France, Italy, and Greece, according to new documents leaked by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden
Four-year hacking spree in South Korea blamed on ‘Dark Seoul Gang’
Researchers with Symantec say they have uncovered digital evidence that links cyber attacks on South Korea to a single hacking group – the “Dark Seoul Gang.”
Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers
Microsoft is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to protect Windows PCs from attacks
No spy backdoors on BlackBerry SA network
There was no “back door pipeline” to BlackBerry SA’s platform, the cellular phone company has following reports that the UK government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls
Web companies release US surveillance information
Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive
USD15-million international cybercrime ring charged
US federal prosecutors unveiled charges against eight people accused of trying to steal at least $15 million in an international cybercrime scheme
Tech firms push for US government transparency on security
Three of the largest Internet companies called on the US government to provide greater transparency on national security requests
NSA spying alarms lawmakers, tech companies
Revelations about the US National Security Agency’s expansive data-collection efforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance in the Internet era
Internet giants deny granting US government ‘direct access’ to servers
Major tech companies including Apple, Google and Facebook said they do not provide any government agency with "direct access" to their servers
Internet tapping aimed at non-US people: official
Information collected through a US government Internet surveillance program ttrgets only non-US persons living outside the United States