Technology companies boost security to thwart spying
A year after Edward Snowden exposed the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs, the major U.S. technology companies suffering from the fallout are uniting to shore up their defenses against government intrusion.
Man up and come home, US Senator Kerry says to Edward Snowden
Secretary of State John Kerry says National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden “should man up and come back to the United States.”
Tech firms and rights groups drop support for NSA reform bill
Major tech firms like Google and civil liberties groups withdraw their support after the Obama administration demanded key changes to the USA Freedom Act
US accuses China of cyber espionage on American companies
The United States on Monday charged five Chinese military officers and accused them of hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies
China demands explanation from U.S. on Huawei spying report
China wants a clear explanation from Washington over reports that the US National Security Agency infiltrated servers at the headquarters of telecoms giant Huawei Technologies
British hacker stole data from US Federal Reserve
A British man has been charged with hacking into computer servers belonging to the U.S. Federal Reserve
British spy agency collected images of Yahoo webcam chats: Guardian
Britain’s spy agency GCHQ intercepted millions of people’s webcam chats and stored still images of them, including sexually explicit ones
360 million newly stolen credentials on black market
A cybersecurity firm said that it uncovered stolen credentials from some 360 million accounts that are available for sale on cyber black markets
EU Commission pushes to dilute U.S. Internet influence
The European Commission called for a dilution of US influence over the organization of the Internet
Researchers uncover cyber spying campaign dubbed 'The Mask'
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered what it calls the first cyber espionage campaign believed to be started by a Spanish-speaking country
Twitter: government info requests on the rise
Government requests for Twitter user information is on the rise, the messaging service said as it released figures while pressing for more transparency.
Alleged cyber-spying on Colombian negotiators
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos denied that his administration was in any way involved in the reported spying by members of an elite army cyber-unit
Israeli defense computer hacked via tainted email: cyber firm
Hackers broke into an Israeli defense ministry computer via an email attachment tainted with malicious software
US government panel urges shutdown of NSA phone spying
A sharply divided US government task force has urged President Barack Obama to shut down the agency’s bulk collection of phone data
Tech leaders warn of dire effects of US spying
Hi-tech industry bosses demanded authorities change their murky ways in the wake of revelations of a vast snooping campaign by the US and other governments