Hollywood stars speak out against NSA surveillance
Hollywood stars have added their voices to the international outcry against digital surveillance by the NSA
Student group gets nod for Irish Prism challenge
An Austrian student group fighting for online privacy in Europe got the go-ahead for a legal challenge over the transfer of personal data to a US spy agency.
Obama in the hotseat over spying claims
Obama, once greeted as a hero across the Atlantic, is turning out, for many Europeans, to be not so different than the man he replaced.
France warns US over NSA spy programme
France on Tuesday warned the United States to stop snooping on the telephone calls of its citizens but backed away from picking a fight with its ally over the issue.
Wall Street bankers stage cyber attack
In a staged simulation called Quantum Dawn 2, bank security executives were tasked with detecting how a massive cyber attack was unfolding in the markets
Cyber warrior shortage affects fight against hackers
Google plans to launch new product-endorsement ads incorporating photos, comments and names of its users
US admits testing cellphone tracking
National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander revealed Wednesday that his spy agency once tested whether it could track Americans’ cell phone locations, in addition to its practice of sweeping broad information about calls made.
US opposes disclosure of spying demands
US Justice Department tells a secret surveillance court that it opposes requests from technology companies to reveal more about spying demands
Journalist charged in computer hacking probe
British police are charging a journalist as part of an investigation into allegations of computer hacking and privacy offenses
Hacker 'mercenaries' linked to Japan, South Korea spying: researchers
A small, sophisticated international hacking group was responsible for dozens of previously undisclosed breaches at government agencies and strategic companies in Japan and South Korea
SA Western Cape Parliament hacker accused appears in court
A woman accused of hacking the internet system of Parliament’s operations officer appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Chinese hackers for hire behind world’s largest cyber-attacks
Researchers have discovered a group of highly sophisticated hackers operating for hire out of China, and it linked them to some of the best-known espionage attacks in recent years.
Belgium the latest victim of cyber-spying
Belgium said it is investigating suspected foreign state espionage against its main telecoms company, pointing the finger at the United States.
Google, Yahoo want to disclose more about NSA data queries
Google and Yahoo filed court requests to disclose more about US government’s national security data requests
Net neutrality battle heats up in US
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet users should be able to access any Web content and use any applications they choose
Assange decries WikiLeaks film, "The Fifth Estate"
The Toronto International Film Festival première's Bill Condon's dramatization of Assange and WikiLeaks, "The Fifth Estate"
Wikileak’s Assange files spying charges against US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed charges in Germany claiming a US Marines intelligence officer spied on him