Amazon re-awarded $10 billion NSA cloud contract after Microsoft disputeAWS will help the NSA store intelligence data.By J. Fingas, 04.28.2022
President Biden signs memo to help improve military cybersecurityWhether this will lead to meaningful upgrades isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2022
Peacock's first streaming originals include a 'Brave New World' seriesAlso on the launch slate are 'Cleopatra in Space' and 'Where's Waldo?' shows.By K. Holt, 05.14.2020
FISA court: FBI use of NSA's electronic surveillance data was illegalThe surveillance court found tens of thousands of improper database searches in 2017 and 2018.By C. Fisher, 10.08.2019
Government hackers reportedly broke into Russian search company YandexThe attack was traced to the 'Five Eyes,' an alliance comprised of the US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.By C. Fisher, 06.28.2019
Colorado college students were secretly used to train facial recognitionIt started in 2012 with funding from US military and intelligence services.By S. Dent, 05.28.2019
US government warns China may have access to drone dataIn an alert, it cautions that Chinese-made drones could share information overseas.By C. Fisher, 05.20.2019
The NSA says it's time to drop its massive phone-surveillance programApparently its benefits don't outweigh its technical and legal burdens.By R. England, 04.25.2019
US may punish Germany if it uses Huawei techThe US has threatened to limit intelligence data sharing.By J. Fingas, 03.11.2019
Trump reportedly reverses Obama-era rules for US cyber operationsLawmakers are concerned that there isn't an adequate replacement.By T. Seppala, 08.16.2018
US intelligence agencies warn buyers to avoid Huawei smartphonesThe FBI, CIA and NSA are concerned about "undetected espionage" and information theft. By S. Dent, 02.14.2018
UK government has its own AI for detecting extremist videosAnd it could force tech companies to use it.By R. England, 02.13.2018
Lebanese hackers stole a ton of data then left it on an open serverA Lebanese intelligence agency is thought to be behind the massive hacking campaign.By M. Locklear, 01.18.2018
Huawei's AT&T deal may have failed due to political pressureHouse and Senate members expressed concern over the company's ties with Chinese intelligence.By R. LeFebvre, 01.09.2018
Pentagon left public intelligence gathering data on exposed serverIt was widely available material, but it still raises concerns.By J. Fingas, 11.18.2017
Security lapse exposed thousands of military contractor filesThe personal info of Americans with Top Secret clearance were left in a public server.By S. Shah, 09.04.2017
Microsoft is waging a quiet war against elite Russian hackersThe company is using trademark law to counter cyberespionage.By R. England, 07.21.2017
US Cyber Command may be splitting off from the NSACyber Command would be aligned with the military versus intelligence. By T. Seppala, 07.17.2017
CIA reveals new guidelines for collecting data on AmericansThe rules may help spies keep pace with the internet era.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2017
Obama opens investigation into cyber attacks on US electionCyber crime may have crossed a new threshold in 2016, homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco reportedly said.By J. Conditt, 12.09.2016