Cyber Security
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Facing a public backlash, an Israeli spyware firm is now scoring its government customers
NSO is reportedly considering going public with an estimated value of up to $2 billion. But serious questions remain about the firm's clientele, and how they use the information provided.
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White House denies there's supply shortage in wake of ransomware attack on major U.S. pipeline
Despite disruptions created by a ransomware attack on a major U.S. pipeline over the weekend, the White House is not immediately concerned about fuel shortages.
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Top Biden cyber official: SolarWinds breach could turn from spying to destruction 'in a moment'
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser on cyber and emerging technology, said Wednesday that hackers could use their access to U.S. networks for destructive actions rather than "routine espionage."
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Justice Department unseals new charges against North Korean hackers
The Justice Department on Wednesday afternoon revealed new charges against three North Korean government computer hackers for conducting a range of cyberattacks around the world for over a decade.
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U.S. spymaster says evidence on Russian hacking has only gotten stronger
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens to questions while testifying alongside Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, right, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday on foreign cyberthreats. The country’s top intelligence official set down a marker for President-elect Donald Trump Thursday, saying that evidence the Russian government sought to interfere in the U.S. election had only gotten stronger in recent months and included a “multif
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Trump suggests he sides with Assange over CIA on Russian hacking
President-elect Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the conclusion by U.S. intelligence officials that Russia was behind the hacking of Hillary Clinton campaign chief John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee. “Julian Assange said ‘a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta’ — why was DNC so careless?” Trump tweeted.