The latest coverage of the Department of Homeland Security and cyber threats around the globe.
United Nations experts Wednesday called for an “immediate investigation” by the United States and others into information they received that suggests that Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after receiving a file sent from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s WhatsApp account.
Pentagon documents made public Tuesday show that U.S. Cyber Command viewed its campaign against the Islamic State terrorist group to be successful in spite of some setbacks.
The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
Russian hackers have reportedly targeted the Ukrainian energy firm that once paid Hunter Biden millions of dollars to sit on its board.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lambasted China for cybertheft in a policy discussion Monday in Silicon Valley, the heart of American technology.
The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that her government is taking steps to ensure the District’s safety amid heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran but stressed “there are no immediate threats to Washington D.C.” while making a pitch for statehood.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said Wednesday that he believed a hacker had used his internet connection to download child pornography. Then he stated he was likely scammed.
The Justice Department’s special China unit is aggressively prosecuting technology theft and other illicit activities by Beijing’s spies and government officials, a senior department official said in an interview.
The city of Las Vegas said Wednesday that its computer systems are running normally again following a potentially devastating cybersecurity breach detected a day earlier.
Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation.
Security specialists said the Trump Organization is certain to review its precautions in light of the rising tensions between Tehran and Washington over the U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week.
Military bases in the greater Washington area have increased their security protocols in the wake of Iranian threats of retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general in Iraq last week.
The popular Chinese social media app TikTok is officially a no-go for the U.S. Army.
Users of WhatsApp, Facebook’s widely popular messaging app, were encouraged Tuesday to install the latest version to avoid falling victim to a recently detected software bug.
Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday.
A pair of Russian hackers carried out one of the most costly computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade, targeting American citizens and businesses in at least 11 states, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
As the holiday season ramps up, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Tuesday that smart TVs can be used to spy on consumers.
The FBI considers FaceApp, a popular smartphone application for manipulating photos, a “potential counterintelligence threat” due to its Russian origins, a letter showed Monday.
Nikki Haley, President Trump’s former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., sent classified national defense information while in office using a system meant for sharing unclassified material.
China has built its economy in part on research funded by taxpayers in the U.S., then siphoned across the Pacific Ocean by academics recruited by Beijing to act as double agents, stealing intellectual property from their American universities, a bipartisan Senate report revealed Monday.
Hours into the launch of The Walt Disney Company’s new personal streaming service, Disney+, users reported hackers stealing their accounts are offering them for free or are selling them for $3 to $11.
Facebook announced Wednesday it has removed millions of posts that violated its hate speech and child exploitation guidelines, marking an increase in posts removed as the company faces scrutiny for what content it allows.
Chad Wolf was sworn in Wednesday as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, hours after the Senate confirmed him to a lower position at the department.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday raised questions over the U.S. Army’s plan to use the popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok to help find social media-obsessed recruits.
If you woke up Thursday to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone.
Cybersecurity experts and former U.S. diplomats say they expect more international espionage via social networks as evidenced in the case of federal prosecutors charging two Twitter workers with spying for Saudi Arabia.
Facebook encountered renewed criticism Wednesday from an advocacy group concerned with the social network’s failure to eradicate the spread of so-called fake-news stories.
The heads of every U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agency issued a joint statement Tuesday vouching for the robust security measures deployed to prevent sabotage of the 2020 presidential election.
Internet freedoms in the U.S. and around the world declined during the last year due in large part to ongoing problems posed by social media, experts reported Tuesday.
The American Civil Liberties Union, accusing the federal government of hiding its use of facial recognition technology, filed a lawsuit to get more information about the potential invasion of privacy.
Edward Snowden opened up Friday as to why the fugitive former U.S. government contractor has largely avoided speaking to media outlets in Russia since he started living there.
Democrats on Capitol Hill accused Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday of mounting a misguided effort to stop Facebook from further securing its users’ communications.
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics.
The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee renewed calls Friday for her Republican counterpart to take a stand against candidates using hacked or stolen material.
The White House is putting itself at greater risk of being hacked because of recent personnel changes, an outgoing administration official warned in a memorandum leaked Wednesday.
Politicians, high-tech firms and the media have sounded the alarm about deepfake videos as a primary threat to the democratic process.
A bipartisan cadre of representatives grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday about the company’s new cryptocurrency venture, Libra, and raised concerns about its ability to be used to enrich bad actors and act as an economic weapon.
Rep. Katie Hill, California Democrat, says she’s asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent.
Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous.
Facebook outlined new steps Monday to prevent efforts to use its platform as a tool for interfering in election politics around the world.
The United States and the U.K. say they have exposed how a group of Russian hackers hijacked the tools of their Iranian counterparts to attack dozens of countries around the world.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear in court as he fights extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer.
The U.S. waged a secret “cyber operation” against Iran after finding the country was responsible for attacking Saudi Arabian oil facilities last month, Reuters reported Wednesday.
The Democratic National Committee reportedly warned presidential campaigns on the eve of Tuesday’s primary debate to remain vigilant in countering online disinformation.
Jeremy Hammond, an imprisoned computer hacker and activist, was found in contempt of court Wednesday for refusing to testify in front of a federal grand jury, his supporters said.
Social media companies raced to purge their platforms of footage broadcast live on the internet of a deadly shooting near a synagogue Wednesday in Halle, Germany.
The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China’s Muslim minority groups.
The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that individual member countries can force Facebook to remove what they regard as unlawful material from the social network all over the world — a decision experts say could hinder free speech online and put a heavy burden on tech companies.
The FBI’s official Facebook page quietly started running paid advertisements on the platform soliciting assistance from potential Russian assets, a report revealed Wednesday.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Communications Commission can toss out rules that block internet providers from favoring some services, but it said the FCC cannot bar states from implementing their own net neutrality regulations.
A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of some 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos.
The U.S. imposed sanctions Monday on a Russian troll farm and a Russian financier for trying to influence the midterm congressional elections in 2018.
The whistleblower at Cambridge Analytica, the data-mining firm linked to using social media for targeted political ads, has a book deal.
