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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
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US House Intelligence Panel Unveils NSA Spy Programme Overhaul Bill
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said it had introduced a bill on Wednesday to overhaul a National Security Agency surveillance program to better protect Americans' privacy.
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Former US Spy Chiefs Urge Congress To Renew Internet Surveillance Law
Former US intelligence officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic presidents urged Congress on Monday to renew an internet surveillance program they said has stopped terrorist plots and helped policymakers steer through international crises.
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Russians Used Kaspersky Program To Steal US Cyber Secrets: Report
Russian hackers exploited anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Labs to steal top secret materials of the US National Security Agency off an NSA contractor's computer, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US House Of Representatives Passes Bill Requiring Warrants To Search Old Emails
The US House of Representatives voted on Monday to require law enforcement authorities to obtain a search warrant before seeking old emails from technology companies, a win for privacy advocates fearful the Trump administration may work to expand government surveillance powers.
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US, UK Spies Targeted Airline Passengers' Mobiles: Report
"The use of mobile phones with internet connections in the sky gave rise to the creation of specific programs at the NSA and GCHQ."
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Microsoft to Open Up Code in Brazil to Allay Spy 'Backdoor' Fears
Microsoft has opened a centre in Brazil where officials will be able to inspect its programming code, in an attempt to allay fears that its software are vulnerable to spying.
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Yahoo Secretly Scanned Customer Emails For US Intel: Sources
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by US intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The Awkward Irony in Brazil Blocking WhatsApp
It wasn't long ago that Brazil was trumpeting its bona fides on electronic surveillance, slamming the NSA spying programs as a "grave violation of human rights and of civil liberties".
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California Terror Investigators Can't View NSA Phone Records
The US government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier when the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down.
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US Judge Rules Against NSA in Phone Spying Case
Unlike previous rulings against the NSA's program, Leon's opinion does not grant a stay, meaning it will take effect immediately.
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Edward Snowden Joins Twitter, Only Follows the NSA
Edward Snowden, the source behind a slew of revelations about National Security Agency spying programs in recent years, is now on Twitter and gaining followers fast.
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US President Obama Signs Bill Reforming Government Surveillance Program
Reversing security policy in place since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, the bill ends a system exposed by former NSA contractor Snowden.
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US Senate to Let NSA Spy Program Lapse, at Least for Now
In addition, US law enforcement and security agencies will lose authority to conduct three other programs.
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US Senate Fails to Extend NSA Spy Program
The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data was set to expire at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.
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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
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US House Intelligence Panel Unveils NSA Spy Programme Overhaul Bill
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said it had introduced a bill on Wednesday to overhaul a National Security Agency surveillance program to better protect Americans' privacy.
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Former US Spy Chiefs Urge Congress To Renew Internet Surveillance Law
Former US intelligence officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic presidents urged Congress on Monday to renew an internet surveillance program they said has stopped terrorist plots and helped policymakers steer through international crises.
-
Russians Used Kaspersky Program To Steal US Cyber Secrets: Report
Russian hackers exploited anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Labs to steal top secret materials of the US National Security Agency off an NSA contractor's computer, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US House Of Representatives Passes Bill Requiring Warrants To Search Old Emails
The US House of Representatives voted on Monday to require law enforcement authorities to obtain a search warrant before seeking old emails from technology companies, a win for privacy advocates fearful the Trump administration may work to expand government surveillance powers.
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US, UK Spies Targeted Airline Passengers' Mobiles: Report
"The use of mobile phones with internet connections in the sky gave rise to the creation of specific programs at the NSA and GCHQ."
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Microsoft to Open Up Code in Brazil to Allay Spy 'Backdoor' Fears
Microsoft has opened a centre in Brazil where officials will be able to inspect its programming code, in an attempt to allay fears that its software are vulnerable to spying.
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Yahoo Secretly Scanned Customer Emails For US Intel: Sources
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by US intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The Awkward Irony in Brazil Blocking WhatsApp
It wasn't long ago that Brazil was trumpeting its bona fides on electronic surveillance, slamming the NSA spying programs as a "grave violation of human rights and of civil liberties".
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California Terror Investigators Can't View NSA Phone Records
The US government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier when the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down.
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US Judge Rules Against NSA in Phone Spying Case
Unlike previous rulings against the NSA's program, Leon's opinion does not grant a stay, meaning it will take effect immediately.
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Edward Snowden Joins Twitter, Only Follows the NSA
Edward Snowden, the source behind a slew of revelations about National Security Agency spying programs in recent years, is now on Twitter and gaining followers fast.
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US President Obama Signs Bill Reforming Government Surveillance Program
Reversing security policy in place since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, the bill ends a system exposed by former NSA contractor Snowden.
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US Senate to Let NSA Spy Program Lapse, at Least for Now
In addition, US law enforcement and security agencies will lose authority to conduct three other programs.
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US Senate Fails to Extend NSA Spy Program
The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data was set to expire at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.
