Jun 19, 2013

Obama details China hacking talks with Xi

President Barack Obama said that China has understood his “blunt” warnings against cyberhacking, as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with Beijing’s acceptance of more global responsibility. “We’ve had very blunt conversations about this. They understand, I think, that this can adversely affect the ...

U.K. 'hacked' phones, email of diplomats

Jun 18, 2013

U.K. 'hacked' phones, email of diplomats

In the latest privacy bombshell from Edward Snowden, The Guardian reports that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ habitually hacks diplomats' phones and email when the U.K. hosts international conferences.

Jun 13, 2013

U.S. quietly sabotages al-Qaida's flashy online magazine

by Ellen Nakashima

U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaida online magazine last month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the group’s followers, according to officials. The operation succeeded, at least temporarily, in thwarting publication of the latest issue of Inspire, the English-language magazine ...

U.S., Chinese leaders to hold summit in June

May 22, 2013

U.S., Chinese leaders to hold summit in June

President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in California next month, with Sino-U.S. relations rattled by alleged cyberspying by Beijing and tensions in the Pacific. Obama will welcome Xi to the plush Sunnylands estate resort in Palm ...

May 21, 2013

China tapped Google server secrets

by Ellen Nakashima

Chinese hackers who breached Google's servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years' worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials.

Apr 30, 2013

U.S. seeks to expand wiretaps for Web use

A government task force is preparing legislation that would pressure companies such as Facebook and Google to enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications as they occur, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the effort. Driven by FBI concerns that ...

Apr 30, 2013

Emergency hoaxes fool authorities

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, received an urgent message about 6:25 p.m. Saturday saying someone had been shot at Wolf Blitzer’s home in Bethesda. Officers streamed toward the CNN host’s residence near Congressional Country Club. They set up a perimeter. But a dispatch supervisor ...

AP Twitter hacking shakes up stocks

Apr 25, 2013

AP Twitter hacking shakes up stocks

The Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news agencies, said a hacking attack Tuesday caused it to send out an erroneous Twitter post that sent markets down 1 percent in a matter of seconds. The false information about explosions at the White House ...

Apr 15, 2013

South Korea bolsters security of nuclear plant network

The state-run operator of South Korea’s nuclear power plants has separated its internal computer network from the Internet in an effort to guard against possible North Korean cyber attacks, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday. It said Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. has also ...