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The US Government Fears Another Explosion Of The Ransomware Plague It Helped Create
As a second wave of the WannaCry Ransomware attack is infecting more systems in more countries, the White House has ordered emergency meetings to deal with a threat that is, in part, the NSA’s fault. Experts believe that we may not even know the extent of how hard the attack hit Asia, and we won’t…
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Republicans Starting To Think The NSA Has Too Much Surveillance Power
Republicans have long supported the sweeping surveillance capabilities of the NSA and have insisted they’re vitally important to US national security. But with their man Trump caught up in multiple scandals that may involve intelligence services targeting his communications, privacy is suddenly a top priority.
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Obama Presses Major Overhaul On Cyberwarfare Leadership
In his first significant move to do something about “the cyber” since intelligence reports claimed that Russia hacked the US election, President Obama has declared his intent to give the U.S. Cyber Command its own separate leadership.
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Yahoo Wants The US Government To Declassify That Secret Surveillance Order
Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Yahoo followed government demands and built software to secretly spy on its users’ email accounts. Now, the maligned purple giant is asking the government to declassify the alleged order in the name of transparency.