Security News

CIA’s secret online network unravelled with a Google search
2018-11-06 12:06

The US government is reeling from a catastrophic, years-long intelligence failure that compromised its internet-based covert communications.

30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network with, er, Google search – new claim
2018-11-02 22:05

Uncle Sam's snoops got sloppy with online chat, it seems Iran managed to infiltrate the communications network of CIA agents who left their secret websites, used to exchange messages with...

Feds Accuse Ex-CIA Employee of Continuing Leaks From Prison
2018-11-02 11:36

Federal prosecutors beefed up charges against a former CIA employee Wednesday, saying he has leaked classified national defense materials while incarcerated. read more

Accused CIA Leaker Faces New Charges of Leaking Information From Prison
2018-11-02 09:18

Joshua Adam Schulte, a 30-year-old former CIA computer programmer who was indicted over four months ago for masterminding the largest leak of classified information in the agency's history, has...

CIA Network Exposed Through Insecure Communications System
2018-08-29 13:10

Interesting story of a CIA intelligence network in China that was exposed partly because of a computer-security failure: Although they used some of the same coding, the interim system and the main...

Massive CIA Hacking Tool Leak: Ex-Agency Employee Charged
2018-06-19 13:18

Lead Suspect Joshua A. Schulte Already Detained on Child Pornography ChargesThe U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former CIA officer, 29-year-old Joshua A. Schulte, with providing 8,000...

Ex-CIA Employee Charged With Leaking Agency's Hacking Tools
2018-06-19 09:34

A former employee of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been charged with stealing classified national defense information from the agency and sharing it with WikiLeaks. read more

Ex-CIA employee charged with leaking 'Vault 7' hacking tools to Wikileaks
2018-06-19 08:18

A 29-year-old former CIA computer programmer who was charged with possession of child pornography last year has now been charged with masterminding the largest leak of classified information in...

CIA’s “Vault 7” mega-leak was an inside job, claims FBI
2018-05-17 11:46

The suspect worked for a CIA group that designed hacking tools at the time the cyber-spying arsenal was given to WikiLeaks.

US Government Plans To Indict Alleged CIA Leaker
2018-05-16 11:33

'Vault 7' Leak Suspect Already Detained On Child Pornography ChargesA former CIA software engineer who is facing child pornography charges is a possible suspect in the largest-ever leak of...