Security News

NSA Document Outlining Russian Attempts to Hack Voter Rolls (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-09 15:24

This week brought new public evidence about Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Monday, the Intercept published a top-secret National Security Agency document describing Russian hacking...

Arrest in NSA News Leak Fuels Debate on Source Protection (Security Week)
2017-06-08 13:22

It was a major scoop for The Intercept --  documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems -- but the online news site is drawing fire in media circles following the...

Inside Job: NSA Fails to Stop Another Leaker (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-07 13:03

Reality Winner Allegedly Used Her Top-Secret Clearance to Search for Russian Intelligence DocumentFor at least the third time in four years, the U.S. National Security Agency has failed to stop a...

NSA’s EternalBlue Exploit Ported to Windows 10 (Threatpost)
2017-06-06 15:15

Researchers have ported the EternalBlue exploit to Windows 10, meaning that any unpatched version of Windows can be affected by the NSA attack.

How a few yellow dots burned the Intercept’s NSA leaker (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-06 15:00

By providing copy of leak, Intercept likely accelerated ID of contractor.

US Contractor Arrested in Leak of NSA Top-Secret File (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-06 13:33

Document Describes Suspected Election Meddling by Russia's Intelligence AgencyA 25-year-old federal contractor has been arrested and charged with leaking a top-secret NSA document that describes...

NSA Contractor Charged With Leaking Russia Hacking Report (Security Week)
2017-06-06 07:49

A federal contractor has been charged with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday. read more

FBI Arrests NSA Contractor for Leaking Secrets – Here's How they Caught Her (The Hackers News)
2017-06-06 02:17

The FBI arrested a 25-year-old NSA contractor on Saturday (3rd June) for leaking classified information to an online news outlet which published its report yesterday (5th June) — meaning the...

Leaked NSA report says Russians tried to hack state election officials (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-05 22:00

Source of leak arrested by FBI after Intercept provided copy to NSA.