A Court Document Suggests Trump Campaign Knew Clinton Emails Had Been Hacked Even Before The Democrats
A court document outlining the guilty plea of George Papadopoulos provides a new timeline for when the Trump campaign knew Russia had Clinton emails.
Senator Feinstein Gives Twitter A Taste Of What It Can Expect From Congress Next Week
In a letter, the California Democrat demanded that Twitter provide its correspondence with Tennessee Republicans, who complained that @TEN_GOP was an impostor.
New Ransomware Attack Spreading Across Russia, Ukraine
The Interfax news agency and the subway system in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, are among the targets.
Prominent "GOP" Twitter Account, Allegedly A Russian Troll, Was Widely Quoted In US Media
Twitter suspended the account 11 months after the Tennessee Republican Party flagged it as fake. But that was too late to keep its divisive rhetoric from being cited by both conservative and liberal outlets.
Twitter Was Warned Repeatedly About This Fake Account Run By A Russian Troll Farm And Refused To Take It Down
The account was one of hundreds created by Russia's Internet Research Agency and drew 136,000 followers by tweeting divisive messages in the name of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Newest Wrinkle In Russia Election Meddling: Troll Farm Reportedly Sent Employees To US
The Russian news outlet TV Rain cited a former employee of the Internet Research Agency in its report that IRA employees were dispatched to the US.
DHS Now Won't Say How Many Federal Agencies Use Kaspersky Software
A month ago, DHS demanded federal agencies stop using the Russian firm's antivirus programs. Now, it says, the public can't know how many federal computers are affected.
Hacking Convention Finds Voting Machines Were Easy To Hack
Giving hackers free access to voting machines at last summer's DEF CON convention in Las Vegas uncovered a range of vulnerabilities.
Facebook, Twitter, And Google Face New Push In Congress Over Election Ads
At a news conference Wednesday, Sen. Mark Warner drew a legislative target on social media giants.
It Wasn't Just Election Systems Russia Probed, And That's Why There's Confusion
A week after the Department of Homeland Security finally told 21 states that Russian government hackers had probed their election networks, they're still arguing about what took place.
For Years, Iran Hacked US Computers. Then In 2014 It Stopped. Why?
The last damaging Iranian cyberattack on a US target took place in 2014.
DHS Waited Until Now To Tell State Election Officials That Russians Tried To Hack Their Systems
DHS declines to make public the names of all 21 states, citing its privacy policy of not naming victims of cybercrime.
Kaspersky’s Competitors Are Using The US’s Ban As A Selling Point
Some competitors have apologized, saying third-party marketers sent the emails. Others say it's just smart business.
DHS Ban On Kaspersky Lab's Products Raises A Question: Is It Fair?
US intelligence keeps hinting at Kaspersky Lab's Russian ties. But some of the antivirus company's competitors in the US said it might be getting a raw deal.
North Korea Said To Be Hacking Into Bitcoin Exchanges To Steal Money
Bitcoin's surge in value in 2017 is another incentive for North Korea to hack into cryptocurrency exchanges.
Email Was The Soft Underbelly Of The Democratic Campaign. It Still Will Be.
The DNC's new CTO hopes to usher in a more secure party after 2016's hacks. But email encryption is low on his list of priorities.
Equifax Provides Identity Theft Protection. Now It's Been Hacked.
Hackers accessed, names, addresses, birthdays, and Social Security numbers, the company said.
Electricity Providers Targeted In Massive Hack
A hacking group has grown bolder and gained access to operational controls of US electric companies, according to Symantec researchers.
Social Media Saved Harvey Victims In Texas — But That's Not Really A Plan
Twitter and smartphones didn't exist when Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. Hurricane Harvey showed their potential — and how much remains to be done.
Fraud Forces WannaCry Hero's Legal Fund To Refund All Donations
The lawyer managing fundraising for Marcus Hutchins' legal defense decided it was easier to refund all donations than figure out which ones were legitimate.