CIA

A luxury hotel in Austria pays ransom — for the fourth time — when hackers keep the keycards of guests out of their ritzy rooms. The San Francisco transit system resists the urge to buy its way out of a hack that kidnaps its light-rail system, leaving strap-hangers unhinged. A premier...

After President Donald Trump assumed the Oval Office, several controversies have surfaced over immigration into the United States. The infamous travel ban imposed by the president on nationals of seven — and then six in the second rendition of the ban — predominantly Muslim countries...

The new year breathed fresh life into the markets, as they emerged stronger following the fading of the post-presidential election rally in December last. However, the new year has not treated some companies well, as they fell victims to hacking carried out in varied degrees and on varied scales....

It's been a little over a week since WikiLeaks made its latest round of revelations; this time around, the bombshell was cyberhacking by the CIA. Even before the dust around the disclosures settle down, U.S. companies responded to the data breach, demonstrating their nimbleness and dynamism. The...

The recent Wikileaks dump of classified U.S. Central Intelligence Agency documents has once again raised the debate over how the government should balance national security and Americans’ right to privacy. According to the leaks, the CIA has developed technology that can be used to hack into...

Lost amid a Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) flurry responding to revelations of federal government hacking schemes, Edward Snowden offered his take on the WikiLeaks documents. The CIA reports show the USG developing vulnerabilities in US products, then intentionally keeping the holes open. Reckless...

WikiLeaks is at it again, exposing the skeletons in the CIA's closet. This time around, the Julian Assange-run organization, which credits itself for publishing secret, sensitive information on matters such as war, spying and corruption, had a rich haul of information in the form of documents,...

On Tuesday, WikiLeaks exposed the government surveillance of American citizens through standard household products, and Edward Snowden wasn’t surprised. In a spurt of Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) activity, Snowden verified the authenticity of the WikiLeaks documents referencing government...

As Americans attempt to digest WikiLeaks' latest revelations that the CIA developed an extensive domestic spying apparatus, it may be relevant to explore the life of a fallen journalist who was pulling a similar thread. WikiLeaks revealed Tuesday the CIA has developed cyber espionage...

WikiLeaks Tuesday morning released a flood of documents purportedly received from a former government hacker. The documents detail a far-reaching cyber hacking CIA program designed for domestic espionage. The Wall Street Journal later reported a source has confirmed that some of the information...

The whistleblower organization WikiLeaks revealed Tuesday a trove of over 8,000 documents detailing surveillance programs at the Central Intelligence Agency. In a press release, WikiLeaks claimed the CIA has "lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses,...

Is Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s policy of who it hands over data to a double standard? Twitter's decision to cut off U.S. intelligence services from accessing its data has been widely reported known for some time. What hasn't been reported is the company's willingness to allow...

The charter of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which was founded during the Great Depression to help the exports of U.S.-made goods, is scheduled for renewal on June 14. However, most congressional representatives think that instead of being renewed, the charter will expire, even if temporarily....

Former CIA officers Philip Houston, Michael Floyd and Susan Carnicero are among the world's best at recognizing deceptive behavior. With a plethora of experience in counterterrorism and criminal-investigation, the three have

If you think the biggest retail hack in U.S. history happened because Target (NYSE: TGT) didn’t have a strong enough security system, you are wrong. Target’s security system, provided by computer security firm, FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE), worked just fine, according to a recent report by Bloomberg...