Tech Culture AI The CIA and MI6 are now using generative AI for modern espionage A "special" partnership between the two agencies By Alfonso Maruccia, September 10, 2024, 5:21 PM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture China calls the US an "Empire of Hacking," citing 2017 Wikileaks files The FBI once said China is responsible for more cyberattacks on the US than every other country combined By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2023, 10:08 AM 26 comments
Security Tech Culture CIA has been secretly selling encryption equipment in 120 countries through Crypto AG for decades Documents describe it as the "intelligence coup of the century" By Adrian Potoroaca, February 11, 2020, 10:46 PM 16 comments
Industry Security CIA reportedly says Huawei is funded by Chinese state security Huawei denies the allegations By Rob Thubron, April 22, 2019, 7:07 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture CIA reveals Osama bin Laden's hard drives contained video games, anime, and kids' movies Someone at Bin Laden's hideout liked Final Fantasy VII By Rob Thubron, November 2, 2017, 10:14 AM 25 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Core i7-8700K with silver IHS, micro-LED explained, Amazon eyeing prescription drugs By Matthew DeCarlo, October 8, 2017, 10:00 AM
Security WikiLeaks reveals Brutal Kangaroo program used by the CIA to infect air-gapped computers It jumps from one computer to another By Rob Thubron, June 23, 2017, 9:15 AM 19 comments
Industry Security WikiLeaks plans release of CIA hacking tools to private tech companies Assange to release hacking tools to tech companies affected by CIA arsenal By William Gayde, March 10, 2017, 1:38 AM 16 comments
Apple Security Apple says "many" of the iOS exploits from the WikiLeaks documents have already been patched The company is now addressing the new vulnerabilities By Rob Thubron, March 8, 2017, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Security The Web WikiLeaks publishes massive collection of CIA hacking documents By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2017, 1:30 PM 15 comments
Industry Palantir sued for allegedly discriminating against Asian job candidates By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2016, 10:15 AM 8 comments
Industry Security Palantir to bolster $15 billion valuation with new round of funding By Shawn Knight, January 19, 2015, 7:15 AM
Industry Edward Snowden says he is a trained CIA and NSA spy By Justin Kahn, May 28, 2014, 2:15 PM 32 comments
Security Gaming Government agents reportedly spied on World of Warcraft and Xbox Live gamers By Justin Kahn, December 9, 2013, 10:44 AM 26 comments
Industry Palantir's valuation jumps from $6 billion to $9 billion in less than three months By Himanshu Arora, December 9, 2013, 9:00 AM
Security The CIA pays AT&T more than $10 million annually for foreign call logs By Shawn Knight, November 7, 2013, 12:30 PM
Industry Security Former CIA, NSA chief Michael Hayden speaks out about Huawei By Shawn Knight, July 19, 2013, 9:51 AM 8 comments
Industry The Web CIA working with Amazon to develop private cloud By Rick Burgess, March 19, 2013, 4:30 PM 12 comments
Security The Web WikiLeaks reveals massive surveillance effort, crippled by DDoS attack By Rick Burgess, August 13, 2012, 3:00 PM 9 comments
The Web Security Was U.S. spy drone hijacked by Iran using GPS spoof hack? By Lee Kaelin, December 16, 2011, 11:30 AM 25 comments
The Web Security CIA's 'vengeful librarians' monitor 5 million tweets daily By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2011, 2:00 PM