Connectivity Latest NSA Leak Reveals Exactly the Kind of Cyberattack Experts Had Warned About The Russian-backed assault, outlined in a newly public NSA analysis, targeted a particularly vulnerable component of the U.S. voting system. by Mike Orcutt 2017-06-06T15:35:00-04:00
Connectivity Should the Government Keep Stockpiling Software Bugs? Last week’s massive WannaCry cyberattack has resurfaced touchy questions about a shadowy government process. by Mike Orcutt 2017-05-15T17:30:00-04:00
Connectivity The WannaCry Ransomware Attack Could’ve Been a Lot Worse An accidental discovery brought the initial attack—as well as a feared second wave—grinding to a halt. by Michael Reilly 2017-05-15T14:05:00-04:00
Connectivity The NSA Spied on Cell Phones on Airplanes in Mid-Flight Even at 30,000 feet, intelligence agencies can keep tabs on you. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-12-08T11:15:00-05:00
Connectivity Wikileaks E-Mails Are an Election Influence to Really Worry About Hacked e-mails published to Wikileaks were a “conscious effort by a nation-state” to interfere with the election, according to the NSA’s chief. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-16T11:25:00-05:00
Connectivity The Spies Who Loved iPhones U.S. intelligence agencies know better than anyone how vulnerable today’s technologies are to being infiltrated—but some spies are getting smartphones and Wi-Fi anyway. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-22T11:25:00-04:00
Connectivity Microsoft’s Top Lawyer Becomes a Civil Rights Crusader The No. 2 executive at Microsoft is fighting the U.S. government in a series of cases that will shape online privacy—and the cloud business. by Tom Simonite 2016-09-08T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Security Experts Agree: The NSA Was Hacked Analysis of the software tools made available by the Shadow Brokers suggests that they’re the real deal. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-18T12:15:00-04:00
Connectivity Hackers Claim to Be Selling Secret U.S. Spy Software A group called the Shadow Brokers appears to be in possession of NSA code, though it’s unclear exactly how powerful it is. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-16T00:10:00-04:00
Connectivity Head of British Intelligence Agency on Apple, Snowden, and Regrets The Snowden revelations and other missteps have harmed government relations with technology companies. Now the director of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency hopes to patch things up. by Brian Bergstein 2016-03-11T15:04:00-05:00
