A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado has confessed to attempting to sell US classified documents to Russia, as per a plea deal reached on Monday.
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who spoke against U.S. surveillance programs, has been given citizenship by Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
The Internet is not as safe as you think. From data breach of almonst one billion Yahoo accounts to the alleged Russian infiltration of major US political parties, here's the list of top 10 biggest hacks and internet security breaches this 2016.
Under the classified directive from US intelligence agencies ,Yahoo built a software program that secretly scanned millions of user's mail account. But what they are looking for is unknown to all of us
Brazil's planned underwater cable, linking directly to Europe's Internet, will likely bring lots of technical and economic advantages to the country and the rest of Latin America in general.
Uncontrollable laughter is the one thing that always plagues actors or celebrities who have the honor of hosting "Saturday Night Live." When Ryan Gosling got his first chance to guest star, he couldn't keep a straight face. Watch the hilarious video here.
The National Security Agency (NSA) accidentally obtained the communications of top officials of Venezuela's state-owned oil company within the massive cache produced by its bulk collection of data, an internal memo published by whistleblower Edward Snowden suggests.
A federal judge has ruled that the National Security Agency's controversial phone metadata collection is likely unconstitutional and has ordered an immediate stop to the program. Though the decision comes as the NSA's program, in its current form, is set to expire in weeks, the ruling sets an important precedent for privacy rights.
New feature could keep accounts secure Facebook users will now have an extra layer of security against attacks from a state-sponsored agency. This means hackers who have been hired by enemy countries or even America's own National Security Agency (NSA) will have more difficulty spying on Facebook members.
Edward Snowden has not been offered a plea deal by U.S. authorities, even though then-Attorney General Eric Holder said earlier this year that the National Security Agency (NSA) leaker had "spurred a necessary debate" and that a deal was in the realm of the possible.
Snowden joins Twitter Tuesday morning National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden joined Twitter Tuesday morning. Immediately thousands of people started following him.
The Obama administration has been looking into methods to bypass encrypted communications in order to defeat an approach recommended by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and others to protect the privacy of smartphone messages.
Colombia is using its spy agencies to collect vast amounts of data on its own citizens without warrants, the Associated Press said based on a report by the London-based advocacy group Privacy International.
If he were to move into the White House come January 2017, Rand Paul would shut down the NSA data center that handles the controversial bulk collection of metadata, the Republican presidential hopeful promised on Saturday.
Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras filed a lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. government for allegedly subjecting her to years of targeted harassment and searches by U.S. security agents.