Items tagged with National Security Agency

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 16, 2016

Shadow Brokers Hacking Group Claims To Have Stolen NSA’s Elite Cyber-Attack Toolkit

A hacking group that calls itself Shadow Brokers claims to have stolen sophisticated surveillance tools previously used by a group of high-tech hackers with ties to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The group announced plans to auction off the tools, though security experts aren't sure if what they have is the... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Jun 05, 2015

Two Years Later, Edward Snowden Crows About His Victory Over NSA Surveillance

Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency who leaked confidential documents and information to the press regarding the U.S. government's PRISM program, says he has never been "so wrong," and for that he's "grateful." Let's add some context, shall we? Snowden says he was wrong to worry that... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 01, 2015

Senate Inaction Results In Expiration Of Patriot Act’s Orwellian Surveillance Powers

Senator Rand Paul, a presidential hopeful for the Republican party, was ultimately successful in his ongoing effort to prevent the U.S. Senate from voting on extensions to key provisions of the Patriot Act. As a result, the National Security Agency's legal authority to collect telephone records in bulk expired at the... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Sat, May 23, 2015

Senate Kills House Bill To End NSA Bulk Data Collection

The fate of the National Security Agency's ability to collect phone records on a mass scale has yet to be determined as the Senate continues to shoot down measures passed by the House of Representatives. One of those measures was the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would effectively put an end to bulk telephone data collection. It's a bill Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, May 14, 2015

U.S. House Moves To Crush NSA Bulk Phone Data Collection In Lopsided 338-88 Vote

In a 338-to-88 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday showed strong support for the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would effectively end the National Security Agency's ability to collect phone records on a mass scale. It would also make other changes to the scope of the NSA's surveillance program, though a... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 27, 2013

DOJ Shoots Itself in the Foot Identifying Google in Data Request Case

Sir Walter Scott warned long about about weaving a tangled web through deception, but apparently the Department of Justice (DoJ) and National Security Agency (NSA) aren't fans of old poetry. If they were, they'd drop the secrecy behind the PRISM program that whistleblower Edward Snowden blew wide open earlier this... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Wed, Mar 13, 2013

US Cyber Command Admits Offensive Cyberwarfare Capabilities, Fundamental Shift In US Doctrine

Yesterday, the newly minted head of the United States' Cyber Command team and NSA head General Keith Alexander told assembled lawmakers that the US has created offensive cyberwarfare divisions designed to do far more than protect US assets from foreign attacks. This is a major change in policy from previous public... Read more...