CNET

NSA slapped malware on 50,000+ networks, says report

A new slide culled from the trove of documents leaked by Edward Snowden shows where the NSA placed malware on more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide, according to Dutch media outlet NRC. The NSA ...
Computerworld

The NSA not only creates, but also hijacks, malware with Quantumbot

In addition to having its own arsenal of digital weapons, the U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hijacks and repurposes third-party malware. The NSA is using its network of servers around the ...
Network World

NSA’s plans reportedly involve infecting millions of computers with surveillance malware

The U.S. National Security Agency has reportedly been working for the past several years on expanding its ability to infect computers with surveillance malware and creating a command-and-control ...
Dark Reading

International Insider Threat: DoJ Fines US Intel Officials Who Aided UAE

The Department of Justice this week announced it entered an agreement with three former US intelligence employees who will pay $1,685,000 to resolve criminal charges after violating laws related to ...
Reuters

Chinese cyber-spying grows against US, report says

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional ...
Computer Weekly

Government use of 'general warrants' to authorise computer and phone hacking is unlawful

The security and intelligence services cannot use “general warrants” to indiscriminately hack into large numbers of mobile phones and computers in the UK, judges have decided. The High Court ruled on ...