The National Security Agency may have unlawfully collected as many as tens of thousands of emails and other electronic communications between Americans under a now-discontinued surveillance program, according to a…
Online U.S. and global businesses selling to Brazil-based consumers may have new privacy laws to contend with in the wake of concerns over revelations about National Security Agency surveillance activities.
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was asked at an appearance Tuesday whether the justices email each other, she responded that they send each other paper memos—just like they…
With all the attention that’s been focused on cybersecurity lately, it’s easy for those in charge of business operations to lose sight of a simple fact.
The ABA House of Delegates approved a resolution calling for the modification of or creation of laws at all levels of government to fight hacking by governments or…
Federal prosecutors have unveiled what they are calling the largest computer hacking and data breach conspiracy scheme ever criminally prosecuted, in which computer systems for a dozen companies were breached.
Colleges and universities in the U.S. are a prime target for hackers, who are outstripping efforts to prevent, or even detect, their cyber attacks, experts tell the Jul 17, 2013 5:42 PM CDT
A special surveillance court of 11 judges appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has issued a series of secret rulings that give the National Security Agency authority to…
Stranded at a Russian airport with a revoked U.S. passport and no exit visa from Russia, accused American spy Edward Snowden has blasted the Obama administration in a statement released…
As the world waits to see where former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will surface after exposing a sweeping U.S. phone-surveillance program, it appears that he may have further…
Under pressure from federal regulators, who are concerned about lax cybersecurity at law firms, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has begun conducting audits on the law firms it does…
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