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A Former Trump Adviser Took A Big Check From This Russian Cybersecurity Firm
Michael Flynn accepted money to speak at a conference organized by the US-arm of Kaspersky, a Russian cybersecurity firm.
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Apple, Google, And Samsung Respond To WikiLeaks Claims Of CIA Hacking Programs
In a statement, Apple said that the bugs mentioned in the WikiLeaks dump of known vulnerabilities to iOS products have been fixed.
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US Intelligence Officials: Latest WikiLeaks Drop “Worse Than Snowden” Docs
The documents published by WikiLeaks don’t just endanger current US cyber operations — they provide a blueprint for anyone wanting to exploit the CIA’s cyber capabilities for their own purposes.
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No, WikiLeaks Didn’t Just Reveal That The Government Has Access To Your Secure Messaging Apps
Take a breath and reread what was in the documents released by WikiLeaks Tuesday morning.
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Here Are Some Papers Written By An Arrested Russian Cyber Security Researcher
Ruslan Stoyanov was an influential investigator of Russia cybercrime before his December arrest by the Russian government on charges of treason.
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White House Staff Are Using A "Secure" App That’s Really Not So Secure
Some senior officials are using a new messaging app that may not be as secure as it claims. “We would not recommend this app to someone looking for secure messaging,” one expert told BuzzFeed News.
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The Trump Administration Is A No-Show At This Huge Cybersecurity Conference
The annual RSA conference was a place for the Obama White House to show its commitment to cybersecurity and have the government meet with the industry.
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It Looks Like Someone Curated The Wikileaks Emails Before They Were Published
While the anti-secrecy group has said that they released all the emails that were provided to them, some messages are suspiciously missing. “The idea that Wikileaks and Julian Assange is about some kind of high minded transparency is totally completely full of shit,” a Democratic staffer said.
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Israeli Officials Actually Don’t Want The US To Move Its Embassy To Jerusalem
During a meeting with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jordan’s King Abdullah revealed that Israeli intelligence is concerned that moving the embassy would “enflame tensions.”
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State Department Employees Are Questioning Whether They Can Work Under Trump
“The entire reason we became diplomats has been thrown out the window,” one US diplomat said of President Trump’s radical policy changes.
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Apple, Google, Uber, Tesla, And Others React To Trump’s Refugee Ban
IBM, Palantir and Oracle did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Oracle CEO Safra Catz serves on a Trump administration advisory committee as do Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty.
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There’s Something Very Weird Happening Inside Russia’s Cybersecurity World
The arrest of several of Russia’s top cybersecurity figures has led to speculation that there’s a shake-up inside the country’s national security service related to hacks surrounding the US election.
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This Russian Hacker Could Become A Test Case Of Trump’s Willingness To Fight Russia
Some are worried if the Trump administration will pursue efforts to extradite the Russian hacker, currently being held in the Czech Republic.
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Spy Agencies Around The World Are Digging Into Trump’s Moscow Ties
Israel and at least one Western European country are investigating the claims made in a 35-page dossier about President-elect Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
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Hackers Tried To Break Into DNC Computers Right Before New Year’s Eve
Officials told BuzzFeed News that hackers had been trying to infiltrate the DNC as recently as five days ago.
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US Spy Agencies Say Russia Tried To Help Trump But Fail To Prove It
The report reasserts that US spy agencies have concluded Russia attempted to swing the election for Donald Trump, but stops short of providing any new details to skeptics.
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This Is How Google Wants To Make The Internet Speak Everyone’s Language
Only a fraction of the world’s languages are currently supported online. This is how Google hopes to fix that, using new technology powered by artificial intelligence. BuzzFeed News’ Sheera Frenkel reports from Jarkarta, Indonesia.
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Putin Won’t Respond To Obama’s Sanctions Until After Inauguration
The US is expelling 35 Russian operatives and has levied sanctions against the nation’s two main intelligence agencies after it accused the Russian government of hacking Democrats to help Trump win the election. Putin said Friday that he would wait to respond until after Trump takes office.
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These Islands In The Pacific Are Blocking People From Creating TRU.MP Websites
Managers of the .MP service appear to have banned anyone from setting up URLs that end with Tru.mp. “I’ve never heard of this happening before,” a domain expert said.
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A Russian Program Just Launched To Help You Find Anyone’s Face On Twitter
FindFace launched Wednesday with the promise of a free program that can scan for anyone’s face on Twitter.
