Tag: Watchdog

None of the attacks resulted in a loss of sensitive data, according to investigators, though 41 of the incidents involved personal information that was not being properly stored. (AP Photo)

Report: Obamacare portal hit by hackers 316 times

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 6:01 pm

Unnamed experts pegged forensic software company Cellebrite as the "outside party" that U.S. officials said had a way to break into the iPhone. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)

National Security

Report: Israeli firm hacking iPhone for FBI

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 4:03 pm

The State Department is facing more than 30 civil lawsuits from groups seeking records related to Clinton's tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

State: We don’t have enough people to process Clinton records requests

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 1:42 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff said in a statement, "In the wake of these attacks, we here in the U.S. and our allies across Europe must be on alert for possible copy-cat attackers who activate in the wake of these bombings." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top intel Democrat sounds alarm on encryption in Brussels

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 12:01 pm

—œAnd I promise you that [Apple CEO] Tim Cook and Apple are not going to be happy with the solution that the FBI has come up with, because it is almost as bad as a universal master key," said John McAfee. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

McAfee: FBI likely creating ‘master key’ for Apple devices

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 12:30 am

The advent of Windows 10 will also help keep foreign hackers out in the future, an official said. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg)

Pentagon moving to the cloud to escape hackers

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 9:42 pm

Those indicted include 22-year-old Ahmad Umar Agha and 27-year-old Firas Dardar, who are also on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 10 Most Wanted List. (FBI via AP)

National Security

Authorities offer $100,000 reward for help finding Syrian hackers

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 7:12 pm

The U.S. delegation at the Berlin meeting is being led by Christopher Painter, the State Department’s coordinator for cyberissues. (AP Photo)

U.S. officials to hold cybertalks with Germany

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 6:19 pm

Business Roundtable president cited the Clintons' family history of changing their stances on trade deals. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Documents reveal coordination between State, Clinton nonprofit

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 5:30 pm

"Commissioner [Julie] Brill has been an unwavering advocate for consumers and competition during her six-year tenure at the Federal Trade Commission," FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said in a statement. (AP Photo)

Democrat to resign from the FTC

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 3:59 pm

Libyan President Mohamed Yusuf al-Magariaf may have received a meeting with former president Bill Clinton. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Documents show Libyan president met with Bill Clinton after supporting nonprofit

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 3:02 pm

A House Republican lawmaker is planning to ask the FTC to take a cue from law enforcement by looking into the Clinton Foundation's nonprofit status. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lawmaker demands FTC probe into Clintons’ ‘sham charity’

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 1:27 pm