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Former CIA chief: 'Hacking foreign political parties? That's what we do'
Hayden slammed the Kremlin's alleged attempt to influence the US election.
Former NSA employee shows how any MacBook's webcam and microphone can be hacked
The ex-NSA employee has created an application to thwart such attempts.
NSA contractor Harold Martin secretly arrested by FBI for stealing classified material
Investigators are also investigating if Martin was behind the August leak of NSA hacking tools online.
Yahoo agreed to US spy agencies' order to scan customers' email accounts
Ex-employees say the internet company built custom software to snoop on customers.
Snowden's revelations deterred expansion and use of Patriot Act provision to obtain email records
The US DOJ watchdog's report said 'transactional records for email' were 'the most common type of records requested'.
Congressional report finds Edward Snowden did 'tremendous damage' to US
The report coincided with a new film about the ex-NSA contractor.
Bernie Sanders, former NSA agents and Hollywood bigwigs weigh in on Edward Snowden's pardon
Several Black Lives Matter activists, prominent professors, politicians and former government officials have also come out in support of the whistle-blower.
NSA chief says potential Russian hacking of upcoming US elections is a concern
NSA director Admiral Michael Rogers says there could be many challenges as some states vote electronically and some others vote manually.
Edward Snowden seeks presidential pardon from Obama on moral grounds
The former NSA whistleblower claims people had benefited from his disclosures.
Edward Snowden: Russia's online monitoring of citizens is 'costly and corrosive'
The NSA whistleblower said surveillance laws had 'gotten worse' in a number of countries.
Stolen NSA cyberweapons are legitimate threat and 'keys to the kingdom' say security experts
'From what I saw, there was no doubt in my mind that it was legitimate,' one former NSA employee said.
Hackers claim to have breached NSA's elite cyber-spy team, auction stolen cyberweapons
The group has provided a sample of the alleged stolen data as proof of its legitimacy.
Top US security officials warn 'Donald Trump is not the answer to America's daunting challenges'
50 senior Republican national security officials say: 'None of us will vote for Donald Trump.'
Is Edward Snowden dead? Conspiracy theory claims whistleblower killed after cryptic tweet
Rumours of his demise have been denied by confidante Glenn Greenwald.
1,000 US spies watching out for American athletes at Rio Olympics
American military units are standing by to mobilise in the event of terrorist action.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden sparks curiosity with cryptic tweet – 'It's time'
The former NSA agent tagged journalist Barton Gellman in his Twitter post.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden says NSA would know if Russia is involved in DNC hack
The former security agent also said that the NSA could prove Russian involvement using its data analysis program XKeyscore.
FBI secret rules enable agency to spy on journalists with very little oversight
Under the classified rules, the agency can even bypass a judge.
Edward Snowden's lawyer in final clemency push to Barack Obama over treason charges
Whistleblower holed up in Moscow bur appealing to world via 'Snowbot' computer.
NSA setting its sights on monitoring Internet of Things and biomedical devices
The agency wants to collect data from pacemakers and other biomedical devices.
GCHQ accused of regularly intercepting private emails of British MPs
Microsoft Office 365 migration in 2014 has led to fears that spooks easily access confidential data.
Edward Snowden 'performed a public service' says former US attorney general Eric Holder
But Snowden should still suffer consequences of leaking NSA, said Holder.
Hello world! Tweeting spies as GCHQ joins social media
GCHQ attempts to shake off big brother image by joining social media.
From hacking to cyber espionage: US and China discuss security in the digital age
US and Chinese relations on cybercrime have long been strained - will new talks fix impasse?
Twitter blocks US intelligence agencies from accessing real-time analytics service Dataminr
A senior intelligence official said Twitter is concerned about the "optics" and appearing too close to the US intelligence services.
Petition calls to overthrow 'off-the-rails' FBI boss for 'misguided crusade' against encryption
Fight for the Future has launched an online petition designed to 'send a message' to the FBI boss.
Snooper's Charter: Why former UK spy chief is still a supporter of mass surveillance
Sir David Pepper makes the case for using surveillance to catch criminals, terrorists and cybercriminals.
US military's Cyber Command hits Isis with 'cyberbombs' in full-scale digital warfare campaign
Campaign is the US's latest strategy to cut off IS's communications channels and recruitment efforts online.
Microsoft, Uber execs and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga named to US cybersecurity panel
New panel also includes former NSA director and Stanford researcher Herbert Lin.
Swiss bank whistleblower claims Panama Papers hack carried out by US intelligence agency
Bradley Birkenfeld says David Cameron was just 'collateral damage' in operation aimed at US enemies