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In this Oct. 17, 2019, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020

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U.S.: Russian hackers use Iranians to mask their identities

Supporters of WikLeaks founder Julian Assange demonstrate oustide Westminster Magistrates' Court in London where Assange is expected to appear as he fights extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, in London, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. authorities accuse Assange of scheming with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break a password for a classified government computer. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange due in court to fight extradition

Smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility fills the skyline, in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. (Al-Arabiya via AP, File)

Iran targeted in secret U.S. cyber operation following attack on Saudi oil facilities: Report

In this June 14, 2016, file photo, people stand outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. Hackers tried to break into DNC inboxes in March 2016 and intensified their efforts in early April. (AP Photo/Paul Holston, File)

DNC warns campaigns prior to debate of 'heightened disinformation' appearing online: Report

Jeremy Hammond, hacker tied to WikiLeaks, found in contempt for defying grand jury proceedings

A man in a white overall is escorted by police officers as he arrives at the federal prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. A German prosecutor says the suspect in Wednesday's attack in the German city of Halle wanted to carry out a "massacre" in a synagogue. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP)

Halle rampage becomes a test for Silicon Valley as shooting suspect's video circulates online

U.S. seeks to blacklist Chinese artificial intelligence firms

EU court: Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide

This July 16, 2013, file photo, shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

FBI runs Russian-language Facebook ads asking for help neutralizing 'hostile foreign intelligence'

In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, after a meeting voting to end net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai smiles while listening to a question from a reporter in Washington. A federal court is ruling that the FCC had the right to dump net-neutrality rules, but couldn't bar states like California from passing their own. The ruling is largely a victory for Pai. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FCC's Ajit Pai declares 'victory for consumers' as court upholds net-neutrality repeal

Yahoo engineer admits hacking thousands of accounts in search of sexual photos, videos

In this file photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks during a briefing on terrorism financing at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. On Sept. 30, 2019, Mr. Mnuchin announced the Treasury Department had placed sanctions on Russia's Internet Research Agency over its attempts to meddle in the 2018 U.S. congressional elections (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Treasury sanctions Russian troll farm over 2018 election meddling

Christopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, departs after meeting with House Judiciary Democrats, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Christopher Wylie, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, has book out next week

Facebook remains platform most favored by governments for manipulating public opinion: Report

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top security threats to U.S. are cyber-related, acting DNI Maguire tells Congress

In this Oct. 11, 2013, image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Snowden book used as bait in malware campaign, cybersecurity firm warns

EU top court rules in favor of Google on search engine issue

This July 16, 2013, file photo, shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Facebook suspends 'tens of thousands' of apps, but user impact unclear

This photo taken Tuesday, May 7, 2019, shows a security camera in the Financial District of San Francisco. A civilian board that oversees Detroit police has approved the use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ** FILE **

Civilian board OKs use of facial recognition by Detroit cops

In this April 24, 2019, photo, American Airlines aircraft are shown parked at their gates at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Fla. man who allegedly tampered with American Airlines flight has ties to ISIS, prosecutors say

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of International Training and Education Program, School of Education, American University, from left, together with other witnesses Christian Picciolini and Sharon Nazarian, speaks during a House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism hearing on "meeting the challenge of white nationalist terrorism at home and abroad" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White supremacists connecting, recruiting through digital platforms

President Donald Trump and new national security adviser Robert O'Brien talk with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Lawmaker urges O'Brien to restore cybersecurity post that was axed under John Bolton

Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al Qaeda pages

In this Feb. 14, 2015, file photo, Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu. Snowden has written a memoir, telling his life story in detail for the first time and explaining why he chose to risk his freedom to become perhaps the most famous whistleblower of all time. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Justice Department sues fugitive Edward Snowden over release of new book

Facebook removes hundreds of Iraqi, Ukrainian accounts for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'

In this Oct. 11, 2013, file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Snowden, who leaked classified documents detailing government surveillance programs, is calling on French President Emmanuel Macron to grant him asylum. (AP Photo, File)

Edward Snowden looks to French President Emmanuel Macron for asylum

In this Aug. 21, 2019, photo, a Huawei research engineer holds up a coated screw designed to reduce signal interference at the Huawei Materials lab in Dongguan in Southern China's Guangdong province. Facing a ban on access to U.S. technology, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei is showing it increasingly can do without American components and compete with Western industry leaders in pioneering research. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Facing U.S. ban, Huawei emerging as stronger tech competitor

Missiles are displayed during a parade in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. Army banks on artificial intelligence to beat China and Russia

In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, photo illustration, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Iranian hackers targeting U.S. universities in spite of criminal charges: Report

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