Andrew Blake

North Korea blamed for digital bank heists in 11 countries, funding regime in spite of sanctions

North Korean hackers renown for conducting online bank heists have successfully breached at least 16 victims in 11 countries in the last four years, making millions of dollars for Kim Jong-un's regime in spite of international sanctions, a U.S. cybersecurity firm reported Wednesday.

October 3, 2018

Hillary Clinton compares 9/11 to Russian interference in 2016 presidential race

Hillary Clinton compared the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with the Russian interference campaign waged against the 2016 U.S. elections, calling them both attacks from foreign powers that provoked drastically different reactions from Republican administrations.

October 3, 2018

Cheri Jacobus, former GOP strategist, says Mueller probing hack of personal email account: Report

Cheri Jacobus, a communications strategist who alleged that her personal email account was hacked during the 2016 presidential race, said that the FBI has referred their investigation into the matter to special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Politico reported Tuesday.

October 2, 2018

Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks source, compares military prison to living in U.S.

Previously incarcerated WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning drew parallels Monday between military prison and living in the United States under President Trump.

October 2, 2018

Randy Credico, acquaintance of Roger Stone and Julian Assange, snubs Senate panel subpoena

Randy Credico, a comedian linked to both President Trump's election campaign and WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, will invoke his Fifth Amendment right against testifying in lieu of answering questions Friday before the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating the 2016 race, his lawyer told lawmakers.

October 2, 2018

PayPal sued for banning Alex Jones’ Infowars, accused of anti-conservative discrimination

PayPal's decision to end its relationship with Infowars publisher Alex Jones has put the payment processing service on the receiving end of a lawsuit filed in federal court.

October 2, 2018

Andrew Gillum campaign loses Manny Orozco-Ballestas after offensive tweets emerge

Manny Orozco-Ballestas no longer works for the campaign of Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, after a local blogger circulated several of the former staffer's purported past Twitter posts, including one imploring President Trump's execution.

September 29, 2018

Nancy Pelosi slams ‘hysterical’ Brett Kavanaugh, discusses potential impeachment proceedings

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blasted Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday as "hysterical" and unfit to serve on the Supreme Court, putting his judicial career in jeopardy as Democrats ponder pursuing impeachment pending the outcome of the Nov. 6 midterm races.

September 29, 2018

Women’s March announces 2019 rally in wake of Kavanaugh allegations

Women's March organizers have announced plans to rally on Jan. 19, 2019, nearly two years to the day since coordinating an international demonstration held in the wake of President Trump's inauguration.

September 29, 2018

Mueller’s office cites Watergate precedent in defending special counsel’s authority

Robert Mueller defended his appointment and authorities as special counsel in a legal brief referencing precedents involving Watergate and other past presidential scandals.

September 29, 2018

Steve Bannon predicts impeachment for President Trump pending midterm results

President Trump will be impeached if Republicans lose their rule over the House of Representatives as a result of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Friday.

September 29, 2018

Doug Ford, Ontario premier, wary of bill permitting marijuana use in public

Ontario's head of government voiced concerns Friday with his Progressive Conservative party's plan to let adults use marijuana legally in public.

September 28, 2018

Port of San Diego says ransomware responsible for ‘serious cybersecurity incident’

Ransomware has infected computers used by the Port of San Diego, disrupting operations at the southern California shipping hub and attracting the attention of federal authorities.

September 28, 2018

Paul Simon to play ‘Saturday Night Live’ weeks into retirement from touring

Paul Simon will perform on "Saturday Night Live" next month, weeks after the Simon & Garfunkel co-founder played the final date of his farewell "Homeward Bound" tour.

September 28, 2018

Leonard Cohen’s son teases posthumous release of late father’s recordings

Leonard Cohen's son and former producer is preparing to release a collection of songs his late father recorded prior to passing away in 2016, he revealed in an interview set to air Monday.

September 28, 2018

Marijuana decriminalization ‘probably makes sense’: Rep. Steny Hoyer

Federally decriminalizing marijuana "probably makes sense," the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said in an interview released Thursday.

September 27, 2018

Voting machines subject to ‘staggering’ vulnerabilities: Report

Voting machines and election equipment in use across the United States are prone to a "staggering" number of vulnerabilities, including bugs that could be harnessed by hackers to potentially interfere in a U.S. presidential race, security researchers warned Thursday.

September 27, 2018

Ontario plans to OK marijuana use in same places as cigarettes

Smoking marijuana would be permitted in the same places as cigarettes in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, under legislation proposed in anticipation of federal cannabis laws imminently taking effect.

September 27, 2018

Kristinn Hrafnsson replaces Julian Assange as WikiLeaks editor-in-chief

Kristinn Hrafnsson, a former spokesman for WikiLeaks, will replace founder and publisher Julian Assange as the website's editor-in-chief, the antisecrecy organization announced Wednesday.

September 27, 2018

Video touting bogus ‘Bikers for Trump’ rally for Brett Kavanaugh linked to foreign fake news network

A viral video falsely described as showing thousands of motorcyclists riding in support of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's embattled nominee for the Supreme Court, has illustrated how politically-charged misinformation spreads wildly on social media in spite of efforts to curb the flow of so-called "fake news."

September 26, 2018