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Bahtiyar Duysak revealed as contractor who deactivated Donald Trump’s Twitter account

The former contractor who recently deactivated President Trump's Twitter account called the event a "mistake" in his first interview since briefly silencing one of the platform's most powerful accounts.

November 30, 2017

Randy Credico, radio host, revealed as link between WikiLeaks and Roger Stone, former Trump adviser

Radio host Randy Credico has been identified as the individual President Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone described as his go-between with WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange during the 2016 election.

November 30, 2017

Jason Kessler, Charlottesville rally organizer, files permit for anniversary event

Jason Kessler, the white nationalist who organized the deadly "Unite the Right" protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, has asked the city for permission to hold a two-day rally next year on the anniversary of the event.

November 29, 2017

Jeff Sessions: Justice Dept. reviewing marijuana policies

Department of Justice officials discussed revamping the federal government's marijuana policies as recently as this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday.

November 29, 2017

Uber breach compromised data of 2.7 million British accounts: U.K. regulator

Uber said about 2.7 million British users were affected by the ride-sharing company's recently disclosed data breach, U.K. regulators announced Wednesday.

November 29, 2017

Karim Baratov, Canadian ‘hacker-for-hire,’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges connected to Yahoo breach

A Canadian national pleaded guilty in San Francisco federal court to nine criminal counts related to the data breach that compromised a half-billion Yahoo accounts in 2014.

November 29, 2017

Uber breach scrutinized in Senate on both sides of the aisle

Senators on both sides of the aisle are demanding answers from Uber over its handling of the 2016 data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 57 million users of its mobile ride-sharing app.

November 28, 2017

Ted Lieu requests briefing on FBI’s response to Russian hacking in wake of new report

The head of the FBI is being asked to brief Congress about the bureau's process for notifying Americans attacked by Russian cybercriminals after a new report revealed that only a fraction of current and former U.S. government officials were told they were targeted by state-sponsored hackers.

November 28, 2017

Newt Gingrich: Fox News is the best way to reach Donald Trump

Fox News is the best conduit for getting a point across to President Trump, according to one of his staunchest supporters -- former House Speaker and Trump campaign surrogate Newt Gingrich.

November 28, 2017

Trump administration weighs cellphone ban for White House staffers: Report

The White House is weighing whether to ban employees from using their own mobile phones at work, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing seven Trump administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

November 28, 2017

Driver tries to cut into Donald Trump’s motorcade, yells expletives: Report

A motorist tried to cut into President Trump's motorcade Saturday and then yelled expletives after being pulled over by Florida police, according to a White House pool report.

November 25, 2017

George H.W. Bush claims title of longest-living former U.S. president

George H.W. Bush surpassed Gerald Ford on Saturday to become the longest-living president in United States history at the age of 93 years and 166 days old.

November 25, 2017

Imgur, popular meme site, confirms security breach affecting 1.7 million accounts

Email addresses and passwords pertaining to more than a million accounts on Imgur, one of the world's most popular websites, were compromised as the result of a 2014 data breach that went unnoticed until this week, the image sharing site said Friday.

November 25, 2017

Morrissey supports killing Donald Trump ‘for the safety of humanity’

British singer Morrissey said he'd kill President Trump "for the safety of humanity" if given the option to eliminate him instantly.

November 25, 2017

Border Patrol nabs Logan Mott, Florida teen sought in connection with grandmother’s death

A Florida teenager wanted in connection with the death of his grandmother was detained by border officials while attempting to enter into Canada, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Friday evening.

November 25, 2017

Donald Trump and Time at odds over ‘Person of the Year’ award

President Trump said he turned down Time magazine after being told there were conditions for being named its next Person of the Year, in turn prompting the publication to publicly refute the president's claim Friday evening.

November 25, 2017

Macy’s suffers payment processing problems during Black Friday shopping rush

Macy's department store chain drew the ire of Black Friday shoppers upon encountering problems processing payments during the year's busiest shopping day.

November 24, 2017

Richard Spencer banned again from Europe’s visa-free zone: Report

White nationalist Richard Spencer has reportedly been banned from visiting the 26 countries encompassing the Europe's visa-free Schengen area for another five years.

November 24, 2017

EU moves to place export controls on hacking tools, surveillance software

Lawmakers in the European Union have advanced plans to subject hacking tools to export controls currently reserved for depleted uranium, human pathogens and other "dual use" products and technologies with both military and civilian applications.

November 24, 2017

Uber told potential investor SoftBank about massive data breach prior to alerting customers

Uber told a potential investor about its newly publicized data breach prior to alerting the company's millions of affected account holders.

November 24, 2017