Andrew Blake

Data wiped from server at center of Georgia election hacking lawsuit: Report

The contents of computer server at the center of a lawsuit brought against Georgia election officials was erased within days of voters suing the state, The Associated Press reported Thursday.

October 26, 2017

Reddit bans Nazi, far-right forums in crackdown against inciting violence

Reddit has purged several forums dedicated to racist topics including Nazism and white supremacy from one of the internet's most popular sites after implementing a policy change widening its rules against inciting violence.

October 26, 2017

WikiLeaks publishing hacked DNC emails deemed legal by Trump campaign

Federal law including the First Amendment protects WikiLeaks from being held liable for publishing stolen Democratic National Committee emails during last year's White House race, attorneys for President Trump's 2016 campaign argued in a court filing Wednesday.

October 26, 2017

Marilyn Manson bassist Jeordie White fired after rape allegation emerges

Marilyn Manson has fired his band's longtime bassist, Jeordie White, after the latter's ex-girlfriend recently accused him of rape.

October 25, 2017

Brothers arrested over anti-Semitic tirade outside Virginia taco shop

Police in southern Virginia have arrested two brothers after video emerged of them barking anti-Semitic remarks at a man outside their father's taco shop.

October 25, 2017

Support for marijuana legalization reaches record high: Gallup poll

Sixty-four percent of Americans including 51 percent of Republicans favor legalizing marijuana, according to the results of a Gallup poll released Wednesday -- the highest level of public support from either demographic ever recorded.

October 25, 2017

Jake Tapper, CNN anchor, compares Donald Trump to Joe McCarthy, ‘Red Scare’ senator

CNN anchor Jake Tapper compared President Trump on Tuesday to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the late anti-Communism crusader who led a Cold War-era Washington witch hunt targeting so-called subversives.

October 25, 2017

Kaspersky says its software siphoned NSA hacking tool during routine virus scan

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab admitted Wednesday that its antivirus program siphoned the source code for a secret National Security Agency hacking tool from a personal computer in the United States as the company continues to come under fire for its alleged ties to Russian intelligence.

October 25, 2017

BadRabbit, ransomware strain, infects Russian media outlets, Ukrainian transport sector

A strain of ransomware has seized computer systems used by a handful of Russian media outlets and the Ukrainian transportation sector amid a wave of cyberattacks affecting victims across Eastern Europe.

October 24, 2017

Stephen Hawking thesis crashes Cambridge website

Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis is freely available online for the first time ever, but good luck getting it.

October 24, 2017

Facebook is asked about any Russian ads bought before last U.K. election, Brexit vote

A member of British Parliament probing the "fake news" phenomenon has asked Facebook for information on any Russian-connected social media pages or ad campaigns meant to meddle in the U.K. elections as counterparts on Capitol Hill continue their investigations into Russia's involvement in last year's White House race.

October 24, 2017

Marijuana sales surge 24 percent in Nevada during second month of legalization

Nevada's legal pot shops sold roughly $33.5 million worth of recreational marijuana products in August, the state Department of Taxation revealed Monday, an increase of nearly 24 percent compared to July, the first month of retail weed sales.

October 24, 2017

Bill O’Reilly reached $32-million settlement shortly before Fox News raise, firing: Report

Bill O'Reilly agreed to pay $32 million to resolve sexual harassment claims lodged by a frequent guest of his former Fox News program, The New York Times reported Saturday - an enormous, previously undisclosed settlement reached weeks before the disgraced pundit received a pay raise from the network's parent company.

October 21, 2017

Attorney targets Penn State and Ohio State for blocking Richard Spencer speaking engagements

Universities in Ohio and Pennsylvania are facing legal pressure to accommodate white nationalist Richard Spencer following his speaking engagement this week at the University of Florida, his first on-campus appearance since participating in the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

October 21, 2017

Donald Trump more of a ‘fat, gross creep’ than Harvey Weinstein: Bill Maher

President Trump's contentious phone call with a gold star widow this week has made him more of "gross creep" than disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, talk show host Bill Maher said Friday.

October 21, 2017

Donald Trump says he won’t block release of secret JFK assassination files

President Trump doesn't plan to prevent the government from publishing classified files detailing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, he tweeted Saturday, paving the way for the likely release next week of thousands of secret CIA and FBI documents.

October 21, 2017

Donald Trump: Frederica Wilson is ‘killing the Democrat Party’

President Trump on Saturday continued his attack against Rep. Frederica Wilson, Florida Democrat, after the congresswoman accused him earlier this week of being insensitive during a phone call with the widow of a soldier recently killed while serving in Niger.

October 21, 2017

Senate panel weighs subpoena for White House cyber czar

The Senate Armed Services Committee is weighing whether to subpoena White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce after the Trump administration blocked him from testifying Thursday on Capitol Hill.

October 20, 2017

Donald Trump is disrespected by Americans despite being ‘honestly’ elected: Vladimir Putin

Americans don't show enough respect toward President Trump, his Russian counterpart said Thursday.

October 20, 2017

Fox News retracts report profiling bogus Vietnam vet who claimed to have been Navy SEAL

Fox News has retracted a recent report profiling John Garofalo, a 72-year-old military veteran, after the alleged "war hero" admitted lying about his service record.

October 20, 2017