Andrew Blake

Eavesdroppers hacked Iranian nuclear talks, but prosecutors can’t pinpoint perpetrators

Swiss prosecutors have halted an espionage investigation centered around a Geneva hotel that hosted Iranian nuclear talks because authorities have failed to pinpoint the guilty party more than a year after launching their probe, the Office of the Attorney (OAG) said Thursday.

November 4, 2016

U.S. bracing for possible Election Day cyber meddling: Reports

The U.S. government has taken unprecedented steps intended to prevent hackers from meddling in next week's presidential election as federal officials brace for possible state-sponsored interference even after ballots are tallied.

November 4, 2016

Active duty soldiers charged with smuggling undocumented immigrants

The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against a pair of active duty Army soldiers accused of illegally transporting two undocumented immigrants.

November 3, 2016

Roger Waters, Pink Floyd co-founder, likens Donald Trump to Hitler

Donald Trump's ideologies aren't much different from those spewed by Adolf Hitler during his quest to expand Nazi rule, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters indicated in a recent interview.

November 3, 2016

FBI investigating its own Twitter account over pre-election Trump and Clinton tweets

The FBI is conducting an internal investigation after one of its Twitter accounts recently directed users toward documents related to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton days before either is elected U.S. president.

November 3, 2016

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Steven Seagal

The Kremlin on Thursday announced President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Steven Seagal, the American-born martial artist who has starred in dozens of action movies following his breakthrough role in 1992's "Under Siege."

November 3, 2016

Julian Assange of WikiLeaks on hacked emails: ‘Russian government is not the source’

Hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in the run up to the U.S. presidential election weren't supplied by Russia, Julian Assange said in a new interview published Thursday, challenging his antisecrecy website's own policy as well as the opinion of the U.S. intelligence community.

November 3, 2016

Windows computers vulnerable to attack tied to DNC hackers, Microsoft warns

Microsoft is working to protect millions of Windows users from a computer bug currently being exploited by supposed state-sponsored hackers.

November 2, 2016

Energy drinks likely caused construction worker’s acute hepatitis, doctors warn

A 50-year-old construction worker's daily intake of energy drinks caused him to to develop a case of acute hepatitis, doctors at the University of Florida College of Medicine wrote in a new report.

November 2, 2016

Ohio National Guard testing state election systems for cyber vulnerabilities

The Ohio National Guard is testing for vulnerabilities in the state's election system as polling places prepare to open in a matter of days, Ohio Secretary of State John Husted said Tuesday.

November 2, 2016

Donald Trump campaign rejects support of ‘repulsive’ KKK newspaper

Donald Trump's presidential campaign on Tuesday rejected the support of a Ku Klux Klan newspaper that all but endorsed the Republican nominee in its latest issue.

November 2, 2016

California cities weigh anti-pot ordinances as state braces for legal weed

Californians are expected to approve Proposition 64 on Election Day and legalize recreational marijuana within the state, but some cities are preemptively passing pot control ordinances of their own in anticipation of its likely enactment.

November 1, 2016

Trump campaign tweets incorrect advice for remorseful early voters

Donald Trump's social media director, Don Scavino, took to Twitter early Tuesday to let voters in Pennsylvania know its not too late to reverse ballots cast before Election Day.

November 1, 2016

Judge says stronger safeguards needed to protect Muslims from NYPD surveillance, rejects settlement

A settlement reached between New York City and the local Muslim community has been rejected by a federal judge who says more safeguards are necessary to keep police from conducting surveillance based solely on religious beliefs.

November 1, 2016

Majority of internet usage traced to mobile phones and tablets, a new first: Report

Smartphones and tablets have for the first time ever surpassed traditional computers in terms of internet usage, a new report said Tuesday.

November 1, 2016

Uber, Lyft drivers discriminate against black passengers, researchers say

Uber and Lyft drivers are silently discriminating against customers with "African-American sounding names," according to a report published Monday.

November 1, 2016

DOJ says man used real name and address in attempt to swindle $1.5 million

An attempt at swindling more than $1.5 million from the government is outlined in charging documents against a 27-year-old man accused of using his name and Social Security number during a months-long cyber scheme.

October 29, 2016

Bank regulator says more than 10,000 records misplaced by former worker

A federal bank regulator on Friday revealed details about "a major information security incident" that resulted in the misplacement last year of more than 10,000 records.

October 29, 2016

iPhone 911-system hack results in felony charges for Arizona teen

Authorities in Arizona say a teenage hacker disrupted the emergency 911 system for the Phoenix metro area and surrounding states this week with a malicious link shared on social media.

October 29, 2016

Boston Archdiocese fighting pro-weed campaign with $850k investment

The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is dumping nearly a million dollars towards defeating a ballot measure that could legalize marijuana across Massachusetts as poll numbers suggest pot proponents will likely prevail after the Nov. 8 vote.

October 29, 2016