Andrew Blake

Constitutional concerns raised over Yahoo’s reported mass email scanning

Yahoo's reported use of custom-built software to scan its users' emails on behalf of federal investigators rekindled concerns this week over how the government goes about secretly using its surveillance authority.

October 5, 2016

Guccifer 2.0 Clinton Foundation ‘hack’ dismissed after leaked documents trace back to earlier breach

A website tied to recent hacks waged against the Democratic Party published documents Tuesday it claimed to have acquired by compromising the Clinton Foundation -- an assertion that was quickly discredited and widely dismissed.

October 5, 2016

Signal, encrypted phone app, foils investigators by letting users leave limited digital trail

Newly unsealed court documents published Tuesday highlight how Signal, an encrypted mobile messaging application with millions of users across the world, is creating obstacles for investigators.

October 4, 2016

Yahoo secretly scanned all users’ incoming emails: Report

Yahoo secretly built software in 2015 that let it search the incoming emails of its hundreds of millions of users on behalf of the U.S. government, Reuters reported Tuesday.

October 4, 2016

Johnson & Johnson says insulin pumps can be hacked, downplays risk among diabetics

Insulin pumps used by upwards of 114,000 diabetic patients across the United States and Canada contain security flaws that make them prone to hacking, Johnson & Johnson warned this week.

October 4, 2016

WikiLeaks Julian Assange promises ‘significant’ U.S. election documents before Nov. 8

WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange on Tuesday said his website will publish "significant material" involving the U.S. presidential race before the Nov. 8 general election.

October 4, 2016

Fox News broadcast interrupted by man yelling ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’

Bill Clinton was repeatedly labeled a rapist during a live Fox News broadcast Saturday morning by a man who got on cameras a day after radio host Alex Jones promised $5,000 to anyone who could accomplish the stunt on national television.

October 1, 2016

Disgraced New Hampshire state lawmaker sold marijuana to colleagues: Report

An elected lawmaker who was busted for soliciting sex from an underage girl sold weed to several of his colleagues in the New Hampshire House of Representatives before he resigned from office earlier this year, the state's attorney general's office said Friday.

October 1, 2016

El Cajon police release footage of fatal Alfred Olango shooting following three days of unrest

Footage showing an unarmed black man being fatally shot by police in El Cajon, Calif., this week was released to the public Friday following three days of protests.

October 1, 2016

Donald Trump’s cocaine ‘wore off’ during the debate, Gary Johnson a “f***ing idiot’: Bill Maher

Comedian Bill Maher blasted presidential candidates Donald Trump and Gary Johnson during Friday night's broadcast of his HBO program, "Real Time," and asked disenchanted Bernie Sanders supporters to consider Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton on Election Day over her Republican and Libertarian Party opponents.

October 1, 2016

Hackers take down Newsweek after magazine accuses Donald Trump of violating Cuba embargo: Report

Newsweek said its website was knocked offline by hackers Thursday evening after it published an article accusing one of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's companies of having violated the U.S. embargo against Cuba.

October 1, 2016

Schools closed in Cincinnati, Ohio area following reported clown attack

At least five schools in the greater Cincinnati region canceled classes Friday after a woman reported being attacked overnight by a man dressed as a circus clown.

September 30, 2016

Top lawmakers push state elections director to ramp up cybersecurity amid hacking fears

Congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle stressed the need for state election systems to be resilient from cyberattacks this week amid mounting concerns raised by reported hacking attempts.

September 30, 2016

Movie pirate hit with $1.2 million fine for leaking ‘The Revenant’ prior to film’s release

A movie pirate was ordered this week to pay $1.2 million to 20th Century Fox after he admitted illegally uploading two of its films to the internet.

September 30, 2016

U.N. investigating tweet urging expats to vote against Donald Trump

The United Nations is investigating a tweet sent from one of its verified Twitter accounts this week urging Americans to vote against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

September 30, 2016

Marijuana labeling laws take effect in Colorado starting Saturday

Colorado's landmark legal marijuana system will be subject to new rules and regulations starting Saturday when several new public safety measures aimed at the Centennial State's billion-dollar cannabis industry begin taking effect.

September 30, 2016

Trump doubted Russia’s role in DNC hack from debate stage despite intelligence briefing: Report

Donald Trump doubted Russia's alleged role in hacking the Democratic Party during Monday's presidential debate despite being informed its involvement during a recent briefing, U.S. government officials said Thursday.

September 29, 2016

NYPD spurs constitutional concerns over undercover Black Lives Matter surveillance: Report

Newly obtained documents indicate the New York Police Department may have committed constitutional violations by deploying plainclothes officers to monitor peaceful Black Lives Matter protests.

September 29, 2016

Confederate statues in New Orleans may be vandalized if not removed, city attorney tells court

Confederate monuments at the center of a legal dispute in New Orleans will likely be vandalized if they're allowed to stay standing, a city attorney told a federal appeals court this week.

September 29, 2016

Hacker publication 2600 issues $10K bounty for Donald Trump tax returns

Donald Trump's recent claim that a 400 pound hacker may have been responsible for breaching the Democratic National Committee has caused a bounty to be issued for the businessman's tax returns.

September 29, 2016