Andrew Blake

Security concerns rejected by France and India following massive leak of submarine documents

France and India on Thursday each dismissed security concerns raised by the recent publication of documents involving Scorpene-class submarines currently being constructed in Mumbai by a French naval contractor.

August 25, 2016

Social media companies ‘consciously failing’ in fight against terrorism: U.K. report

Social media companies including Facebook and Twitter are "consciously failing" at keeping its services free from extremist content as terror groups like the Islamic State continue to use those platforms for recruitment purposes, British lawmakers said Thursday.

August 25, 2016

Ashley Madison, adultery website, lacked proper safeguards prior to data breach: investigators

Ashley Madison's parent company deceived its customers by touting the infidelity website as being highly secure prior to the 2015 data breach that allowed the sensitive details of millions of its users to be leaked online, Canadian and Australian authorities said this week.

August 25, 2016

Orlando hospitals won’t bill victims of Pulse nightclub shooting: report

Survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando won't be billed for medical treatment related to the terror attack, two area hospitals said Wednesday.

August 25, 2016

Internal memo obtained in Democrat hack used by GOP in attack ad

The official fundraising wing of House Democrats accused its Republican counterpart of aiding the Russian government Tuesday after the GOP used a leaked Democratic Party document as ammo in a new ad.

August 23, 2016

Attempted break-in at Assange’s embassy home; Ecuador questions London’s ‘inadequate response’

Ecuador raised concerns with British authorities Tuesday after police in London allegedly took more than two hours to respond to reports of an attempted break-in at its embassy in London, the residence of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

August 23, 2016

Matthew Bissonnette, Navy SEAL behind bin Laden book, agrees to pay $6.8 million to settle probe

Matthew Bissonnette, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, will pay the government nearly $6.8 million to resolve a criminal probe launched after he published a book detailing his role in the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, according to court documents filed in federal court recently.

August 23, 2016

Cincinnati Zoo’s Twitter account goes dark after becoming target of Harambe trolls

The Cincinnati Zoo's official Twitter account went offline Monday evening amid an ongoing social media onslaught spurred by the recent killing of one of its animals, Harambe the gorilla.

August 23, 2016

Colonel Sanders’ nephew discloses KFC’s secret ‘11 herbs and spices’ to food reporter

A handwritten list of 11 herbs and spices discovered in a scrapbook owned by Colonel Sanders' second wife may be the top-secret "original recipe" that his Kentucky chicken franchise has kept under lock and key for the last several decades, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.

August 20, 2016

Kurt Bardella, former Breitbart spokesman, blasts new Trump campaign chief Bannon as ‘dictator’

Former Breitbart News spokesman Kurt Bardella lashed out Friday against Donald Trump's recent hiring of the website's general chairman, Stephen Bannon, and said the Republican candidate's newly appointed presidential campaign chief promotes an agenda "that borders on anarchism."

August 20, 2016

Donald Trump takes heat over latest plea to black voters: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?’

Donald Trump drew new criticism from opponents this weekend over comments he said during a campaign stop outside Detroit on Friday where he asked for the support of black voters.

August 20, 2016

Jamie Gilt, woman shot by 4-year-old son, says she’ll still teach gun-safety courses

A Florida woman who was accidentally shot in the back by her 4-year-old son earlier this year plans to begin teaching gun safety classes, she said this week.

August 20, 2016

Navy machinist Kristian Saucier sentenced over classified photos; lawyers invoked ‘Clinton defense’

A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Navy machinist Kristian Saucier to one year in prison and a $100 fine for taking photos inside the engine room of a nuclear submarine after the sailor's attorneys argued for leniency by citing the FBI's decision not to charge Hillary Clinton with mishandling classified information.

August 20, 2016

Federal judge asks prosecutor to charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with contempt over racial-profiling case

Sheriff Joe Arpaio and several of his subordinates in Maricopa County, Arizona are facing criminal contempt charges as the result of a ruling filed Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix.

August 20, 2016

Justin Sullivan, U.S. terror suspect awaiting trial for murder, charged again for ISIS connection

Federal prosecutors this week said a North Carolina man communicated with the leader of the Islamic State's "cyber team" while he plotted terror attacks on U.S. soil.

August 19, 2016

Trump campaign, GOP targeted by hackers: Report

A staffer working for Donald Trump's presidential campaign had their email account compromised last year after being targeted in a cyber attack, Reuters reported Thursday.

August 19, 2016

Twitter says 360,000 users suspended for promoting terrorism and violence since mid-2015

Twitter on Thursday said it has suspended 235,000 user accounts since February for violating its rules against promoting violence and terrorism, and it has purged around 360,000 accounts since mid-2015.

August 19, 2016

Attorneys awarded $4.6 million over ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright claim

A federal judge awarded more than $4 million in attorney fees this week to the legal team that successfully brought "Happy Birthday" into the public domain.

August 19, 2016

Tom Morello takes on 2016 election with Prophets of Rage group; ‘We couldn’t remain silent’

It no coincidence Prophets of Rage will perform on the federal government's home turf before spending nine weeks on the road, guitarist Tom Morello told The Washington Times before the group's Friday gig in Fairfax.

August 19, 2016

Cisco warns customers of severe vulnerability through NSA-linked Equation Group leak

Cisco Systems warned its customers Wednesday after the networking equipment company learned of malware -- purportedly stockpiled by the National Security Agency -- affecting commercially sold security hardware including firewalls and routes.

August 18, 2016