Andrew Blake

Xu Jiaqiang, Chinese national, charged by Justice Dept. with economic espionage

A former software engineer for IBM was indicted Tuesday on multiple charges of economic espionage in relation to a scheme that prosecutors believe was done to benefit an agency of the Chinese government.

June 15, 2016

North Korea accused of stealing F-15 blueprints in cyberattack against South

North Korean hackers were accused Monday of stealing thousands of sensitive military documents from computers in South Korea, including designs for a U.S. fighter jet.

June 14, 2016

Roger Jimenez, Sacramento pastor: ‘Orlando is a little bit safer’ after nightclub attack

A Baptist pastor is under fire after celebrating Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando during a scathing sermon delivered later that day to a congregation in California.

June 14, 2016

Russian police arrest gay men for leaving ‘Love Wins’ poster at memorial for Orlando victims: Report

A gay couple was arrested Monday outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow after placing a poster reading "Love Wins" at a memorial for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

June 14, 2016

Colorado marijuana shops shattered record, sold $7.3M worth of pot on 4/20: report

Marijuana dispensaries in Colorado sold $7.3 million worth of legal pot on April 20, shattering previous records and giving the Centennial State its best day and month ever for retail weed sales.

June 14, 2016

Scammers use fake Pulse gay nightclub Twitter to solicit ‘donations’

Internet scammers exploited this weekend's mass shooting in Orlando by soliciting donations in the aftermath through a phony Twitter account attributed to the Pulse nightclub.

June 14, 2016

Donald Trump labels Mitt Romney a ‘stone cold loser’ following allegations of racism, misogyny

Donald Trump on Saturday relaunched attacks at Mitt Romney after the former Republican presidential contender accused this year's presumptive nominee of promoting "trickle-down racism" in a new interview.

June 11, 2016

DeRay Mckesson, activist, disavows Trump endorsement after being ‘super hacked’

Civil rights activist and former Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay Mckesson said his Twitter account was hacked Friday morning after individuals impersonated him during a phone call to Verizon tech support and gained access to several of his accounts.

June 11, 2016

Meg Whitman, major GOP donor, considering Clinton endorsement: reports

One of the Republican Party's biggest financial backers on Friday reportedly suggested she may endorse Hillary Clinton for president instead of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.

June 11, 2016

‘Hack the Pentagon’ program uncovers more than 100 bugs on DOD computers

More than 100 security issues affecting the Pentagon's computer networks were discovered during the last three months by hackers participating in the U.S. government's first ever bug bounty program, the secretary of defense said Friday.

June 11, 2016

Christina Grimmie, ‘The Voice’ contestant, fatally shot at Florida concert venue

Singer Christina Grimmie died Saturday morning at an Orlando hospital after being shot by a gunman while she signed autographs for fans following a Friday night concert.

June 11, 2016

NSA lacked ability to hack San Bernardino iPhone, official admits

The National Security Agency didn't assist the FBI with unlocking the Apple iPhone at the center of the investigation of December's mass shooting in San Bernardino because the intelligence agency lacked the ability, its deputy director said Friday.

June 10, 2016

Israelis plead not guilty to charges involving largest bank hack in history: report

Two Israeli men pleaded not guilty in a New York courthouse Thursday to a slew of charges involving what authorities described as a "sprawling cybercriminal enterprise" that made millions of dollars by compromising the computers of financial giants including JPMorgan Chase.

June 10, 2016

CHP officer was distracted by computer moments before fatal California crash: Report

A teenage boy died Tuesday after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended by a police officer who had become distracted by his computer, authorities said.

June 10, 2016

Russia warns of ‘retaliatory measures’ after U.S. deploys warship to Black Sea

Russia's foreign ministry on Friday said it would retaliate after a U.S. naval destroyer deployed to the Black Sea this week.

June 10, 2016

Fourth Amendment protections don’t apply to credit cards, appeals court rules

The Fourth Amendment's protection against unlawful searches doesn't apply to the magnetic strips on the backs of credit cards, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

June 10, 2016

Islamic State sympathizers circulate kill list containing more than 8,000 targets: Report

Hackers sympathetic to the Islamic State have reportedly begun circulating a "kill list" once again, this time containing the personal details of more than 8,000 individuals identified as targets of the terror group.

June 9, 2016

Beach umbrella impales, kills woman in Virginia Beach

A Virginia resident died Wednesday after being stabbed in the chest by an umbrella while she celebrated her birthday by the Atlantic Ocean.

June 9, 2016

Google ‘directly engaged’ with Clinton campaign, Julian Assange claims

Julian Assange accused Google's top executives of colluding with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign during a media event Tuesday in Russia as the WikiLeaks founder rekindled concerns over two of his most frequent targets.

June 9, 2016

Twitter denies security breach after hacker tries to sell 32 million compromised accounts

Twitter on Thursday denied being the victim of a security breach amid reports that a hacker has put the log-in credentials for more than 32 million accounts up for sale on the dark web.

June 9, 2016