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Andrew Blake

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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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A man watches a TV news program showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 11, 2016. A colonel from North Korea's military spy agency fled to South Korea last year in a rare senior-level defection, Seoul officials said Monday. The letters read "True, A colonel from North Korean military's General Reconnaissance Bureau Asylum." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean colonel, diplomat defect to South Korea

South Korea said Monday that two senior officials from North Korea defected during 2015, including an army colonel described by Seoul as the highest-level military official ever to abandon Pyongyang.

April 11, 2016
Costumed characters work for tips in Times Square in New York, Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

NYC moves forward with plans targeting Times Square entertainers

Times Square entertainers who pose for pictures in exchange for tips could soon see their stomping ground drastically reduced following a City Council vote on Thursday that puts the fate of furry mascots, topless women and other costumed characters in the hands of the New York City Department of Transportation.

April 8, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin during media forum of the All-Russia People's Front in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 7, 2016. Speaking Thursday at a media forum in St. Petersburg, Putin rejected links to offshore accounts, calling the leaks part of Western efforts to weaken Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Vladimir Putin: Panama Papers a U.S. effort to destabilize Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. government Thursday of attempting to destabilize his nation by bankrolling reports concerning the Panama Papers, a massive cache of leaked documents that has linked one of his closest allies to an offshore account holding billions of dollars.

April 7, 2016
(Associated Press/File)

Underground markets ‘booming’ amid fierce competition - report

Security experts said in a report released Tuesday that the online marketplace for illegal goods and services is booming and getting bigger, and pointed to websites where hacker-for-hire services and computer intrusion tools are being offered alongside stolen identities and forged documents at cut-throat prices.

April 5, 2016
Navy Adm. Mike Rogers (Associated Press)

China still hacking U.S., but motive unclear: NSA director

Hackers in China haven't retired their assaults on American targets, but U.S. intelligence officials aren't certain if Beijing has fully breached the terms of a cyber pact reached last year between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, NSA Director Navy Admiral Mike Rogers testified on Tuesday.

April 5, 2016