Andrew Blake

Russian prosecutor promises probe of Panama Papers after leak implicates Putin associates

Russia's attorney general's office on Tuesday said federal prosecutors will open an investigation after recently leaked documents linked President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to billions of dollars held in offshore bank accounts.

April 5, 2016

The Trump Hotel Collection breached again by hackers: report

The Trump Hotel Collection on Monday said it was investigating reports that hackers have breached credit-card systems at certain properties owned and managed by the Republican Party front-runner for president.

April 5, 2016

Disneyland Paris closes haunted house while authorities investigate employee’s death

Disneyland Paris has temporarily closed one of the amusement park's most popular attractions after the body of a 45-year-old employee was found inside the ride by co-workers over the weekend.

April 4, 2016

Columbus, Ohio, cops sue city over nude-photos probe

Two police officers in Columbus, Ohio, have filed a pair of lawsuits against the city over how it conducted an internal affairs investigation concerning nude photographs sent between the two officers.

April 4, 2016

Taliban propaganda app pulled from Google Play

Google removed a mobile app from its Play store over the weekend after it was revealed to be serving as a mouthpiece for the Taliban.

April 4, 2016

Reddit’s removal of ‘warrant canary’ raises suspicions of national security probe

Reddit hinted Thursday it may have been secretly ordered to hand over user data to government investigators when it silently removed a "warrant canary" from the popular website's annual transparency report.

April 1, 2016

‘Hack the Pentagon’ registration opens for some, but background checks could exclude others

The Pentagon is offering $150,000 for hackers who can find holes in the Defense Department's public facing websites, but cyber experts with sketchy pasts needn't apply: The federal government's first ever bug bounty program is taking heat for requiring participants to pass a background check.

April 1, 2016

Banksy art expected to fetch $500,000 at L.A. auction

Works by Banksy, the enigmatic British street artist, are expected to fetch upwards of a half-million dollars when they hit the auction block next month in Los Angeles, organizers said this week.

March 31, 2016

Porn shop owner blames competitors for 2003 arson

The owner of porn shop in Olympia, Washington, alleges in a newly-filed lawsuit that the fire that forced him to rebuild his business more than a decade ago was the product of a wide-ranging racketeering scheme involving local competitors.

March 31, 2016

FBI agrees to hack more Apple devices one day after cracking San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

The FBI on Wednesday said it will help investigators hack an Apple iPhone and iPod that may contain evidence involving a double-murder in Arkansas, only two days after the bureau announced that it had found a way to access data from a secure smart phone owned by a slain terror suspect Syed Farook.

March 31, 2016

Chubb Limited, insurance company, expands cyberbullying coverage to U.S.

Policy holders who pay a premium toward home invasion and carjacking coverage through one of the country's largest insurers now have a new option available: protection from cyberbullies.

March 31, 2016

CNBC scraps password article after sparking security concerns

CNBC pulled an article on digital security from its website on Tuesday after an interactive tool intended to teach readers about using strong passwords was shown to be inadvertently sharing credentials with more than two-dozen advertisers, analytic providers and other third-party services.

March 30, 2016

Firefighters consider lawsuit against Salt Lake City over 2015 fire station blaze

Salt Lake City is facing a potential lawsuit from four firefighters who say a March 2015 blaze that ripped through their station was the result of the city's own negligence.

March 30, 2016

Smartphone handgun by Ideal Conceal ‘virtually undetectable’

A self-proclaimed "serial inventor" from Minnesota, says he'll start selling a .380-caliber pistol later this year that's designed to resemble an ordinary, pocket-sized smartphone when it's not in use.

March 30, 2016

Elton John wasn’t asked to sign ‘loyalty declaration’ before concert, Israel says

Elton John wasn't required to declare his loyalty to Israel before he could schedule an upcoming show there, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

March 29, 2016

Vet hands out half-pound of marijuana at Colorado cannabis club

An Iraq War veteran handed out over a half-pound of marijuana during an event in Colorado Springs on Saturday, and he plans to spend $25,000 for a similar event on Veterans Day in hopes of helping his fellow servicemen deal with post-deployment disorders.

March 29, 2016

Michael Hayden, ex-CIA director: Donald Trump ‘already made Americans less safe’

Former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden said Donald Trump's campaign speeches are aiding the recruitment efforts of the Islamic State and other terror groups.

March 29, 2016

Damion Baston, ‘vampire pimp,’ loses court appeal in sex-trafficking case

A federal appeals court in Georgia has upheld the conviction of Damion St. Patrick Baston, a Jamaican pimp currently in prison for charges of sex trafficking, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

March 29, 2016

Secret Service shoots down efforts to make RNC convention firearm friendly

Attendees won't be allowed to bring guns to the Republican National Convention in July, the U.S. Secret Service said Monday, despite an online petition that has garnered more than 40,000 signatures.

March 28, 2016

Easter egg hunt interrupted by marijuana bust

An Easter egg hunt in Washington state Saturday was interrupted by a screaming man who authorities said led them to a massive unlicensed marijuana operation.

March 28, 2016