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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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In this Feb. 24, 2015 photo, Vivek Shah, a sophomore resident advisor at Vanderbilt University's Moore College, uses the computer printer in the lobby of the student housing complex in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) **FILE**

Hacker takes credit for anti-Semitic fliers on college campus

A 30-year-old computer hacker has claimed responsibility for anti-Semitic fliers appearing this week in the printer trays of computer labs at colleges nationwide, which prompted officials at several campuses to launch investigations amid heightened security concerns.

March 25, 2016
The C-17 Globemaster III T-1 (U.S. Air Force)

Chinese national admits role in Boeing cyber heist

A Chinese national and permanent resident of Canada pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in a hacking conspiracy in which foreign criminals stole hundreds of thousands of files concerning sensitive American military data.

March 24, 2016
A locked iPhone used by one of the terrorists in San Bernardino, California, in November likely holds evidence of the eventual attack, government investigators say. (Associated Press/File)

Brussels bombers’ encryption renews security debate in Congress

Investigators aren't certain how Islamic State terrorists coordinated Tuesday morning's triple bombings in Brussels, but as in past attacks, lawmakers are saying the perpetrators used strong encryption and are pushing efforts to ensure all digital communications can be deciphered on demand.

March 23, 2016
People are evacuated from Zaventem Airport in Brussels after an explosion on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. At least 26 people were reported dead. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

#StopIslam trends worldwide in wake of Brussels attacks

Hours before the Islamic State terror group took credit for Tuesday morning's attacks in Brussels, Twitter users across the world were using the hashtag #StopIslam to blame the second-largest religion on Earth for the explosions that have left at least 34 people dead.

March 22, 2016
In this still image taken from video from RTL Belgium people receive treatment in the debris strewn terminal at Brussels Airport, in Brussels after explosions Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (RTL via AP)

Brussels attacks fuel already fiery encryption debate

The top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee was quick to suggest on Tuesday that the individuals responsible for carrying out deadly attacks across Belgium earlier that morning had relied on strong encryption to stay off the radar of authorities.

March 22, 2016
This undated photo provided by George Velasco shows his niece, Yvette Velasco, one of the victims of the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting at a social service facility in San Bernardino, Calif. On Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, a lawyer said some victims and their families, including George Velasco, will file documents in support of a U.S. magistrate judge's order that Apple Inc. must help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone as part of the terrorism investigation. (Courtesy of George Velasco via AP)

FBI: Might be a way to unlock San Bernardino attacker iPhone

A judge has granted a sudden and unexpected request from the Justice Department to postpone a Tuesday hearing on whether Apple should have to help the FBI hack the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, citing a new method to potentially crack the phone's security.

March 21, 2016