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Andrew Blake

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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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The hacker collective Anonymous. (YouTube)

Anonymous begins dumping alleged KKK contact info

Hacktivist group Anonymous has begun releasing contact information purported to belong to members of the Ku Klux Klan after promising to reveal the identity of 1,000 Klansmen later this week.

November 2, 2015
U.S. Army Pfc. Amy Alexanders dresses in her Marine Standard battle gear before taking part in a physical demands study in Ft. Stewart, Ga. Congress is prodding the armed forces to come up with a special line of women's combat boots, in different styles, as studies show that military women are more susceptible to stress fractures from marching and training. (Associated Press)

Army opens nearly 20K artillery jobs to enlisted women

The U.S. Army has given women the go-ahead to apply to nearly 20,000 new field artillery positions, opening the door for actively serving females to apply for military occupational specialties previously only reserved for men.

October 30, 2015
Secretary Jeh Johnson of the Department of Homeland Security. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Cyber bill ‘CISA’ nearing Senate vote as opposition mounts

The Senate will finally vote on a controversial information-sharing bill in a matter of days, but objections from Silicon Valley's biggest corporations could keep Congress once again from approving a legislative effort to stymie cyberattacks through public-private partnership.

October 22, 2015
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a meeting in Tehran, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.  (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s Ayatollah gives go-ahead on nuclear deal

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signed off Wednesday on the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, but not without raising his concerns about the multinational pact that will lift long-standing sanctions in exchange for adjustments to the Iranian atomic research program.

October 21, 2015
While CIA Director John O. Brennan pushed aside questions about the legitimacy of news reports alleging that deep nuclear and missile cooperation already exists between Iran and North Korea, he stressed that CIA officials are "not going to assume that's not going to happen." (Associated Press)

John Brennan’s hacked emails released by WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks on Wednesday posted apparently authentic intimate personal details of CIA Director John Brennan, including his health history, home address and wife's Social Security number, in the latest hacking scandal to spill sensitive government information.

October 21, 2015