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Parler returns to Apple’s app store

The conservative social media platform Parler is again available for download in the App Store, several months after Apple booted the platform's app off its service.

May 17, 2021

The Unsilenced Majority: Conservatives set up shop to fight cancel culture, corporate ‘wokeism’

A handful of heavyweights in the conservative movement on Monday launched an advocacy group designed to push back against what the organization describes as a rising tide of "cancel culture" and "corporate wokeism."

May 17, 2021

DarkSide group behind pipeline cyberattack claims it is shutting down, cybersecurity pros say

The hacking group DarkSide behind the cyberattack on the major U.S. fuel provider Colonial Pipeline is said to be shutting down, according to cybersecurity professionals.

May 14, 2021

DarkSide seeks Robin Hood-like image with ransomware attacks

The first time many Americans heard of DarkSide -- a media-savvy outfit of cyber villains who are attempting to cultivate a Robin Hood-like heroic outlaw image -- was when it hacked Colonial Pipeline, which led to the disrupted gasoline supply on the East Coast.

May 13, 2021

Senate Republicans say National Science Foundation can’t be trusted to safeguard research from China

As the Senate debated what had been a bipartisan proposal by Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer to send billions to the National Science Foundation, Republicans balked, saying the agency cannot be trusted to safeguard government-funded research that in the past has been routinely compromised by China.

May 12, 2021

Colonial Pipeline restarts pipeline, Jennifer Granholm says

The Colonial Pipeline shutdown, which has led to fuel shortages and runs on gas stations in the East, has ended.

May 12, 2021

Critical infrastructure entities warned to prepare for cyberattacks

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Tuesday evening that critical infrastructure entities need to take precautions immediately in case cyberattackers target them next, following the attack on Colonial Pipeline, a major U.S. fuel supplier.

May 11, 2021

Biden Cybersecurity agency lacks data on Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

The Biden administration is struggling to find an effective, robust counter to the cyberattackers who have repeatedly caught the U.S. flat-footed and disrupted Americans' lives from the gas pump to the police station.

May 11, 2021

Federal cyber agency says it needs more info to prevent another Colonial Pipeline-style cyberattack

The leadership of a federal cybersecurity agency told Congress on Tuesday it does not yet have the technical information necessary to prevent future cyberattacks similar to the one hitting Colonial Pipeline, a major supplier of U.S. fuel.

May 11, 2021

Postal Inspection Service called ‘out of control’ over spying reports

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service is "completely out of control" and has prioritized surveilling Americans over safeguarding the mail, said Frank Albergo, president of the Postal Police Officers Association.

May 10, 2021

Ransomware attacks rising across U.S., cybersecurity pros warn

Ransomware attacks -- in which cyber criminals hold hostage data from businesses and agencies -- are increasing in the United States and are being aimed at a wide range of targets, say cybersecurity experts in the private sector and government.

May 10, 2021

Colonial pipeline shutdown after cyberattack may drive gas prices higher

The federal government has all hands on deck to help one of the largest fuel companies recover from a major cyberattack that halted its operations and is threatening consumers' wallets, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday.

May 9, 2021

Jeff Zients: U.S. ‘turning the corner’ on COVID-19 pandemic

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Sunday that the U.S. is turning the corner on the COVID-19 that has upended Americans' lives for more than a year.

May 9, 2021

Michael McConnell, Facebook Oversight Board co-chair, defends Trump decision

The co-chairman of the Facebook Oversight Board said Sunday that the social media giant's rules "are in shambles," as he defended the board's decision to keep former President Donald Trump banned from Facebook while directing the company to reevaluate the suspension within six months.

May 9, 2021

Fauci: Surge of COVID-19 cases ‘unlikely’ this fall

The U.S. will likely avoid a surge of new coronavirus cases this fall, said Dr. Anthony Fauci as long as vaccination rates continue to hit government goals.

May 9, 2021

Biden admin plans to amnesty researchers compromised by China, warn GOP senators

The Biden administration is preparing to give a free pass to researchers and scientists who knowingly defrauded U.S. taxpayers in cooperation with China, a group of Republican senators warned.

May 6, 2021

Trump take aim at Facebook: ‘These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price’

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday ripped Facebook and other tech platforms that have banned him, following Facebook's decision to keep its indefinite ban in place while it reviews his case.

May 5, 2021

Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds Trump suspension, says penalty inappropriate

Former President Donald Trump is still banned on Facebook -- for now. Facebook's Oversight Board on Wednesday punted the decision of whether to keep banning Mr. Trump back to the company's executives.

May 5, 2021

Charlie Crist becomes first prominent Democrat to challenge Ron DeSantis in Florida

Rep. Charlie Crist, Florida Democrat, said Tuesday that he would challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis' reelection bid, becoming the first prominent Democratic challenger to take on the Republican incumbent.

May 4, 2021

Liberal activists planning nationwide ‘votorcades’ to advance Democrats’ agenda next week

Liberal activists are planning a nationwide demonstration to help Democrats push through their election overhaul legislation, add the District of Columbia as a state, and kill the filibuster.

May 4, 2021