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Hacker Barnaby Jack died from accidental overdose: coroner
The sudden death of prominent hacker Barnaby Jack was due to an accidental overdose of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, a coroner's report says.
Surveillance
NSA to keep collecting phone records, US spy court rules
Stephen Braun, Kimberly Dozier A secretive US spy court has ruled again that the NSA can keep collecting every American's telephone records every day.
Security
NSA researches quantum computing to crack most encryption
Steven Rich, Barton Gellman The NSA is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around the world.
Hacking
Skype's Twitter, Facebook and blog hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Anita Li Skype's Facebook, Twitter and official blog are the latest hacking victims of the Syrian Electronic Army.
Security
Snapchat hacked, leaking 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers
Anita Li 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and numbers have leaked after hackers exploited a security flaw exposed by Australians and posted the information online.
Security
NSA can turn your iPhone into a spyPhone, says privacy advocate
Raphael Satter The NSA can plant malicious software on Apple's iPhone, turning one of the world's most popular smartphones into a pocket-sized spy, according to a leading security expert.
Hacking
BBC hacked on Christmas Day
Jim Finkle A hacker secretly took over a computer server at the BBC on Christmas Day.
Security
NSA hacking methods revealed
Raphael Satter The NSA intercepts computer deliveries, exploits hardware flaws, and even hijacks Microsoft's internal reporting system, according to a report.
Opinion
Edward Snowden revelations only the beginning
Ryan Gallagher Edward Snowden's actions have triggered what appears to be a vital culture shift on the issue secrecy.
Spying
Using pigeons to avoid surveillance is not as crazy as it sounds
Rex Troumbley As governments increasingly block or monitor internet communications, could pigeons be the answer to transporting data securely?
Surveillance
Snowden says today's surveillance worse than '1984'
Jonathan D. Salant Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden says government surveillance is worse than anything envisioned by George Orwell in his novel 1984.
Predictions
Security predictions for 2014
Cynthia Karena Unless you're planning a return to typewriters to avoid data leaks as the Kremlin reportedly did, you'll need to be aware of the ever-changing information security landscape.
Security
Major security vulnerability in Samsung's Galaxy S4, researchers say
Salvador Rodriguez Researchers claim to have found a major hole in Samsung's Knox security software that leaves Galaxy S4 devices used for enterprise and government work vulnerable to hackers.
Surveillance
Mission accomplished, says Edward Snowden
Barton Gellman The cascading effects of Edward Snowden's revelations have made themselves felt in Congress, the courts, popular culture, Silicon Valley and world capitals.
Hacking
Target customers hit by major credit card hack in US
Brian Krebs Retail giant Target is investigating a data breach potentially involving millions of customer credit and debit card records.
Spying
NSA review calls for halt to indiscriminate data collection
Nick O'Malley The US government should cease systematically collecting the phone records of all Americans, instead leaving the information in private hands unless it has specific cause to access it, a panel established by the President in the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks has found.
Surveillance
UN votes to protect privacy
Edith M. Lederer UN General Assembly unanimously adopts resolution to protect the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance in the digital age.
Surveillance
US panel urges NSA spying overhaul
A US review board has called for a wide-ranging overhaul of the NSA practices while preserving "robust" intelligence capabilities.
Security
UK to boost oversight of Huawei cyber centre
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said an internal review showed the government needed to enhance oversight of a cyber security centre in southern England run by Huawei.
Spying
Tech executives press Obama to reform surveillance practices
Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton Technology company executives have pressed US President Barack Obama to rein in the US government's electronic spying.
