US government

Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches

Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?

8 years ago

Apple, Google And Amazon Support Microsoft With US Government Gag Order Fight

Tech and media compaines throw Microsoft their support of a gagging lawsuit fight with the US government

8 years ago

ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control

Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government

9 years ago

Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill

Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties

9 years ago

US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack

Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers

9 years ago

Google Secretly Gave WikiLeaks Data To US Government

Incident happened almost three years ago but gag order on Google kept the search giant silent

10 years ago

Chinese Hackers Hit US Government Dept – Report

All US government personnel records may have been compromised by Chinese hackers

10 years ago

Tech Titans Withdraw Support For NSA Reform Bill

Tech giants object to a US government reform bill of the NSA, saying the measures do not go far enough

11 years ago

US Government Says Utility System Hacked

Unnamed utility supplier and control system managing a mechanical device both hacked, according to official US security body

11 years ago

US Government To Cut Ties To Icann

Amidst growing international pressure, the US government has announced the Internet management body Icann will be independent as of late…

11 years ago

Judge Shows Leniency In Apple Ebook Conspiracy Ruling

A judge granted the US government oversight of Apple's content-distribution deals, also placing restrictions on Apple's agreements with publishers

11 years ago

US Government Issues Android Malware Warning

The American government has warned its staff about the prevalence of malware on the Android OS

11 years ago

US Government Needlessly Trashes $170k Of Kit After Routine Malware Infection

US body goes beserk over a relatively minor malware outbreak

11 years ago

Tech Giants Ask US Government For More Post-PRISM Transparency

Facebook, Google and others urge the US government to be more transparent on what data it asks for

12 years ago

US Government Security Contracts Trigger Industry Interest

Security companies are battling to secure up to £3.9bn worth of contracts from the American government

12 years ago

US Senate Criticises Apple Tax Arrangements

Apple rejects accusations it uses off-shore accounts to minimise tax bill ahead of Tim Cook meeting

12 years ago

Blue Coat Partner Fined $2.8m Over Syria Surveillance Sales

Computerlinks FZCO given hefty fine for breaking export rules

12 years ago

White House Wants Phone Unlocking Ban Overturned

White house responds to a petition calling for US phone unlocking ban to be scrapped

12 years ago

US Federal Reserve Admits ‘Revenge’ Breach By Anonymous Over Swartz

US Federal Reserve admits hack but doesn't name names

12 years ago

Petition To Oust Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Hits 25,000 Goal

White House should now issue a response on the Aaron Swartz case

12 years ago

Army’s Lax Security Highlighted In US WikiLeaks Hearing

The theme of the pre-trial testimony of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning is that US military security was lax

13 years ago

US Authorities Censor Blog For A Year Without Cause

The US authorities return confiscated domain name to an "illegal" music blog without explanation

13 years ago

Amazon GovCloud Secured For US Government

Amazon Web Services has launched a tightly secured cloud offering, AWS GovCloud, for the US government

13 years ago

Microsoft Patents Wiretap Technology For Skype

Microsoft has filed a patent application for a technology that allows VoIP conversations to be legally monitored

13 years ago

Twitter Ordered To Hand Over Data To US Government

Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation

14 years ago

Dell/IBM CEOs Point To Cloud Savings For Uncle Sam

The bosses of Dell and IBM have called for greater technology use to drive cost savings for the US government

14 years ago

US Investigation Of WikiLeaks’ Assange Is Misguided

The US government has no business investigating Julian Assange for publishing secret diplomatic messages, says Wayne Rash

14 years ago

Amazon Helps US Government Leap Into The Cloud

The US Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has moved its Recovery.gov site to a cloud computing infrastructure powered by Amazon

15 years ago