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Hacker From Russian Crime Group Jailed In Multi-Million Dollar Global Blackmail Conspiracy

By Madeline Roache

Feds: Russian Hackers Are Attacking U.S. Power Plants

By Nash Jenkins

Compassion is Missing From the Opioid Crisis Conversation

By The Aspen Institute

Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile Opens Up on the 2016 Election

By Philip Elliott

Americans Didn't Always Keep Their Social Security Numbers Secret. Here's What Changed

After the Equifax hack, the White House has discussed scrapping Social Security numbers. But they weren't always seen as a security risk

By Olivia B. Waxman October 6, 2017

Inside the Secret Plan to Stop Vladimir Putin’s U.S. Election Plot

The White House was prepared to call out the military to guard the vote from a Russian hack

By Massimo Calabresi July 20, 2017

How Schools Can Tackle Their Equity Problem

Here are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute June 1, 2017

Inside Russia’s Social Media War on America

On March 2, a disturbing report hit the desks of U.S. counterintelligence officials in Washington. For months, American spy hunters had scrambled to uncover details of Russia's influence operation against the 2016 presidential election. In...

By Massimo Calabresi May 18, 2017

Why a Global Cyber Crisis Stalled-This Time

In the end, it wasn't the cyber Armageddon that it seemed to be at first glance. What has been described as the largest ever ransomware attack--a cybercriminal scheme that locks up computer files until victims...

By Robert Hackett May 18, 2017

Teenagers Already Know the Key to Protecting Your Privacy

It is time our devices actually turned all the way off

By Kenneth A. Bamberger and Deirdre K. Mulligan March 29, 2017

Hacking Myself Is the Most Surprisingly Humiliating Decision I've Ever Made

One day we will all be hacked. By "we," I mean the famous and powerful, so it's not something you really need to worry about. But I do. So, figuring the best defense is a...

March 23, 2017

WikiLeaks: The Real Cost of ‘Forced Transparency’

The war on secrecy keeps escalating. In the latest case, WikiLeaks claims to have uncovered documents--which it has labeled Vault 7--that show how U.S. intelligence agencies can evade encryption to access smartphones and core devices...

By Ian Bremmer March 16, 2017

U.S. Cyber Policy Makes Americans Vulnerable to Our Own Government

'The government wants to leave holes in our security so it can walk through them later'

By Oren J. Falkowitz January 10, 2017

The Founder of WikiLeaks Just Dismissed the Russia Hacking Report as a 'Press Release'

The founder of WikiLeaks said the report was politically motivated

By Maya Rhodan January 9, 2017

CIA Names Russian Officials

Top U.S. intelligence official, James Clapper, said he was "even more resolute" that Russia staged cyber attacks during the election campaign

By Reuters January 5, 2017

CNN Used a Video Game to Show How Russians Hack Stuff

Or maybe it's code for "the Russians loves Fallout 4, too"

By Matt Peckham January 3, 2017

We Learn To Take Bribes At An Early Age

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute December 19, 2016

Here's The Evidence Russia Hacked The Democratic National Committee

Such as it is. A declassified review comes next month.

By Massimo Calabresi and Pratheek Rebala December 13, 2016

Donald Trump: If I Lost and Blamed Russia It Would Be Called a Conspiracy Theory

Trump also asked why warnings about Russian hacks were not brought up during the election. They were

By Maya Rhodan December 12, 2016

The Downside of Donald Trump's Fight With the Intelligence Community

Crises require credibility

By Massimo Calabresi December 11, 2016