Tag: Rudy Takala

"Iranian authorities used Jason's social media in an attempt to engage and entrap his friends," saidÂ Ali Rezaian, brother of detained journalist Jason Rezaian. (AP file photo/Vahid Salemi)

Report: Iran targets U.S. officials in hacking spree

Rudy Takala · November 5, 2015 4:29 pm

Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain, right, and Jeff Flake scheduled a press conference on Wednesday to discuss payments made by the Pentagon to the NFL, MLB, and the NHLÂ to honor service members at sporting events.Â (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Lawmakers shaming sports leagues over paid patriotism

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 5:38 pm

To prevent installing malicious software, Android users are advised not to click on suspicious links in e-mails, SMS messages, or websites, and not to install applications outside of official app stores. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Study: Androids targeted by 20,000 ‘trojanized’ apps

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 2:00 pm

A Sept. 25 agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that both countries would refrain from engaging in such espionage, but officials have largely dismissed the agreement as futile. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

U.S. fails to protect companies from Chinese hacks, experts say

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 2:55 am

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., wrote the bill to create an "insider threat program" in the Department of Homeland Security intended to help employees "identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to insider threat risks." (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

National Security

House passes legislation to help sniff out ‘traitors’

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 10:07 pm

China has unveiled a new hotline enabling citizens to report people they suspect of being foreign agents, according to a report in the state-owned Jilin Daily.Â (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Traveling to China? Watch out

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 6:17 pm

JohnÂ Koskinen told a Senate committee that the IRS remains committed to fixing issues stemming from a 2013 report that the agency was unfairly targeting select Republican political organizations applying for 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) status. (AP Photo)

Dems join bill to end IRS surveillance

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 12:01 pm

Telecom company Vodafone UK was hacked over the weekend. "This incident was driven by criminals using email addresses and passwords acquired from an unknown source external to Vodafone," the company said in aÂ statement.Â (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Telecom company Vodafone hacked

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 3:58 pm

"I want the FBI to do its job and complete its investigation," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Chaffetz seeks to criminalize warrantless data collection

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 11:00 am

Information held by Facebook on 1 billion users represents a trove of data for the feds. (PA Wire via AP)

Info sharing could replace bulk data collection

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 6:01 am

Snowden tweeted, "This is not a blow against the US Government, but an open hand extended by friends. It is a chance to move forward." (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

European Parliament calls on countries to protect Snowden

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 8:55 pm

"The IRS failed to comply with a congressional subpoena. The IRS further failed by making false statements to Congress," Jason Chaffetz said. (AP Photo)Â

Bipartisan angst grows against IRS surveillance

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 5:40 pm