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Trump’s CIA nominee grilled on his advocacy of surveillance database

Senators question how Pompeo would limit his proposed U.S. metadata database

Jan 12, 2017 4 mins

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Trump: It was probably Russia that hacked the DNC, Clinton campaign

The incoming president comes as close as he ever has to agreement with U.S. intelligence

Jan 11, 2017 3 mins

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Trump allegedly backed compromise of DNC emails, say leaked docs

The unverified documents are said to have been provided to the FBI, which is investigating their 'credibility and accuracy'

By John Ribeiro

Jan 11, 2017 3 mins

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US Intel report: Russia allegedly obtained ‘compromising’ info on Trump

A former British intelligence agent made the claims in paid research

Jan 10, 2017 3 mins

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US Intel: Russia hacked Republican groups during election

In addition, Russian cyberspies allegedly stole data from voter registration databases

Jan 10, 2017 3 mins

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Russia: US fueling ‘witch hunt’ with election hacking claims

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has been skeptical over claims that Russia was involved

Jan 9, 2017 2 mins

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US: Putin ordered cyber-meddling to favor Trump

A declassified report from US intelligence agencies cites hacking, leaks and propaganda

Jan 6, 2017 3 mins

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Trump mum on Russia blame after US intelligence briefing

Trump says no country or outside party managed to meddle with the election's outcome

Jan 6, 2017 3 mins

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FBI dispute with DNC over hacked servers may fuel doubt on Russia role

The FBI never gained access to the DNC's hacked servers, instead relying on evidence provided from CrowdStrike

Jan 5, 2017 3 mins

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FTC takes D-Link to court citing lax product security, privacy perils

FTC: D-Link failed to take reasonable steps to secure its routers and Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, potentially compromising sensitive consumer information

By Michael Cooney

Jan 5, 2017 6 mins

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