Hackers Attempt to Hold Capitol Hill Data for Ransom
The House's network is partly locked down after hackers tried to infiltrate congressional computers, encrypt their contents, and demand ransom.
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How Junk Arson Science Convicted a Mother of Killing Her Own Daughters
After 16 years of fighting, Angela Garcia took a plea deal in the arson death of her children. Did prosecutors know their case was fatally flawed?
Clear Evidence Killing of British MP Jo Cox Was Politically Motivated
British extremists tried to dismiss evidence that the man who assassinated the pro-Europe lawmaker Jo Cox shouted "Britain First" during the attack.
![A USB device is attached to Cellebrite UFED TOUCH, a device for the data extraction from mobile device such as mobile phone or smart phone, as it was demonstrated by Japanese electronics maker Sun Corp. during a photo opportunity at the company's Tokyo office in Tokyo March 30, 2016. Israel's Cellebrite, a subsidiary of Japan's Sun Corp and a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato (Newscom TagID: rtrlseven752590.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cellebrite-data-ft.jpg?fit=768%2C472)
When the FBI Has a Phone It Can't Crack, It Calls These Israeli Hackers
Apple fights to keep the U.S. government out of its phones. Cellebrite is the leader in helping break in. An inside look at the secretive Israeli company.
Bill That Would Ban End-to-End Encryption Savaged by Critics
“Burr-Feinstein may be the most insane thing I've ever seen seriously offered as a piece of legislation. It is ‘do magic’ in legalese,” tweeted Julian Sanchez, a senior Cato Institute fellow studying privacy and technology.
Microsoft Says U.S. Is Abusing Secret Warrants
Microsoft is suing the government for the right to tell customers when law enforcement is reading their email.
In Bungled Spying Operation, NSA Targeted Pro-Democracy Campaigner
How a middle-aged pro-democracy activist was falsely accused of terrorism and placed on a top-secret NSA surveillance list.
Vindication for Edward Snowden From a New Player in NSA Whistleblowing Saga
A former assistant inspector general at the Pentagon who was responsible for protecting whistleblowers became one himself when the process failed.
FBI Told Cops to Recreate Evidence From Secret Cell-Phone Trackers
Feds tell locals that they need to find other ways "to corroborate information concerning the location of the target obtained through the use of this equipment” if they want to introduce it at trial.
Senate Kicks Off Debate Over Reauthorizing Controversial NSA Programs
PRISM and Upstream are aimed at "foreign targets" but scoop up a potentially vast number of communications involving innocent Americans.