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December 1, 2021 at 4:33 pm

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles says hack breached about 400,000 patients’ information

Information was compromised for about 400,000 Los Angeles affiliate patients of the national organization at the center of the country's fierce debates over abortion rights....

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV412 DCEV412

August 25, 2021 at 10:10 am

Biden appeals to top tech, energy and finance executives to ‘raise the bar on cybersecurity’

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden called on the leaders of prominent businesses including Apple, Google and JPMorgan Chase to do more to respond to cybersecurity...

July 15, 2021 at 4:15 pm

Microsoft says private Israeli firm has helped governments hack journalists and human rights advocates

Microsoft says it has patched major bugs that Candiru, an Israeli hacking-for-hire firm, has used to spy on more than 100 victims around the world...

August 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Pelosi calls House back to Washington to try to stop Postal Service changes

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called House lawmakers to return to Washington Sunday to block Postal Service changes Democrats fear could make it harder...

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August 16, 2020 at 8:34 am

House accelerates oversight of Postal Service as uproar grows, demanding top officials testify at ‘urgent’ hearing

The House Oversight Committee will hold an emergency hearing on mail delays and concerns about potential White House interference in the U.S. Postal Service, inviting...

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June 8, 2020 at 4:46 am

DARPA wants hackers to try to crack its new generation of super-secure hardware

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's top research agency thinks it has developed a new generation of technology that will make voting machines, medical databases and other...

Nation & World

May 17, 2020 at 10:44 am

Top Trump official says country safe to reopen as governors stress social distancing

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said it's safe to reopen the country because half of the counties reporting "haven't had a single death"...

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In this image from video, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks to the press on Iran and Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at the Pentagon in Washington. (divids via AP) WX203 WX203

January 12, 2020 at 9:34 am

Defense Secretary Esper says he ‘didn’t see’ evidence of an Iranian plot to attack four embassies

Neither the Defense secretary nor President Donald Trump's national security adviser would confirm Trump's claim that the White House had received intelligence that the head...

Nation & World

January 6, 2020 at 7:22 am

Iran could launch disruptive, deadly cyberattacks, security experts warn

Some security experts believe Iranian hackers could shut down electricity for some Americans, destroy important financial records or disrupt hospital or transportation systems in ways...

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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) VAEV125 VAEV125

October 1, 2019 at 5:56 am

Trump’s embrace of conspiracy theories could endanger 2020 election

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's dogged refusal to acknowledge Russia's interference in the 2016 election and his embrace of bizarre conspiracy theories threatens to imperil...