NSA warns that VPNs could be vulnerable to cyberattacks
A senior NSA official who briefed reporters Wednesday said the increase in remote work had attracted the attention of potentially malicious cyber actors.
Internal CIA review finds "woefully lax" security led to data theft
The CIA's own investigators deemed the 2017 leak of hacking assets, which may have been stolen by a CIA employee, the "largest data loss in CIA history."
Flynn and Russian ambassador transcripts released
In one of their exchanges, Flynn asked the Russian ambassador to take "reciprocal" actions and not escalate tensions with the Obama administration.
NSA warns of new "Sandworm" cyberattacks by Russia-backed hackers
The "Sandworm" hacking team has been exploiting a serious flaw in commonly used email software to obtain "any attacker's dream access," the NSA said.
Senate confirms Ratcliffe as next intel chief in divided vote
Ratcliffe's confirmation is a significant turnaround for his once-troubled bid to oversee the nation's intelligence agencies.
Intel chief declassifies names of Obama officials who "unmasked" Flynn
The Justice Department dropped its case against Flynn despite his guilty plea.
Chinese hackers are targeting U.S. COVID research, FBI and DHS warn
"The potential theft of this information jeopardizes the delivery of secure, effective, and efficient treatment options," an announcement said.
House Intel transcripts provide new insight, fuel old divisions
The transcripts, 57 in total, include testimony from a spectrum of witnesses, including top officials from the Clinton and Trump campaigns, as well as Obama administration officials.
House Intelligence Committee releases dozens of transcripts from Russia probe
The transcripts span more than 6,000 pages and include interviews with some of the key figures in the Russia saga.
Trump's pick for intel chief vows impartiality at Senate hearing
"One of the things that I've made clear to everyone is that I will deliver the unvarnished truth. It won't be shaded for anyone," John Ratcliffe told senators
Senior intel official says evidence for "both" virus origin scenarios exists
The intelligence community is examining whether the virus originated from human contact with infected animals or came about as the result of a laboratory accident in Wuhan, China.
U.S. intelligence says coronavirus "not manmade or genetically modified"
Intelligence agencies have been exploring but have not uncovered evidence to substantiate a theory that the coronavirus escaped a Chinese lab.
Confirmation hearings for Ratcliffe to be DNI may be held next week
The Senate is expected to return to the Capitol next week.
Bipartisan Senate report backs intel assessment of 2016 Russian interference
This is the fourth and penultimate chapter resulting from the committee's more than 3-year investigation into the Russian government's actions.
U.S. still investigating origins of COVID-19 outbreak
The notion that the virus itself was human-engineered has been effectively dismissed, officials said.