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Fake KNBC “Photobomb” Fools Media Websites, But Fails to Go Viral
A web video purporting to show a "photobomb" on Los Angeles television is most certainly a fake, despite reports published by Mediaite and TheBlaze on Friday.
Reuters accused of threatening security in Egypt after sourcing fake Twitter account
A lawyer has filed a petition against the Reuters news agency for allegedly threatening national security when it reported a false terror threat linked to a fake Twitter account last week.
Reuters sources fake Twitter account in report on Egypt terror threat
A fake Twitter account duped Reuters journalists into reporting on an Egyptian terror plot that likely doesn't exist.
How to legally watch the Winter Olympics without NBC
No cable? Tired of NBC? There is another way: Here's how you can watch the Olympic games from another broadcaster online.
CNN Twitter account compromised by Syrian Electronic Army
Anti-U.S. messages appeared on the Twitter account of cable news channel CNN on Thursday, the result of an apparent cyber attack by a Syria-based group.
Snowden denies receiving help from Russia on NSA leaks
Edward Snowden has rejected allegations that he disclosed dozens of spy programs and techniques used by the National Security Agency while cooperating with the Russian government.
Former British spy boss says text message collection “lawful”
A former British spy boss says the GCHQ's access to a trove of text messages collected by their counterparts at the NSA is "perfectly lawful."
Obama says will take “time” to win back trust of foreigners after Snowden leaks
It will take some time before the international community will be able to trust the U.S. government, President Obama acknowledged in an interview Saturday.
FOX reporter says Colorado subpoena led to harassment, missed stories
FOX journalist Jana Winter says a Colorado subpoena ordering her to disclose unnamed sources in a report led to harassment and had a severe impact on her ability to report the news.
Snowden found bugs in NSA software that went unpatched, former colleague says
Former government contractor Edward Snowden frequently found bugs in NSA software that the agency never patched, a former colleague told Forbes in December.
Snowden documents detail NSA ability to spy on “offline” computers
The NSA has the ability to covertly monitor the contents of 100,000 "offline" computers, according to a report by the New York Times.
NSA global spying goes too far, former White House security official says
A former White House cybersecurity official says the NSA's global surveillance programs may be legal, but are morally wrong and go too far.