A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control of an airplane’s engines mid-flight by hacking into its inflight entertainment system, according to a document filed in U.S. federal court and obtained by APTN National News.
The FBI has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in license-plate reader technology, but it halted a purchase order at least temporarily after lawyers raised privacy concerns about the surveillance three years ago, according to emails and other documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Two senior Secret Service agents were “more likely than not” impaired by alcohol when they drove a government vehicle through a secure area at the White House earlier this year, a government watchdog concluded in a report released late Wednesday.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A former CIA officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for leaking details of a secret mission to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
A security detail has been assigned to MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) due to threats against her on social networking sites.
Washington’s intelligence leaders flooded US television studios on Sunday, to warn of the dangers of homegrown terrorism in a concerted push that coincided with a looming deadline to reauthorise the domestic surveillance powers of the National Security Agency.
The Iranian navy is claiming to have chased off a US warship and several American aircraft, in the latest aggressive move by the Islamic Republic’s military.
A forthcoming book by the former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency argues that the U.S. underestimated Al Qaeda’s ability to regain its former strength following the killing of Usama bin Laden in 2011.
Washington – The U.S. Justice Department will begin disclosing more information about how law enforcement officials use secret cellphone tracking devices and is reviewing how the technology is deployed, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
The appointment of Adel Al-Jubeir as Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister was part of a huge shake-up that took place among the kingdom’s political leadership this past week.