The US National Security Agency, considered the worlds most advanced electronic espionage and surveillance group, has been hacked. An anonymous group ofhackers calling itself the Shadow Brokers says it breached the networks ofthe world's most advanced spying agency, the NSA. The hacker group claimed Monday that it extracted software used bythe NSA ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A new batch document dump from the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Archives of National Security Agency internal newsletters reveals that the NSA had a direct role in "interrogations" programs in Guantanamo at the outset of the global war on terror. The documents, released by The Intercept on Monday, also reveal that the intelligence ...

The US National Security Agency (NSA) tapped into conversations between Israeli and American officials in order to figure out how to counter the campaign of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against a deal with Iran on its nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reports. MOSCOW (Sputnik) The NSA eavesdropped onconversations betweenNetanyahu ...

US President Barack Obama has called on Congress to renew legislation which allows the National Security Agency to continue its controversial phone records collection. "I expect them to take action, and take action swiftly," Obama said on Friday, as the Senate has until midnightSunday to act. Obama warned that inaction to extend key Patriot Act ...

[caption id="attachment_107718" align="alignright" width="210"] Snowden said the majority of Americans are not fully aware of how wide-ranging the government's spying programs are.[/caption] Edward Snowden would go to the US if he was sure that he would face a fair trial there, the former NSA contractors lawyer Anatoly Kucherena says. "Edward ...

[caption id="attachment_31963" align="alignright" width="175"] A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., Thursday, June 6, 2013.[/caption] WASHINGTON A newly disclosedNational Security Agencydocument illustrates the striking acceleration of the use of cyberweapons by the United States andIranagainst ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Tehran, Riyadh optimistic on ties prospects: Deputy FM Visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that Iran has taken steps to exchange views with Saudi Arabia as a major regional country.   Iraqs territorial integrity ...

[caption id="attachment_107718" align="alignright" width="180"] Snowden said the majority of Americans are not fully aware of how wide-ranging the government's spying programs are.[/caption] The US National Security Agency (NSA) believes the suspected cyber attacks by the US on Iran have helped the Middle Eastern country develop sophisticated cyber ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- French President Francois Hollandeon Monday expressed his "strong condemnation" of alleged US spying during a phone call with US President Barack Obama, branding it as "unacceptable" between friends and allies, said the French Presidency Elysee in a statement released on Tuesday. France's newspaper Le Monde reported on Monday that ...

LORIENT, France French President Francois Hollande told the United States on Monday to immediately cease spying on European institutions, after reports of covert US surveillance of EU diplomatic missions. "We cannot accept this kind of behaviour between partners and allies," Hollande told journalists during a visit to the western city of Lorient....

Cyber space has pervaded the social, economic, and political aspects of our lives. The essence of this ubiquitous, fast-growing phenomenon and its genius lies in the universal power of the simple 1s and 0s. The exponential growth of its penetration has fostered a wild explosion of what is called cyber espionage, or cyber attack. Such operations, like ...

[caption id="attachment_109586" align="alignright" width="250"] The NSA "maintains a far-reaching technical and analytic relationship with the Israeli SIGINT National Unit (ISNU) ."[/caption] New documents show a far-reaching collaboration between the US National Security Agency and Israeli intelligence services most of which was directed against ...

The US has been spying on human rights activists, according to NSA superleaker Edward Snowden. He made the claims whilst giving evidence to the Council of Europe, Europes top human rights watchdog, in Strasbourg, France. Edward Snowden made his statement via video link from a secret location in the Russian capital of Moscow. Human rights can ...

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama unveiled reforms Friday in the vast surveillance being conducted by the country's clandestine National Security Agency. Aiming to calm uproar over NSA telecommunications surveillance, Obama outlined plans to end government control of an enormous cache of bulk phone records about calls made by Americans and foreigners,...

American whistleblower Edward Snowden has delivered his Alternative Christmas Message via Britains Channel 4, saying his revelations about the scale and scope of Washingtons spying activities were to enable people to have a say in how their governments are run. We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go. Think about what this means ...

'The Guardian' and 'The New York Times' cite British intelligence document indicating that surveillance was conducted against Israeli leaders, other allies. Israel has refused to issue an official reaction to the revelations made public byThe Guardianon Friday regarding American and British surveillance of former prime minister Ehud Olmert and ex-...

President Obama held a news conference on Friday before departing with his family for a two-week vacation in Hawaii, and Times reporters provided updates and analysis during the event. Mr. Obama said he expected more announcements in the new year about staffing changes in the White House. The president said his current staff was tireless and shares ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) After a ruling by a federal judge was seen to vindicate the whistleblowing of Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor published "an open letter" to the people of Brazil. "I've expressed my willingness to assist where it's appropriate and legal, but, unfortunately, the US government has been working hard to limit my ability ...

[caption id="attachment_39280" align="alignright" width="180"] A group of protesters against US electronic spying operations express support for protecting Edward Snowden (file photo).[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A White House-appointed task force is to recommend an overhaul of the National Security Agency, including changing the controversial bulk ...

Newly revealed documents show the US National Security Agency spied on the G8 and G20 summits held in the Canadian city of Toronto in 2010, with the help of the host countrys government. Documents obtained from former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden show the US embassy in Ottawa turned into a command post for the six-day spying operation ...