National Security Agency

National Security Agency now authorized to gather telephone records under new electronic spying law

The National Security Agency can now gather telephone records as ordered by the US Foreign Intellige...

Apr 20, 2016 05:21 AM EDT

U.S. appeals court asked to halt NSA phone spying program

A U.S. appeals court appeared reluctant on Wednesday to put an immediate halt to the federal governm...

Sep 03, 2015 08:53 AM EDT

U.S. court hands win to NSA over metadata collection

A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a judge's ruling that would have blocked the National Secur...

Aug 30, 2015 06:50 PM EDT

China hacked private emails of U.S. officials since 2010, NBC reports

Chinese hackers have been accessing the private emails of top U.S. national security and trade offic...

Aug 11, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

Sex, lies and debt potentially exposed by U.S. data hack

When a retired 51-year-old military man disclosed in a U.S. security clearance application that he h...

Jun 15, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

China-linked hackers get sensitive U.S. defense and intelligence data: report

China-linked hackers appear to have gained access to sensitive background information submitted by U...

Jun 13, 2015 05:19 AM EDT

Rollback of U.S. spy powers would mark post-9/11 watershed

At 3:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies will begin...

May 30, 2015 06:30 PM EDT

Fate of U.S. domestic surveillance program uncertain after Senate vote

The U.S. Senate blocked a measure to extend spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone re...

May 23, 2015 06:47 PM EDT

NSA chief declines comment on spyware reports, says programs lawful

The head of the National Security Agency refused to comment on Monday on reports that the U.S. gover...

Feb 23, 2015 05:41 PM EST

Judge rules for NSA in warrantless search case

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the National Security Agency in a lawsuit challenging the ...

Feb 10, 2015 10:33 PM EST

U.S. Congress examining deal between NSA official, ex-agency chief

A Senate committee and an outspoken U.S. Congressman are seeking further information about a deal un...

Oct 21, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

U.S. court to hear appeal over keeping U.S. demands for telecom records secret

A U.S. appeals court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday on whether the Federal Bureau of Investig...

Oct 08, 2014 10:56 AM EDT

US Senator Rand Paul files lawsuit against Obama, Intelligence officials over NSA surveillance

US Senator Paul claimed that the lawsuit lodged against the Obama administration over surveillance p...

Feb 12, 2014 05:07 PM EST