Tag: National Security Agency

Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Election Threat Persists Amid Ukraine War

Top national security officials warned on Tuesday about the continuing threat of election interference from abroad, emphasizing that…

National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Dropped Again in 2021, Report Says

There were about 232,000 targets of so-called 702 surveillance in 2021, the report said — the largest such…

Spy Agencies Cite Russia’s Setbacks but Say Putin Is ‘Unlikely to Be Deterred’

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had been…

As Tanks Rolled Into Ukraine, So Did Malware. Then Microsoft Entered the War.

WASHINGTON — Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside…

Math That Helped Solve Fermat’s Theorem Now Safeguards the Digital World

Defenses against digital snoopers keep getting stronger. Encryption is what keeps communications safe when you use Signal and…