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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

DHS halts Disinformation Governance Board amid strong backlash

Former government officials will lead a review of DHS's disinformation work and help Secretary Mayorkas determine how to continue.

May 18, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. – (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Bahrain hacked activists’ iPhones with NSO Group spyware, Citizen Lab says

The new research raises concerns about iOS security.

Aug 24, 2021 By Tonya Riley

Signal is down in China after 100 million reported downloads

It's not clear if it's permanent yet.

Mar 16, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

Signal issues workaround for Iran’s ban of messaging app

The Android version of the chat app will soon have the capability to bypass the Iran's block on traffic, Signal says.

Feb 5, 2021 By Joe Warminsky

Havana, Cuba. As artists there demand more freedom of expression, social media services have reportedly experienced disruptions (Flickr/Pedro Szekely).

Twitter, WhatsApp users in Cuba report disruptions amid free speech protests

Western technology services are great for amplifying dissent, until they stop working.

Nov 30, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Google Chrome — Researchers believe hackers used Chrome extensions and other malicious tools — along with domains issued by a single registrar — to spy on computer users. (Getty Images)

Lawmakers call on Amazon and Google to reconsider ban on domain fronting

The technique is used to circumvent censorship and surveillance around the world.

Jul 17, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Under tough surveillance, China’s cybercriminals find creative ways to chat

"You would imagine that people who are engaging in illicit activities would at least make an effort to use a platform that's not explicitly monitored by the…

May 3, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

The app will be available on iOS and Android (Getty)

Tor-developed smartphone app will detect internet censorship and surveillance

As internet freedom declines, OONIProbe hopes to make censorship and surveillance more transparent than ever before.

Feb 7, 2017

IoT-fueled DDoS attacks are what keep internet execs up at night

Publication of the Mirai source code is noteworthy, experts tell CyberScoop, because it will lower the technical barriers once required for hackers to build immense botnets.

Oct 5, 2016 By Chris Bing