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America's National Security Agency (NSA) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defence responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence. The NSA is a key component of the US Intelligence community, which is headed by the Director of National Intelligence. By law, the NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, although there have been some incidents involving domestic collection, including the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy.

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With the CIA claiming that Huawei has received funding from Chinese intelligence agencies, shouldn’t Beijing be just as concerned about some of America’s biggest tech firms fighting over a US$10 billion Pentagon project

One thing about men is that we all - ok, may be not all, but say 99.999 per cent of men - have looked at porn. So I rather look on the latest unending leaks by Edward Snowden about the US National Security Agency in a more positive light than most.

  • Plans to expand the scope of surveillance powers highlight a shift in focus to cybersecurity and the role of states like China, according to one analyst
  • A planned vote in Congress on the measures was pulled following a major backlash from human rights and privacy activists
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‘Second Date’ software used in Northwestern Polytechnical University attack is a potent cyberespionage tool developed by US agency, says state media.

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Canadian lawyer Robert Tibbo, who represented US whistle-blower Edward Snowden, says he resigned from Hong Kong Bar Association because he believed he would never get a fair hearing

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Spy agency said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia, including from China, Israel, Syria and Nato members, had been targeted.

The breach by the ‘Volt Typhoon’ group is thought to be part of a campaign intended to disrupt communications in the Pacific region ahead of a possible crisis.

He has repeatedly made it clear he applied for asylum in Russia out of necessity because he is threatened with extradition to the US by other countries.

Beijing’s efforts to shape global technology ecosystems are becoming an ‘increasingly urgent problem’ for Western governments, according to Jeremy Fleming, director of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters.

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The ex-intelligence contractor had fled to Russia after he leaked files revealing vast surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency.

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The National Security Agency is involved in parts of the process to ready new encryption standards for quantum computing, which could break existing standards.

Cybersecurity firm Symantec says the malware, which it calls Daxin, has been used to target high level, non-Western government agencies in Asia and Africa.

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The NSA has reportedly used a partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Two hacking groups utilised a VPN vulnerability to break into US security systems, with one of the groups suspected of being tied to Beijing.

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Richard Grenell has been announced as acting director of national intelligence, so does not require Senate confirmation, after serving as ambassador to Germany.