Group of 21 children sue US government for failing to do enough to stop global warming
Favouring the economic interests of certain citizens over children may be unconstitutional says judge.
Obamacare website Healthcare.gov endured over 300 hacking attempts in 18 months
Out of 316 incidents, 41 involved personal information that was not properly secured.
Michael Ford: US embassy worker socially engineered young women's email passwords in sextortion scam
Ford, 36, from Atlanta, has pleaded guilty to a slew of hacking offences.
Edward Snowden was spied upon by the US government using Lavabit email reveals document
Lavabit has been shut down after it turned over its SSL private keys.
WhatsApp and the death of wiretapping – US could be fighting a pointless encryption battle
Court filings reveal WhatsApp is embroiled in a data interception battle with the US government.
SXSW 2016: Obama says techies shouldn't be encryption absolutists at keynote event
US President Barack Obama visited SXSW to speak on the government's stand on encryption and privacy.
Isis: US defence secretary enlists military hackers and the National Guard to combat Daesh
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter outlined how the US government will deploy hackers to fight terrorism.
Apple vs FBI: Creating backdoor into iPhone could put all at risk, warns company VP
Craig Federighi says rollback to iOS 7 would make people more vulnerable to hackers and criminals.
US government agency reaches 'holy grail' of battery storage technology
Ellen Williams said battery systems could transform America's electrical grid.
Hacking the Pentagon: US Military sends open invitation to attack the federal network
Vetted selection of programmers, coders and white-hat hackers to be let loose on federal networks to expose flaws.
Tor open to snooping? Team denies Carnegie Mellon revelations have left anonymity network exposed
Has Tor network's anonymity and privacy been compromised by the Carnegie Mellon revelations?
Breaking Tor: US government funded Carnegie Mellon research to locate Silk Road suspect
Court documents have finally confirmed suspicions that the US government funded Tor-based research.
US government enlists Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to help combat online radicals
The federal government has admitted that it is 'not best placed' to counter online recruitment efforts.
Apple vs FBI: Three-day extension granted in historic encryption case
Apple granted three-day extension until 26 February to file official response.
Zero Days: Director says US government secrecy trend 'appalling'
Alex Gibney film alleges NSA developed cyberwar capabilities to cripple Iran's military defences.
Harvard report: Sadly for law enforcement, banning encryption would be futile
Banning encrypted products would only leave the general public at risk, researchers warn.
US bill aims to prevent states from imposing ban on encrypted phones
California Congressman Ted Lieu's bill aims to stop state meddling with encrypted devices.
US intelligence chief says government security agencies may spy on citizens via Internet of Things
James Clapper indicated that in future the US government may spy on its citizens using integrated smart-home devices.
Barack Obama seeks $19bn to fund new cybersecurity system
White House proposes $19bn budget and unveils new cybersecurity action plan to defend against attacks.
OPM hack: Department hit with subpoena as director criticised for lack of co-operation
The government department, responsible for housing federal data, has been criticised by an oversight committee.
Former US government employee pleads guilty for plotting to sell nuclear secrets
Former DoE employee planned to launch a spear-phishing cyber-attack to compromise government-held material.
Going dark debunked: Harvard study says encryption good for government spying
Report discredits US security agencies' theory that encryption tools hamper monitoring of extremist activities.
Isis: Edward Snowden debunks Daesh claim on encryption
NSA whistleblower says encryption claimed by Islamic State is fake.
North Korea: Student arrested for hostile act against nuclear state 'manipulated' by US government
North Korea claims student arrested was 'manipulated' by US government.
Pentagon task force accused of wasting $760m to rebuild Afghanistan
A watchdog has also said that the task force deliberately delayed handing over its records as well.
US government's new spying programme meets privacy standards claims NSA
NSA's Civil Liberties and Privacy Office says new system contains eight privacy safeguards.
Apple boss Tim Cook at loggerheads with US government over encryption back doors
Cook said that protection of all forms of data is vital, including sensitive information like medical records.
US meets tech giants in bid to counter online terror activities
Silicon Valley leaders to work with US government to fight militant propaganda online.
Security firm Guardtime courting governments and banks with industrial-grade blockchain
IBTimes UK speaks to Guardtime, which is using its KSI blockchain to secure UK nuclear and flood-defence data.
Cecil the lion: US government to add African lions to endangered species list
Lion populations have plummeted by almost 43% in the last 20 years.