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Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
April 10, 2018, 11:25 pm
Zuckerberg apologizes to Congress over massive Facebook breach
Insisting protecting community is more important than profit, founder of social media giant says: 'We didn't do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm'
By Michael Mathes and Rob Lever
In this Nov. 9, 2017 photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with a group of entrepreneurs and innovators. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
April 9, 2018, 6:06 am
Zuckerberg to face angry lawmakers as Facebook firestorm rages
Amid a raft of inquiries of data breaches and hacking, the social media giant's CEO will be grilled by US lawmakers seeking new regulations for his sprawling platform
By Rob Lever
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
April 7, 2018, 5:33 am
Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads
Under fire for enabling manipulation of its platform in 2016 US elections, social media giant looks to curb outside election interference
By Rob Lever
Illustrative: Logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. (AFP Photo/Loic Venance)
January 23, 2018, 4:42 am
Facebook admits social media threat to democracy
Company's civic engagement chief says it was 'far too slow' to respond to spread of misinformation during 2016 US election
By Rob Lever
A sign above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow, January 30, 2017. (AP/Pavel Golovkin)
October 12, 2017, 7:31 am
Kaspersky in focus as US-Russia cyber-tensions rise
Israel reportedly discovered the Russian software company was a vehicle for hackers to steal security secrets from the NSA
By Rob Lever
An exterior view of the Google office in Mountain View, California. (Google office image via Shutterstock)
August 13, 2017, 5:50 am
Silicon Valley’s accidental war with the far right
Mirroring polarization of American politics, online tech-companies find themselves entrenched in battle with extremists over ground rules for the digital world
By Rob Lever
An illustrative photo shows the logo of social networking website Twitter displayed on a computer screen. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
April 7, 2017, 1:54 am
Twitter rejects US effort to unmask anti-Trump officials’ accounts
Social media giant says in lawsuit it received demand last month to reveal identities of those behind account critical of Trump immigration policy
By Rob Lever
A screen capture of the Breitbart website on November 16, 2016.
November 16, 2016, 12:23 pm
After helping capture White House, Breitbart sets sights on Europe
Alt-right website plans move into France and Germany, but chairman Steve Bannon's White House role could create diplomatic conflicts of interest
By Rob Lever
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a rally at the University of California, Riverside, in Riverside, California, May 24, 2016. (AP/John Locher)
May 29, 2016, 5:04 am
Trump or not, ‘big data’ could be huge in 2016 vote
As presidential race pivots to general election and candidates reach beyond their base, finding out what voters want can be decisive
By Rob Lever
US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his national security team on cyber-security, February 9, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
February 10, 2016, 12:20 am
Obama launches cyber-security ‘national action plan’
Move comes in response to epidemic of data breaches and cyber attacks on government, private networks
By Rob Lever
A computer, illustrative (CC BY-SA HackNY, Flickr)
December 4, 2014, 12:52 am
Iran hackers penetrate key world networks, say researchers
Report finds Tehran ramped up cyber capabilities after 2010 Stuxnet attack, targeting governments, companies and airports
By Rob Lever
A computer, illustrative (CC BY-SA HackNY, Flickr)
November 24, 2014, 2:18 pm
‘State-sponsored’ computer spyware seen in Saudi Arabia, Russia
Regin is similar to Stuxnet, which targeted Iranian nuclear sites, according to software security firm
By Rob Lever
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