• RAF intelligence base linked to US drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
    October 2, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Research concludes it ‘was probable’ that Menwith Hill was used to assist in the controversial assassination Campaigners have called on ministers to explain whether the secretive Menwith Hill intelligence base in Yorkshire is involved in...
  • ‘Panic made us vulnerable’: how 9/11 made the US surveillance state – and the Americans who fought back
    September 4, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    It took Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers to reveal the staggering extent of the government’s spying on its own people as institutional checks failed On the morning of 11 September 2001, an 18-year-old was driving his white Honda...
  • Reign of Terror review: from 9/11 to Trump by way of Snowden and Iraq
    August 8, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Spencer Ackerman, once of the Guardian, displays a masterful command of the facts but sometimes lets his prejudice show This 11 September will be the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the...
  • NSA whistleblower Reality Winner released from prison
    June 14, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Ex-intelligence contractor convicted of leaking report on Russian interference in US election released for good behavior Reality Winner, a former intelligence contractor convicted of leaking a report about Russian interference in the US...
  • Denmark helped US spy on Angela Merkel and European allies – report
    May 31, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Media reports claim US National Security Agency used Danish cables to spy on senior officials Reports that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the US to spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor,...
  • Havana syndrome: NSA officer’s case hints at microwave attacks since 90s
    May 2, 2021 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    When Mike Beck developed a rare form of Parkinson’s US intelligence concluded he was the victim of a hi-tech weapon When the first reports surfaced of a mysterious disorder that was afflicting dozens of US diplomats in Cuba , Mike Beck’s...
  • US entitled to $5.2m from Edward Snowden's book sales, court rules
    October 1, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Government sued Snowden over Permanent Record publication US alleges book in violation of agreements whistleblower signed The United States is entitled to more than $5.2m from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s...
  • NSA surveillance exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules seven years on
    September 3, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Whistleblower revealed collection of phone records to Guardian Court says officials who defended dragnet were not telling truth Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass...
  • Edward Snowden has taken $1.2m in speaking fees in exile, US filing says
    August 17, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    US trying to strip whistleblower of profits earned since leaks Government says speaking fees cover 67 engagements Whistleblower Edward Snowden has earned more than $1.2m in speaking fees since he leaked confidential US material to...
  • Speculation grows over pardon for Edward Snowden after Trump remarks
    August 14, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Trump: ‘A lot of people think he is not being treated fairly’ Congressman calls for Trump to pardon NSA whistleblower Speculation is growing over whether Donald Trump might pardon Edward Snowden after the US president told an interviewer...
  • Tech firms like Facebook must restrict data sent from EU to US, court rules
    July 16, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Long-running legal saga finds inadequate protections against snooping on personal data by US intelligence agencies Tech companies like Facebook could be prevented from sending data back to the US, after the latest ruling in a...
  • Dark Mirror by Barton Gellman review – the rise of today's surveillance state
    May 27, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    The author’s account of his interactions with Edward Snowden drive this deeply considered portrait of the 21st-century US-dominated surveillance operation In January 2013, the documentary film-maker Laura Poitras asked Barton Gellman if...
  • NSA whistleblower who leaked Russian hacking report petitions for clemency
    February 17, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Reality Winner was sentenced to five years in 2018 after leaking classified report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election Supporters of Reality Winner, a National Security Agency whistleblower who leaked classified information...
  • NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack
    January 27, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Democratic lawmaker asks agency if it is confident the Saudi government has not sought to hack US officials Saudi crown prince ‘hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone’ The US National Security Agency is facing questions about the security of top...
  • Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 security fix after NSA warning
    January 14, 2020 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    US agency revealed flaw that could be exploited by hackers to create malicious software Microsoft is rolling out a security fix to Windows 10 after the US National Security Agency (NSA) warned the popular operating system contained a...
  • Edward Snowden’s profits from memoir must go to US government, judge rules
    December 20, 2019 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Court says state is entitled to any profits from Permanent Record because its publication breached non-disclosure agreements Edward Snowden is not entitled to the profits from his memoir Permanent Record, and any money made must go to...
  • Permanent Record by Edward Snowden review – gripping spy story
    September 23, 2019 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    The NSA whistleblower’s account of his life and actions against the US security services is a page-turner The work “hack” used to be a term of approbation among geeks, as a means of describing an elegant way of circumventing a difficulty...
  • Permanent Record review: Edward Snowden writes in 50 shades of grey
    September 22, 2019 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    The whistleblower offers part-confession, part-J’accuse, an ambiguous tale for a nation which doesn’t know what to think Eighteen years after the towers fell and the Pentagon burned, nearly three in four Americans call terror a national...
  • Edward Snowden: life after leaking – podcast
    September 15, 2019 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden’s life was upended by his decision to expose his government’s programme of mass surveillance. Ewen MacAskill helped break the story for the Guardian back in 2013 and now visits him in his...
  • Edward Snowden on 9/11 and why he joined the army: ‘Now, finally, there was a fight’
    September 15, 2019 from World news: NSA | theguardian.com
    In an extract from his memoir, the US whistleblower shares his experiences on the day the twin towers fell – and the aftermath that led him to join up Whenever I try to understand how the past two decades happened, I return to that...
  • West Point Wins NSA's 16th Annual Cyber Defense Exercise
    April 19, 2016 from NSA News
    The U.S. Military Academy won the 2016 Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), capturing its 8th Information Assurance Director's Trophy since the annual competition began in 2001, NSA announced today.
  • Appointment of NSA's First Transparency Officer
    April 14, 2016 from NSA News
    Rebecca Richards, NSA's Director of Civil Liberties and Privacy, has been appointed to serve concurrently as the Agency's first Transparency Officer.
  • Women's History Month Feature
    April 1, 2016 from NSA News
    In the spotlight: An NSA Applied Research Mathematician Leans In
  • Serving the Nation with Dedication and Courage
    April 1, 2016 from NSA News
    As the events unfolded and later, as things became clearer, I felt a profound change - the world as we knew it would never be the same again. I also felt a call to action, to do something, to contribute, to serve my country.
  • National Cryptologic Museum Hosts Women in STEM Event
    March 19, 2016 from NSA News
    NSA celebrates Women's History Month with an event at the National Cryptologic Museum on March 31, 2016 to bring awareness to Women in STEM.
  • March is Women's History Month
    March 18, 2016 from NSA News
    This announcement recognizes Women's History Month and the women at NSA who make the mission happen.
  • NSA Announces 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition
    March 5, 2016 from NSA News
    Nomination deadline: March 31, 2016
  • 75th Anniversary of a Key U.S. Visit to Bletchley Park
    February 9, 2016 from NSA News
    The world's most important signals-intelligence liaison relationship began 75 years ago - between the United States and the United Kingdom - on February 8, 1941.
  • 08 Feb 2016 - NSA21: Facing Threats to the Nation and Future Challenges with Innovation, Integration, and a Focus on Talent
    February 8, 2016 from NSA News
    The National Security Agency has launched a comprehensive campaign to ensure NSA maintains its position as the world's preeminent foreign signals intelligence and information assurance organization. The vision and framework for this...
  • NSA Releases USA FREEDOM Act Transparency Report
    January 16, 2016 from NSA News
    The National Security Agency announced today the public release of its new report on the implementation of the USA FREEDOM Act, along with specific procedures - adopted by the U.S. Attorney General and approved by the Foreign...
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