FBI investigates exiled Chechen militant in connection with Boston bombing

A former Chechen militant who moved to the United States in 2004 admitted this week to meeting with accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev only weeks before the grizzly terrorist attack.

May 17, 2013 16:44

US seizes top Bitcoin exchange as crackdown begins

The US Department of Homeland Security seized a payment processing account Tuesday belonging to Mt. Gox, the largest international Bitcoin trader, claiming the monetary exchange service falsified financial documents.

May 15, 2013 21:40

Boston police spied on Occupy protesters instead of investigating Tsarnaevs

Authorities in Massachusetts were never told the Russian government warned the United States of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but investigators were largely preoccupied with another problem at the time: protesters.

May 10, 2013 18:29

‘Our homeland defense system failed’ - Congress holds first hearing on Boston bombing

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis entertained questions from the United States House Committee on Homeland Security Thursday morning as lawmakers learn if last month’s terrorist attack could have been prevented.

May 09, 2013 14:31

US government sites brace for 'nuisance-level' OpUSA hacking spree

Though a confidential alert by the US Department of Homeland Security is asking government websites prepare for an impending round of hacking and website attacks announced as the #OpUSA campaign, officials say the threats are likely a publicity stunt.

May 07, 2013 00:43

Secret US court approved every single domestic spying request in 2012

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court quietly rubber stamped nearly 2,000 government requests to search or electronically monitor people in the United States last year, according to a Justice Department report published this week.

May 02, 2013 22:16