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NSA building big electronic data center in Utah, but don’t ask why: It’s secret

SALT LAKE CITY — An intelligence official says the National Security Agency will build a secretive electronic data center at a National Guard camp in Utah.

Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for blast at UN food agency that killed 5

Taliban claim responsibility for deadly UN blast

Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for deadly blast at UN food agency

ISLAMABAD — Taliban militants claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadly suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency’s heavily fortified compound in Islamabad, saying international relief work in Pakistan was not in “the interest of Muslims.”

US-allied Colombian government to dismantle scandal-plagued domestic intelligence agency

BOGOTA — After a wiretapping scandal, Colombia’s domestic spy department will be dismantled and a new agency will be set up to focus on intelligence and counterintelligence work involving national security, the nation’s spy chief said Friday.

Group uses FOIA lawsuit to crack secrecy surrounding possible crimes by intelligence agencies

WASHINGTON — A public interest group is trying to use the Freedom of Information Act to crack more than three decades of secrecy surrounding how the government deals with wrongdoing by intelligence agencies.

Report: Cyber expert shortage may hinder government in protecting Web sites, internal systems

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found.

Gov’t report: Bush secret surveillance program extended beyond wiretapping without warrants

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration authorized secret surveillance activities that still have not been made public, according to a new government report that questions the legal basis for the unprecedented anti-terrorism program.

Experts work to untangle US, South Korea cyber attack, disagree over extent of Pyongyang ties

WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal.

Official says 7 SKorean Web sites hacked again after slew of cyber attacks in South, US

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean Web sites were attacked again Thursday after a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea that several officials suspect North Korea was behind.

Official says 7 SKorean Web sites facing renewed cyber attacks

SEOUL, South Korea — A state official says seven South Korean Web sites are under renewed cyber attack.

SKorea on high alert for more cyber attacks amid suspicions of NKorea involvement

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in the South and in the United States. The South warned that computer networks of key infrastructure could be targeted.

South Korea on high alert for more cyber attacks amid suspicions of North Korea involvement

SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in South Korea and the United States. The South warned that computer networks of key infrastructure could be targeted.

Computer security company says additional wave of cyber attacks expected in SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea — A computer security company says an additional wave of cyber attacks is expected to hit major South Korean Web sites later Thursday.

Officials eye North Korea as origin of cyber attack that showed US agencies unevenly prepared

WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.

International cyber attack broader than suspected; White House, Pentagon among targets

WASHINGTON — The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.

Massive cyber attack affects government Web sites in US, SKorea; NKorea suspectedUS

WASHINGTON — A widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of the Treasury Department, the Secret Service and other U.S. agencies, and South Korean government sites also came under assault.

Officials: Major SKorean, US Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack

SEOUL, South Korea — Suspected cyber attacks paralyzed Web sites of major South Korean government agencies, banks and Internet sites in a barrage that appeared linked to similar attacks in the U.S., South Korean officials said Wednesday.

Intelligence chief says North Korea’s nuclear and missile

WASHINGTON — North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches follow a familiar pattern of provocation but take on dangerous significance with Kim Jong Il’s designation of his successor last week, the top U.S. intelligence official said Monday.

US Official: California’s Harman wasn’t monitored by NSA, won’t say which agency involved

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The National Security Agency did not place a wiretap that reportedly intercepted phone conversations made by Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., the top U.S. intelligence official said Monday.

US Official: California’s Harman was monitored, but not by NSA, won’t say which agency

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The top U.S. intelligence official says California Democrat Jane Harman was monitored by a government wiretap but that the surveillance was not directed by the National Security Agency.

US cybersecurity adviser says protecting gov’t computers is too tough for any single agency

SAN FRANCISCO — The challenge of protecting the government’s computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn’t intend to consolidate control of U.S. cybersecurity under a single department like the National Security Agency, as some have feared.

Pelosi says she knew earlier that National Security Agency had overheard Harman on phone call

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she was aware a few years ago that Rep. Jane Harman had been overheard on a government wiretap.