After data on 21.5 million former and current OPM workers was exposed, U.S. officials are concerned that hackers can use the information to determine the identity of spies operating in China.
An appeals court in New York ruled that Facebook can't challenge Manhattan prosecutors' warrants seeking information on 381 users as part of an investigation into Social Security fraud.
Hacking Team's spokesman said the company broke no laws when selling its technology, and a researcher points out that the company used his open source tool to create part of its surveillance software.
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