Truecrypt – Disk encryption tool recommended by Mr.Snowden? Gone
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2347200/truecrypt-encryption-is-no-longer-secure-due-to-windows-xp-end-of-life
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/truecrypt-security-audit-presses-on-despite-developers-jumping-ship/
Lavabit – Secure email provider, recommended by Mr. Snowden? Gone
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2345905/ladar-levinson-reveals-why-he-closed-lavabit
Crooks get your credit card, here’s how.
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/peek-inside-a-professional-carding-shop/
Government CyberTroops of some countries and big companies unite to highjack a powerfull bot network
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/backstage-with-the-gameover-botnet-hijackers/
Another security related blog: https://www.schneier.com/
And the NSA story, follow the links : http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/nsa-attains-the-holy-grail-of-spying-decodes-vast-swaths-of-internet-traffic/