Anti-Hacking Bill Aiding Verizon Delayed by Snowden Leaks

Legislation to give Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. legal protection for sharing cyber-attack information with the U.S. government has stalled after leaks about spy programs showed the companies are already turning over data.

Lawmakers have stopped advancing cybersecurity legislation until at least September as they gather more information about the National Security Agency surveillance programs and hear from constituents to assess the political fallout, Senate and House members from both parties said in interviews.