Tag: nsa
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One In Four US hackers ‘Is An FBI Informer’
The underground world of computer hackers has been so thoroughly infiltrated in the US by the FBI and secret service that it is now riddled with paranoia and mistrust, with an estimated one in four hackers secretly informing on their peers, a Guardian investigation has established.
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DHS to Gain ‘Autonomy’ Under Obama Cybersecurity Plan
Obama has proposed legislation that will give the Department of Homeland Security more “autonomy” in its effort to protect civilian computer networks from ostensible cyber attack, according to Information Week.
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5/19 Defcon: Blockage, Bills, Threats & Storms
Obama DOJ tries to block unclassified info from NSA leaker trial* new yorker mag sheds new light on nsa’s warrantless wiretapping & data mining* senate bill requires warrant for email, cloud content* senate bill makes illegal internet streaming a felony* bill clinton: create internet agency* US secret service questions 13yr-old over facebook ‘threat’* twitter feed…
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3/24 Newspurge: On The Wings of a Snow-White Dove
Drugwar: US paved the way for cocaine traffickers… literally* pennsylvania cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin* video: arrest in minnesota mass overdose that killed one* History/mystery: rosenberg co-conspirator sobell reveals more about his role* US govt demands st. louis museum return stolen mummy mask to egypt* Murder/mayhem: amanda knox asks italian court to block…
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corbett report: episode176 – 30 ways you are being spied on
from corbett report: This week we explore the myriad ways that governments and corporations are tracking, databasing, monitoring, logging, recording and generally spying on your every movement. Is there any hope for personal freedom in the technological surveillance society? download episode176/subscribe the latest corbett report videos: sunday update – feb20: activism rising the last word…
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Gareth Williams Was Poisoned
Trowbridge H Ford writes in, “Gareth Williams And Gudrun Loftus Murdered To Avoid Their Becoming More George Blakes”, an interesting tale about international spying. Gareth Williams and Gudrun Loftus were apparently working together to expose unflattering activities of the British and German governments.
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Wayne Madsen: China Fired Mystery Missile
WMR (Wayne Madsen Report) has learned that the missile was likely a JL-2 ICBM, which has a range of 7,000 miles, and was fired in a northwesterly direction over the Pacific and away from U.S. territory from a Jin class submarine.
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Cyber Command Seeks to Expand Battlefield
Gen. Keith B Alexander, NSA Director and Cyber Command chief, seeks to go “full spectrum” with offensive measures in cyberspace. Cyber Command reached full operational status just within the past month, looks to push boundaries according to Washington Post article.
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dod leads cyber defense
Pentagon’s Cyber Policy chief Robert Butler announces new relationships, “…in a break with previous policy, the military now is prepared to provide cyber expertise to other government agencies and to certain private companies to counter attacks on their computer networks…”. Defense News article, “DoD Expanding Domestic Cyber Role” emphasizes utilizing cyber capabilities of the Pentagon. …
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NSA’s Newest Recruiters
Danger Room reports newest recruiters for NSA reside on their kids page. Yes, there exists a kids page.
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Pilot Refuses Naked Body Scanner & ‘Pat Down’
A pilot who refused to submit to a full-body scan or the alternative pat down going through airport security said the procedures violate his rights.
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Defcon 9/9: Sex, Spies & Vulnerabilities
Craigslist unexpectedly pulls adult services listings // CIA money behind wi-fi positioning system, or WPS // Google pays $8.5M to settle buzz privacy invasion suit // DHS cybersecurity watchdogs miss 100s of vulnerabilities on their own network
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defcon 8/19: flashback flares & jackal hacktivism
video: top physicist says solar flare would set us back 100yrs* sun affects earth more than you might realize* call it ‘operation ajax truth’: iranian activists deface uk genetics website* 19 aug ’53 – anglo-american military coup in iran* ‘day of the jackal’ & ‘odessa file’ author/journalist blames nsa for wife’s laptop hack* wikileaks says…
