Tag: terror
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3/4 Binge & Purge: Chiquita Death Squads, Recalls & Strikes
Families of murdered US missionaries sue Chiquita for supporting FARC terrorists in Colombia // Food poisoning costs US $152B a year // FDA recalls some foods with flavor enhancer HVP // Poll: food makes 4 in 10 Americans sick
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Former Intel Chief Predicts ‘Devastating’ Cyber Attack
The country is not taking cybersecurity seriously and will fall victim to a devastating cyber attack within the next few years, former National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell told lawmakers Tuesday.
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US & russia begin cyberwar limitation talks
it’s like salt for hackers… from the register: The US and Russia have begun talks on limiting the the military use of cyberspace. Entry into the cyber arms reduction talks – convened by a United Nations arms control committee – represents a significant shift for the US, which has resisted entering such talks for years,…
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defcon 12/12: regimes, lists, biometrics & privacy promis
how to shut down the ‘net: a guide for repressive regimes* will 2010 bring a wake-up call for cybersecurity?*fbi: 19,000 matches to terrorist screening list in ’09* bank firewalls cracked by cyberhackers*men charged with hijacking dod paychecks* apple loses $21.7m patent suit, appeal in progress*surgery fools japan’s fingerprint checks* radio nodes may succeed rfid tags*verichip’s…
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cern scientist arrested for alleged terror connections
from the register: An atomic physicist who worked at the European Organization for Nuclear Research for six years has been arrested on suspicion he had links to an Al Qaeda affiliate in North Africa. The unnamed man had been assigned to an analysis project for the organization, better known as CERN, since 2003, the group…