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Washington Post Admits Its ‘Russians Hacked A US Utility’ Story Was ‘Fake News’
Washington Post Admits Its ‘Russians Hacked A US Utility’ Story Was ‘Fake News’ Over the weekend we noted that the Washington Post was caught spreading “fake news” about an alleged attempt by “Russian hackers” to take over a Vermont Utility (see “Washington Post Caught Spreading More Fake News About ‘Russian Hackers’“). Within hours of reporting that […]
The Russian Hacking Frenzy (Summed Up In 200 Words)
The Russian Hacking Frenzy (Summed Up In 200 Words) Authored by BelowGotham.com’s Bill Blunden, The New York Times has published an interactive piece which encapsulates, in all of 200 words, the alleged campaign by Russian hackers to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. Yet the media’s framing of events eschews basic facts – the actual content […]
Department of Homeland Security / FBI Claim of Russian Hacking is Fake News
Department of Homeland Security / FBI Claim of Russian Hacking is Fake News On December 29, 2016, the Hill posted an article discussing a 13 page report by the FBI and DHS claiming that their 13 page report was “evidence” of Russian hacking in US elections. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/312132-fbi-dhs-release-report-on-russia-hacking Wikileaks has repeatedly stated that the source of […]
Creator of NSA’s Global Surveillance System Calls B.S. On Russian Hacking Report
Creator of NSA’s Global Surveillance System Calls B.S. On Russian Hacking Report We’ve previously documented that the hacking evidence against Russia is extremely weak, and the new report on Russian hacking doesn’t say much. Indeed – if Russia hacked the Democratic party emails (from the DNC and top Clinton aide John Podesta) – the NSA would have all […]
Like Iraq WMD Fiasco, Russia Story Doesn’t Add Up
Like Iraq WMD Fiasco, Russia Story Doesn’t Add Up Yesterday, President Obama expelled 35 Russian “Operatives” from the Russian Embassy. Is there any evidence those expelled are “intelligence operatives”? Any hard evidence Russia was behind the Hillary hacks? Any credible evidence that Putin himself is to blame? The answers are No, No, and No. Yet, once again […]
The Deep State Blues
The Deep State Blues Lest you wonder, not only did I not vote for Mr. Trump (or Hillary), but I relished heaping opprobrium on him during the election campaign. Just so you know, I’m not advocating for him, but I’m alarmed that the Deep State (the White House + the Intel Agency gang) now appears to be […]
Ex-White House Officials Criticize Vague Rules Around Disclosure of Hacking Tools
Ex-White House Officials Criticize Vague Rules Around Disclosure of Hacking Tools WHEN U.S. GOVERNMENT officials discover a new vulnerability they can use to hack into people’s computers, they have a decision to make: Should they keep it to themselves? Or should they warn the world? Exactly how they make that decision is a mystery. Now, two […]
Oregon Senator Warns – The U.S. Government is Dramatically Expanding its Hacking and Surveillance Authority
Oregon Senator Warns – The U.S. Government is Dramatically Expanding its Hacking and Surveillance Authority The Patriot Act continues to wreak its havoc on civil liberties. Section 213 was included in the Patriot Act over the protests of privacy advocates and granted law enforcement the power to conduct a search while delaying notice to the suspect of […]
US Hacking, Spyware Targets Include Mass Media, Phone, and Energy Companies
US Hacking, Spyware Targets Include Mass Media, Phone, and Energy Companies Posted on May 19, 2016 by Robert Barsocchini US corporate government wants to control and drain as much of the world as possible. Reuters, The Register, and others summarize some of its methods: “The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives …. giving the […]
How To Hack A Presidential Election
How To Hack A Presidential Election There is a growing recognition of the increasing tail wagging the dog nature of the internet’s control over election outcomes. We recently detailed “the hidden persuaders” at work showing how the internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do. Confirming all of […]
The Big Secret That Makes the FBI’s Anti-Encryption Campaign a Big Lie
The Big Secret That Makes the FBI’s Anti-Encryption Campaign a Big Lie To hear FBI Director James Comey tell it, strong encryption stops law enforcement dead in its tracks by letting terrorists, kidnappers and rapists communicate in complete secrecy. But that’s just not true. In the rare cases in which an investigation may initially appear to be […]
Op-Ed: U.S. should think twice before retaliating against China over unfounded hacking charges
Op-Ed: U.S. should think twice before retaliating against China over unfounded hacking charges The United States is on the brink of making another grave mistake under the name of protecting cyber security, as it is reportedly considering retaliatory measures against China for unfounded hacking accusations. Senior U.S. government and intelligence officials were quoted by a […]
The Terrorism Pretext: Mass Surveillance is About Money and Power
The Terrorism Pretext: Mass Surveillance is About Money and Power “We are under pressure from the Treasury to justify our budget, and commercial espionage is one way of making a direct contribution to the nation’s balance of payments” -Sir Colin McColl, former MI6 Chief For years public figures have condemned cyber espionage committed against the […]
FBI warned Year Ago of impending Malware Attacks—But Didn’t Share Info with Sony – The Intercept
FBI warned Year Ago of impending Malware Attacks—But Didn’t Share Info with Sony – The Intercept. Nearly one year before Sony was hacked, the FBI warned that U.S. companies were facing potentially crippling data destruction malware attacks, and predicted that such a hack could cause irreparable harm to a firm’s reputation, or even spell the […]
