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How UK Spies Hacked a European Ally and Got Away With It

February 17, 2018

Photo: Sander de Wilde/Corbis/Getty Images HOW UK SPIES HACKED A EUROPEAN ALLY AND GOT AWAY WITH IT FOR A MOMENT, it seemed the hackers had slipped up and exposed their identities. It was the summer of 2013, and European investigators were looking into an unprecedented breach of Belgium’s telecommunications infrastructure. They believed they were on […]

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“Worst-Ever Recorded” Ransomware Attack Strikes Over 57,000 Users Worldwide, Using NSA-Leaked Tools

May 12, 2017

“Worst-Ever Recorded” Ransomware Attack Strikes Over 57,000 Users Worldwide, Using NSA-Leaked Tools The ransomware has been identifed as WannaCry * * * Update 4: According to experts tracking and analyzing the worm and its spread, this could be one of the worst-ever recorded attacks of its kind. The security researcher who tweets and blogs as […]

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Leaked NSA Malware Threatens Windows Users Around the World

April 14, 2017

LEAKED NSA MALWARE THREATENS WINDOWS USERS AROUND THE WORLD The ShadowBrokers, an entity previously confirmed by The Intercept to have leaked authentic malware used by the NSA to attack computers around the world, today released another cache of what appears to be extremely potent (and previously unknown) software capable of breaking into systems running Windows. The […]

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Malware Attacks Used By the US Government Retain Potency For Many Years, New Evidence Indicates

March 12, 2017

MALWARE ATTACKS USED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT RETAIN POTENCY FOR MANY YEARS, NEW EVIDENCE INDICATES A NEW REPORT from Rand Corp. may help shed light on the government’s arsenal of malicious software, including the size of its stockpile of so-called “zero days” — hacks that hit undisclosed vulnerabilities in computers, smartphones, and other digital devices. The report also […]

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Cisco is Shipping Equipment to Fake Addresses to Protect Customers; Meanwhile Amazon Refuses to Provide Any Transparency

March 21, 2015

Cisco is Shipping Equipment to Fake Addresses to Protect Customers; Meanwhile Amazon Refuses to Provide Any Transparency Examining the distinct ways in which various technology/internet companies have responded to revelations that the U.S. government is grossly violating American citizens’ 4th Amendment rights with its unconstitutional mass surveillance can be quite telling. A really interesting case in […]

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FBI warned Year Ago of impending Malware Attacks—But Didn’t Share Info with Sony – The Intercept

December 25, 2014

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 […]

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France Desperate to “Erase US Internet Companies From Existence” |

November 26, 2014

France Desperate to “Erase US Internet Companies From Existence” |. If You Can’t Beat Them, Outlaw Them … We have previously reported on the French obsession with stifling competition to the vast detriment of the consumer, so as to protect established businesses with all sorts of legal restrictions. A prime example of this nonsense is […]

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Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence – The Intercept

November 25, 2014

Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence – The Intercept. Complex malware known as Regin is the suspected technology behind sophisticated cyberattacks conducted by U.S. and British intelligence agencies on the European Union and a Belgian telecommunications company, according to security industry sources and technical analysis conducted by The Intercept. Regin […]

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Sophisticated ‘state-sponsored’ spying tool targeted govts, infrastructure for years — RT News

November 24, 2014

Sophisticated ‘state-sponsored’ spying tool targeted govts, infrastructure for years — RT News. A sophisticated malware dubbed Regin has been used to spy on governments, infrastructure operators and other high-profile targets, security company Symantec has revealed. It also targeted private individuals and businesses, particularly in Russia. A back door-type Trojan displays a “degree of technical competence rarely […]

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