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News You Really Need To See: “A Hacker’s Back Door to Sabotage Networks”

Posted on September 29, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“A Hacker’s Back Door to Sabotage Networks” The Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2015, p.B1 http://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-risk-isnt-always-in-the-computer-1443125108 “On a sweltering summer day in San Jose, Calif., Scott Noteboom launched a cyberattack by exploiting a networking system vulnerability: the cooling system.  An … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Theft of Saudi Documents Suggests Iranian Hack, Analysts Say”

Posted on June 26, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Theft of Saudi Documents Suggests Iranian Hack, Analysts Say” The Washington Post, June 26, 2015, p.A12 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/theft-of-saudi-documents-suggests-an-iranian-hack-experts-say/2015/06/25/dd2f57e2-19c2-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0_story.html “The purported theft of confidential Saudi documents that have been released by WikiLeaks bears the hallmarks of Iranian hackers linked to cyberattacks in … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Russian Cyberwar Advances Military Interests in Ukraine, Report Says”

Posted on April 30, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Russian Cyberwar Advances Military Interests in Ukraine, Report Says” Fortune, April 29, 2015 https://fortune.com/2015/04/29/russian-cyberwar-ukraine/ “As troops prepare to move, cyber activity flares.  Cyberwar does not take place in vacuum. When a geopolitical showdown is underway, nation states have every incentive to … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Behind a Veil of Anonymity, Online Vigilantes Battle Islamic State”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Behind a Veil of Anonymity, Online Vigilantes Battle Islamic State” The New York Times, March 25, 2015, p.A4 “In what has become a cyber analogy to the battles in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere between governments and the Islamic State, online … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Unstated Factor in Iran Talks: Threat of Nuclear Tampering”

Posted on March 22, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Unstated Factor in Iran Talks: Threat of Nuclear Tampering” The New York Times, March 22, 2015, p.A1 “In late 2012, just as President Obama and his aides began secretly sketching out a diplomatic opening to Iran, American intelligence agencies were … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “U.S. Embedded Spyware, Report Says”

Posted on February 18, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“U.S. Embedded Spyware, Report Says” The New York Times, February 17, 2015, p.B1 “The United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage tools in computers and networks it has targeted in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “How North Korea Built Up a Cadre of Code Warriors Prepared for Cyberwar”

Posted on February 6, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“How North Korea Built Up a Cadre of Code Warriors Prepared for Cyberwar” The Christian Science Monitor, February 6, 2015 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0206/How-North-Korea-built-up-a-cadre-of-code-warriors-prepared-for-cyberwar “Indeed, when US and Chinese officials met Thursday to talk about defense policy issues, cyberattacks were expected to be at the … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Hackers Use Old Web Lure to Help Assad”

Posted on February 3, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Hackers Use Old Web Lure to Help Assad” The New York Times, February 2, 2015, p.A1 “To the young Syrian rebel fighter, the Skype message in early December 2013 appeared to come from a woman in Lebanon, named Iman Almasri, interested … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Ransomware: Your Money or Your Data”

Posted on January 26, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Ransomware: Your Money or Your Data” The Economist, January 17-23, 2015, p.57 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21639521-dick-turpin-rides-againas-digital-highwayman-your-money-or-your-data “When internal e-mails and unreleased films from Sony were leaked late last year, it was the origin of the hack (perhaps North Korea) and the embarrassing details (withering comments on … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Attack Is Suspected as North Korean Internet Collapses”

Posted on December 22, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Attack Is Suspected as North Korean Internet Collapses” The New York Times, December 22, 2014 “A strange thing happened to North Korea’s already tenuous link to the Internet on Monday: It stopped.  While perhaps a coincidence, the failure of the country’s … Continue reading →

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