Cyber Superweapon Stuxnet Even Older Than Thought: Researchers
Stuxnet, the cyber superweapon that purportedly damaged an Iranian nuclear facility, was slinking through cyberspace years earlier than previously thought, according to a new cyber security report. Researchers at Symantec, one of the firms that analyzed Stuxnet when it was first discovered “in the wild”… Read More »
Civilians Walk Off With $20M in Army Stuff: Report
Little by little the Army has lost at least $20 million as civilians and contractors keep walking away from their jobs with military-issued clothing and equipment, according to a new government report. In the Feb. 22 report, the Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office said it identified… Read More »
Multi-Billion Dollar F-35 Fleet Grounded
The military has grounded its entire fleet of F-35 stealth fighters, the most expensive weapons program in history, after finding a crack in one of the multi-million-dollar plane’s engines. The grounding comes just days after the Marine Corps gave its variation of the fighter the… Read More »
Al Qaeda’s Tips for Avoiding Drones: Russian Tech, Decoys, Trees
After years of al Qaeda commanders and operators hearing the final whistle of a drone strike seconds before meeting their end, the terror group has developed a bag of tricks for dodging death from above, according to documents recently recovered by a Western news organization…. Read More »
Brennan: Check on US Killing Americans ‘Worthy of Discussion’
Today President Obama’s nominee to lead the CIA said that the idea of an outside check on each decision to kill an American citizen abroad who is believed to be a terrorist is “worthy of discussion.” John Brennan, who is currently Obama’s counter-terrorism advisor and… Read More »
Dodging ‘Torture,’ Brennan Calls Waterboarding ‘Reprehensible’
John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to lead the CIA, said today that he finds waterboarding “reprehensible” and that if he gets the job as top spymaster, it will “never” come back. “It is something that should’ve been banned long ago,” Brennan said at his Senate… Read More »
Intel Chair: Civilian Drone Casualties in ‘Single Digits’ Year-to-Year
The chairman of the Senate’s Intelligence Committee said today that the number of civilians killed in America’s drone strikes each year “has typically been in the single digits.” The chairman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), made the claim in her opening remarks at the Senate’s confirmation… Read More »
Symantec Responds to New York Times China Hack Report
Computer security giant Symantec is responding today to a report by The New York Times in which the news outlet said Symantec’s anti-virus software failed to identify dozens of pieces of malicious code that were installed on the Times’ network by Chinese hackers. In the… Read More »
Iran Uses Machine to Amputate Criminal’s Finger in Public
Three black-masked men stood on either side of a blind-folded, bearded man and held him as they guided his right hand towards what looks like a saw blade on the side of a large machine. A bloody finger flops off. The man, a convicted thief… Read More »
Pentagon to Drastically Expand Cyber Force: Report
The Pentagon has approved a plan to dramatically expand its cyber force to more than five times its current size, according to a recent report by The Washington Post. The report, published Sunday and citing unidentified U.S. officials, said that Cyber Command’s security force is… Read More »