Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hacking into FBI Director Patel's personal account | PBS News

The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pro-iranian-group-claims-credit-for-hacking-into-fbi-director-patels-personal-account

 

MAGA Conviction (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #186)

This week: 

• an Arizona prosecutor may have made an error that led to not indicting Trump there; 
• The Trump Campaign says it was hacked by Iranians; 
• former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been found guilty of several felonies by a Colorado jury; and 
• Fani Willis’ appellate brief is set for December.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hpgdj-204ec8fb

Gab: hack gives unprecedented look into platform used by far right | The far right | The Guardian

Data breach appears to show neo-Nazis among investors as well as conversations between CEO and QAnon influencer...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/11/gab-hack-neo-nazis-qanon-conspiracy-theories

Hackers breach, attempt to poison Florida city's water supply | TheHill

... Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure groups have increased in recent years, with hospitals nationwide seeing a spike in attempted hacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent hack of IT group SolarWinds by Russian operatives compromising much of the federal government for over a year...

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/537890-hackers-breach-attempt-to-poison-florida-citys-water-supply

If your Google Calendar seems like it's been hacked, here’s what to do - Quartz

A bizarre phenomenon bubbling up around the internet seems to have come to a head in the last few days. If you use Google as your calendar, you may have noticed a series of events on it that you don't remember being invited to, and probably have no interest in attending. ....
https://qz.com/1696839/how-to-stop-spam-events-on-your-google-calendar/

Zoom makes it too easy for hackers to access webcams. Here’s what to do - Ars Technica

Read this before clicking on that Web link in your bathrobe.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/zoom-makes-it-too-easy-for-hackers-to-access-webcams-heres-what-to-do/

Beware the viral Facebook hoax that’s tricking people into thinking their account was hacked - The Washington Post

"PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT A NEW FRIENDSHIP FROM ME AT THIS TIME.".....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/10/08/beware-viral-facebook-hoax-thats-tricking-people-into-thinking-their-account-was-hacked/

Understanding why the FBI moved an apparently unrelated case to Robert Mueller might explain a lot - Daily Kos

An unusual case forwarded by the FBI gives a hint that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating areas outside those that might be expected. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1800829

What We Know And Don’t Know About The Unverified Claim China Hacked Hillary Clinton’s Server - BuzzFeed News

Many of the claims are baseless and lacking proof. ....
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/hillary-clinton-server-china-hack-unverified-claims

No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election - ProPublica

Hacking conference organizers said kids had hacked "exact clones" of state election reporting websites, but that didn't happen. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/defcon-teen-did-not-hack-a-state-election

The surprise White House election security briefing came at a crucial time for Republican lawmakers - CNBC

A month of town halls and campaign events would have been difficult for Republicans had national security chiefs not provided an information lifeline. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/white-house-election-security-briefing-came-at-crucial-time-for-gop.html

Russian Hackers’ New Target: a Vulnerable Democratic Senator - The Daily Beast:

Sen. Claire McCaskill is a top target for Republicans looking to grow their slim Senate majority in 2018. Turns out, Russia's "Fancy Bear" hackers are going after her staff, too. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-hackers-new-target-a-vulnerable-democratic-senator

Russians hacked into US electric utilities: 6 essential reads - The Conversation US

Experts explain the task of securing the electrical grid against cyberattacks, and discuss potential solutions and the risk of failure. ....
https://theconversation.com/russians-hacked-into-us-electric-utilities-6-essential-reads-100482

Bipartisan group of 21 state attorneys general demand congressional action on election security - Daily Kos

The entire intelligence community and pretty much everyone but Russian asset Donald Trump and the worst of his congressional minions admit that Russia didn't just monkey-wrench the 2016 election, they're still at it in 2018. Those minions of Trump's continue to rebuff Democrats' efforts to raise the issue in Congress and do something while there's time. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1782938

Government knows DNC hacker was Russian intel officer: report | TheHill

U.S. investigators have reportedly discovered that "Guccifer 2.0," the hacker who claimed credit for a breach of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 presidential race, revealed himself as a Russian intelligence operative....

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/379866-government-knows-dnc-hacker-was-russian-intel-officer-report

Skype bug could allow malicious attacker 'system' level access, Microsoft says fix is 'too much work' -- 9to5Mac

A nasty Skype bug could allow a malicious attacker to gain "system" level access, if exploited. The bug is applicable on both macOS and Windows desktop platforms. However, Microsoft says that fixing the bug will take "too much work", stating that it would require a full rewrite of the application to fix the bug...
https://9to5mac.com/2018/02/13/skype-bug-grants-system-access-microsoft-too-lazy-to-fix/

Russian hackers hunt hi-tech secrets, exploiting US weakness

Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. What ultimately may have been stolen is uncertain, but the hackers clearly exploited a national vulnerability in cybersecurity: poorly protected email and barely any direct notification to victims....
https://www.apnews.com/cc616fa229da4d59b230d88cd52dda51

British Teen Accessed Top Secret U.S. Middle East Ops by Pretending to Be The CIA Director -- Newsweek

The teenager persuaded call handlers at an internet company that he was John Brennan. ....
http://www.newsweek.com/british-teen-accessed-top-secret-us-middle-east-ops-pretending-be-cia-director-786031

7 Years Before Russia Hacked the Election, Someone Did the Same Thing to Climate Scientists -- Mother Jones

One Saturday morning in June, two days after the president had announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, Michael Mann was tweeting about Donald Trump. ....
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/climategate-wikileaks-russia-trump-hacking/

Microsoft is forcing users to install a critically flawed password manager -- Ars Technica

Win 10 version of Keeper has 16-month-old bug allowing sites to steal passwords. ....
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/microsoft-is-forcing-users-to-install-a-critically-flawed-password-manager/