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What You Need to Know about WikiLeaks’ (Vault 7) Release of Alleged CIA Documents
Amid a flurry of headlines about health care and wiretapping on Tuesday, WikiLeaks released nearly 9,000 documents that it claims describe hacking tools used by the CIA. The documentation, much of it technical in nature, describes tools that can be used to break into various desktop and mobile operating systems, as well as routers and smart TVs. The documents’ authenticity … Continue reading
Wikileaks Claims CIA has ‘Weaponized’ 85% of World’s Smart Phones
The majority of the world’s smartphones have been “weaponized,” according to WikiLeaks, which revealed in its latest leak that the CIA went to extreme measures to utilize the Android OS for spying. Google’s Android operating system, used in 85 percent of the world’s smart phones, including Samsung and Sony, was found to have 24 ‘zero days’ – the code name … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Warns CIA Trying to Hack Cars for ‘Undetectable Assassinations’
In the explosive “Vault 7” CIA secrets published by WikiLeaks on Tuesday, the organization has warned that the CIA, among a myriad of other intrusive exploits, has been investigating ways to hack and manipulate the control systems of cars and trucks for use in covert operations. According to WikiLeaks, the CIA’s interest in hacking vehicles is not specified, but could … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Publishes Thousands of What it Says are CIA Documents
WikiLeaks on Tuesday published thousands of documents purportedly taken from the Central Intelligence Agency’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, a dramatic release that appears to provide an eye-opening look at the intimate details of America’s cyberespionage toolkit. The dump could not immediately be authenticated by The Associated Press and the CIA declined comment, but WikiLeaks has a long track record of … Continue reading
North Korean State Media Reports US Military Bases in Japan ‘Targeted in Missile Launch Drill’
Pyongyang says the missiles it fired toward Japan were part of an exercise targeting US military bases there. It comes as the White House announced the deployment of the advanced THAAD anti-missile defense system to South Korea to guard against the North. The test launches of four missiles, fired by North Korea into the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, … Continue reading
Child Porn Case Dropped by Feds Inorder to Keep Secret Hacking Method
Federal prosecutors in Washington state have dropped all charges against a man accused of running a child pornography website, in efforts to protect technological investigative tactics that have recently been classified. Federal prosecutor Annette Hayes wrote in a court filing regarding the case of United States v. Jay Michaud, “The government must now choose between disclosure of classified information and … Continue reading
Indian Government Slashes Cancer Drug Price by 86%
India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced major price cuts for certain cancer drugs, up to 86 percent in some cases. This is the latest in a series of government price cuts that has reduced the costs of around 1,450 drugs since late 2016. The 86 percent cut is to Iressa, used primarily to treat breast and lung cancer. … Continue reading
NATO Launches Exercise Near Russian-Norwegian Border 8,000 Troops Strong (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A total of 8,000 NATO soldiers have been deployed to the Finnmark region of northern Norway, 160-300 km from the Russian border, for a series of joint military exercises. The Joint Viking 2017 exercises, which involve British, American and Norwegian troops, kicked off Monday and are expected to last until March 15. According to the Norwegian Armed Forces website, the … Continue reading
North Korea Fires 4 ‘Ballistic Missiles’ Amid South Korea’s Joint Drills with US
North Korea has reportedly launched four missiles into the Sea of Japan, three of which landed in Japanese territorial waters. Earlier, the Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea had fired a single “unidentified projectile” off the country’s east coast. After reviewing data, the South Korean military revised the count to four projectiles, Reuters reported. The military is trying to … Continue reading
If Trump Tower Was Wiretapped, Trump Can Declassify That Right Now
IF IN FACT Trump Tower was wiretapped during the 2016 presidential campaign, as President Trump claimed in several tweets Saturday morning, he can do much more than say so on twitter: Presidents have the power to declassify anything at any time, so Trump could immediately make public any government records of such surveillance. What Trump is saying seems to be … Continue reading
