Collaborate Disseminate
The U.S. left behind a wealth of military equipment when it left Afghanistan. That doesn’t mean the Taliban knows how to use it. Continue reading Watch the Taliban Crash a Black Hawk Helicopter in Afghanistan
British government officials apologized after the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense exposed data about Afghan interpreters who worked with British troops in the Middle East, a slip that could have exposed the identities of people who are at risk of harassment and death. Email addresses belonging to more than 250 people who sought a move to the U.K. were exposed when a British defense official copied all the addresses in a single message, the BBC first reported. Email recipients could have opened the message to view the other names, and access profile pictures associated with interpreters. Afghan interpreters and their families have been the subject of intense focus for the Taliban, which has reportedly killed people who aided U.S. and British troops in the wake of the military pull out in August. The email in question was sent by the U.K.’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Program team, the group leading an […]
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How to find your match on the Bumble dating app, convicted criminals make money out of cryptocurrency, and there are concerns about data in Afghanistan. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Secu… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #241: Flipping dating apps, and crypto rewards for criminals
After the fall of Kabul, practitioners began to gather online to fight against the Taliban with a mix of direct aid and magick. Continue reading These Witches Are Trying to Hex the Taliban
The Taliban banned production of the poppy in 2000. After twenty years of war, Afghanistan is now responsible for 82% of the world’s opium supply. Continue reading Afghanistan’s Opium Business Boomed Under US Occupation
Worried that the Taliban will retaliate against anyone that worked with coalition forces, various agencies are scrubbing the internet of pictures, videos, and reports about the war. Continue reading The US Is Removing Records of Its War in Afghanistan From the Internet
A new report from the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction is a damning condemnation of America’s war effort. Continue reading Government Report: Pentagon Had ‘Willful Disregard’ for Reality in Afghanistan
For 12 years, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan issued grim and detailed reports about America’s failures in the country. No one listened. Continue reading The US Carefully Documented Its Total Failure in Afghanistan for 12 Years
Hackers with ties to China have been targeting the emails of Afghan security officials with malware meant to scoop up everything on their desktop, according to a Thursday report from researchers at Check Point. In an example shared by researchers, a hacker sent a malicious file to an official at the Afghanistan National Security Council posing as someone from the administrative office of the president of Afghanistan. The email requested the recipient review an attachment that was purportedly about an upcoming press conference. Once clicked, that attachment opened the first file on the victim’s desktop while simultaneously opening a backdoor onto the computer, Check Point said. From there, hackers had access to victim’s files and executed a scanner tool popular with multiple hacking groups, including the Chinese government-linked group APT10. Based on the malware used by hackers, though, researchers believe with medium to high confidence that the attack was executed […]
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Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets. Continue reading SideWinder APT Targets Nepal, Afghanistan in Wide-Ranging Spy Campaign