Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking

Former FBI director James Comey’s testimony is a solid reminder that the Russian hacking campaign went far beyond the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta. Continue reading Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking

Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking

Former FBI director James Comey’s testimony is a solid reminder that the Russian hacking campaign went far beyond the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta. Continue reading Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking

Experts warn Congress of ongoing Russian information warfare against Europe

Russian intelligence forces are currently involved in an online disinformation campaign to undermine several crucial European elections, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves told lawmakers during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Thursday. IIves was one of four experts who spoke Thursday on Capitol Hill about Russian hacking and propaganda efforts designed to undermine The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union. IIves was president of between 2006 and 2016, during a period in which Russian hackers launched a massive distributed denial of service-style attack on the country’s government agencies and private sector. “I would argue this will be the main battlefield over the next year,” IIves. “There are a number of key elections coming up among major countries … [and] in all cases we’ve seen significant meddling. The Dutch are so afraid they’ve decided to go back to paper balloting because of what might happen.” Lawmakers in Washington have […]

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Alleged Russian Hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ Is Back After Months Of Silence

The hacker, who claimed to be behind the DNC hack and who is actually a front for Russian spies according to US intelligence, has resurfaced online. Continue reading Alleged Russian Hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ Is Back After Months Of Silence

Big breaches, bad blunders – and good news, too [Chet Chat Podcast 256]

The Chet Chat podccast is back from December vacation with the first episde of 2017. Enjoy… Continue reading Big breaches, bad blunders – and good news, too [Chet Chat Podcast 256]