Washington, DC –Congresswoman Robin Kelly today released this statement concerning the Department of Justice’s report on the Chicago Police Department: “Today’s report is deeply concerning. It is clear that more reforms are needed and needed immediately. We all agree that law enforcement has a difficult job. The vast majority of…
Colin Powell Calls Trump a ‘National Disgrace’ in Hacked Emails
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Former Secretary of State Colin Powell blasted Donald Trump as a “national disgrace” and “international pariah” in a personal email exchange that was leaked online by hackers. Powell, a retired 4-star general and a Republican, confirmed the authenticity of the The…
Calls for Canada to develop cyberwar capabilities
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Canada’s spy agencies and military should be upgraded to better carry out offensive cyber warfare attacks against “foreign adversaries,” a strategy paper published in July by a Canadian military think tank argued. Titled “Canada and Cyber Warfare,” and written by The…
Don’t fall for tax identity theft tricks, even especially if ‘Revenue Agent Koskinen’ calls you
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One Mississippi. Two Mississippi. Someone just became an identity theft victim. The stealing of an individual’s personal data happens every two seconds. That alarming criminal frequency was part of an Internal Revenue Service presentation on ID theft and tax refund The…
Pelosi Reportedly Receiving ‘Obscene and Sick Calls’ Since Hacker Released Dem. Phone Numbers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This past week Washington Democrats were hit with yet another security hack. This time, Gucifer 2.0, the hacker behind the release of thousands of internal emails at the Democratic National Committee, released the personal contact information of many House Democrats.
ACLU calls on Hogan to withhold $5M for private schools – Education Week
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New Android Malware Blocks Outgoing Calls To Banks To Keep You From Reporting Or Canceling Suspicious Activity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Online security experts have discovered a new Android malware that blocks outgoing calls to banks to keep customers from complaining about suspicious activity. Symantec, an American technology company, found the Android.Fakebank.B malware app in October 2013. The app replaces banking apps…
Chrysler calls on cybersecurity researchers for a bug hunt
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans FCU US, formerly Chrysler Group, has put up a bounty and called upon cybersecurity researchers to poke around and find holes in the security systems of their vehicles. FCA US has put up a bounty program on Bugcrowd, an online community…
Senate Dem calls for cybersecurity ‘militia’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Democratic senator on Monday called for the creation of a cybersecurity “militia” that would help the U.S. shore up its cybersecurity posture, even if it means recruiting people who don’t measure up to traditional military recruiting standards. The suggestion was…
Navy’s top cyber officer calls for a year of ‘procedural compliance’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Following a year in which spearphishing attacks including the one against the Office of Personnel Management were the main preoccupation of government cyber officials, the Navy’s top cyber commander said her service needs to spend the next one thinking about a…