Here’s a List of Unknown Software Bugs a Hacking Contractor Claimed to Have

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A surveillance contractor was advertising a series of unknown vulnerabilities, orzero-days, as part of a wide-ranging—and shady—catalog of hacking services offered to governments around the world. Aglaya, a small and little-known Indian contractor, was selling zero-days for Windows operating systems, The…

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Hacker attack on federal security contractor not noticed for months, report claims

A cyberattack on federal security clearance contractor USIS, was unnoticed for months before it was revealed by the company and government agencies earlier this year, according to a published report. Officials and others familiar with an FBI investigation and related […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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China Hacked Military Contractor Networks

China’s military hacked into computer networks of civilian transportation companies hired by the Pentagon at least nine times, breaking into computers aboard a commercial ship, targeting logistics companies and uploading malicious software onto an airline’s computers, Senate investigators said Wednesday. […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport selects Telos ID for employee and contractor background checks

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport has chosen Ashburn, VA-based Telos Identity Management Solutions (Telos ID) to provide Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-approved Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) services for processing aviation worker background checks. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars

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Pentagon boosts contractor cybersecurity program

Pentagon boosts contractor cybersecurity program The US Defense Department invited all of its eligible contractors on Friday to join a previously restricted information-sharing pact aimed at guarding sensitive Pentagon program data stored on private computer networks. The Pentagon predicts that as many as 1,000 defense contractors may join a voluntary…

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