This publication continues WikiLeaks’ Spy Files series with releases about surveillance contractors in Russia. While the surveillance of communication traffic is a global phenomena, the legal and technological framework of its operation is different for each country. Russia’s laws – especially the new Yarovaya Law…
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Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Wiretapped by FBI…
US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, sources tell CNN, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the center of the Russia meddling probe. The government snooping continued into early this year…
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The Awan Breach on Democrats Gets Murkier and Leads to More Questions…
What’s more concerning, say senior House officials who spoke to Circa, is that Imran Awan was also allegedly transferring files – including documents and emails – of House Democrats to a secret server connected to the less secure House Democratic Caucus. The organization was then chaired by Rep. Xavier Becerra…
Rep Dana Rohrabacher: Someone Leaked ‘Very Important’ Call With John Kelly Concerning WikiLeaks…
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said someone leaked information about his call this week with White House chief of staff John Kelly, possibly to undermine his ability to speak directly with President Trump about WikiLeaks. The Republican congressman from California spoke with Kelly on Wednesday regarding his recent meeting with WikiLeaks…
Here’s What Your Identity Sells For on the Dark Web…
Millions of Americans who trusted Equifax with sensitive personal and financial data, including social security numbers and credit-card information, are now nervously wondering whether they will be among the unlucky minority of affected customers whose identities are successfully “repurposed” by online criminal groups…
Make Zuckerberg Testify…
Last week, after what must have been a series of extremely grim meetings in Menlo Park, Facebook admitted publicly that part of its revenue includes what appears to be politically motivated fraud undertaken by a shady Russian company. The social network, perhaps motivated by a Washington Post scoop on the matter…
Senate Intel Sneakily Slips Sentence Into Bill That Will Lead to Spying on U.S. Citizens…
A Senate panel may be stealthily trying to give federal law enforcement a new tool to go after the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks and its U.S. collaborators. A one-sentence “Sense of Congress” clause was tacked onto the end of a massive 11,700-word bill that was approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee and is likely…
Sorry Alexa. ‘South Park’ Episode Messes With Viewers’ Home Devices…
In Wednesday’s episode, “White People Renovating Houses,” characters repeatedly yelled commands at Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, the Hollywood Reporter reports. Thanks to the nature of voice activation, this led to some chaotic and foul-mouthed results with real-life Echos and Homes across the country…
High Ranking CIA Agent Blows Whistle on the Deep State and Shadow Government…
A CIA whistleblower, Kevin Shipp, has emerged from the wolves den to expose the deep state and the shadow government which he calls two entirely separate entities. “The shadow government controls the deep state and manipulates our elected government behind the scenes,” Shipp warned in a recent talk at a…
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Beware of Equifax Phishing Scams…
The government is warning Americans about scammers looking to capitalize on the recent Equifax data breach through fraudulent emails or phone calls. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an alert Thursday warning consumers to beware of phone calls from individuals purporting to be Equifax representatives asking for account…
U.S. Senator on Equifax Hack: ‘Somebody Needs to Go to Jail’…
Thirty-six U.S. senators on Tuesday called on federal authorities to investigate the sale of nearly $2 million in shares of credit bureau Equifax Inc (EFX.N) by company executives after a massive data breach, and one compared their actions to insider trading. The lawmakers signed a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice…
Debbie Wasserman Schultz IT Guy Was Banned From House After Trying To Hide Secret Server…
A secret server is behind law enforcement’s decision to ban a former IT aide to Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz from the House network. Now-indicted former congressional IT aide Imran Awan allegedly routed data from numerous House Democrats to a secret server. Police grew suspicious and requested a copy of…
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Welcome to 1984: Big Brother Google Now Watching Your Every Political Move…
Google has taken the unprecedented step of burying material, mostly from websites on the political right, that it has deemed to be inappropriate. The problem, however, is that the world’s largest search engine is a left-leaning company with an ax to grind. Let’s face it, deep down in our heart of hearts we knew…
Face ID On the iPhone X Is Probably Going to Suck…
The all-new iPhone X is out, and it’s packed with technology. But one thing it’s not packed with is a fingerprint sensor. Like many phones in 2017, the iPhone X goes for a nearly all-screen design, which means there’s no more room for a front Touch ID sensor. Rather than locate a fingerprint sensor on […]
‘Disgruntled Apple Employee’ Leaks Details of iPhone X and iOS 11 Software…
As Apple gears up to unveil its highly anticipated newest iPhone model this week, it appears a disgruntled employee has beat the tech giant to the punch by leaking the device’s new name and features. The new iPhone is the most important phone created by Apple to date and is set to be revealed during […]
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“We’re Just Trying To Feed Our Families” – Equifax Hackers Demand $2.6 Million Ransom in Bitcoin…
…personal data – including names, addresses, driver’s license data, birth dates and credit-card numbers – the cyberthieves responsible are threatening to sell the data to the highest bidders unless they receive a ransom payment of 600 bitcoin – worth about $2.6 million, according to CoinTelegraph…
Rep Trent Franks: Profound, Larger Scandal About to Be Revealed Over Laptop (VIDEO)…
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) hinted broadly in an interview on Fox Business with host Lou Dobbs that there will soon be news about Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and the prospect of dealmaking by federal prosecutors with Hina Alvi, a woman now in Pakistan who is wanted in questioning in federal bank fraud charges…
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Facebook’s Ad Metrics Come Under Scrutiny Yet Again…
Facebook’s advertising metrics have again been called into question, after Pivotal Research Group senior analyst Brian Wieser pointed out a large discrepancy between U.S. census data and the potential reach that the social network promises advertisers. On Tuesday, Wieser issued a note pointing out…
Equifax Hit with $70 Billion Lawsuit Following Hack of 143 Million Social Security Numbers…
One day after Equifax announced (more than one month after it itself had learned) that its systems had been hacked, resulting in up to 143 million social security numbers, names, addresses, driver’s license data, birth dates, some credit card numbers and pretty much all other critical personal data being leaked and…
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Equifax Says Data Breach Could Potentially Affect 143M Consumers…
Equifax, which supplies credit information and other information services, said Thursday that a data breach could have potentially affected 143 million consumers in the United States. The population of the U.S. was about 324 million in 2017, according to Census Bureau estimates, which means the Equifax incident…