US State Department Hacked

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM31YOtNml4lBXTcUUQ71gq2_ZjLU3Vcs20wYIRo7jCdgfTims7tXdzf1KGnzuWGF72XDdZ9PuRWHIl4oF70DBiGQtTLp2JSizwIz-8cuOdOZ3MBpu-BYuBtifPXW6MKQVOtk1zrINBXOT/s1600/US+State+Department+Hacked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US State Department Hacked" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM31YOtNml4lBXTcUUQ71gq2_ZjLU3Vcs20wYIRo7jCdgfTims7tXdzf1KGnzuWGF72XDdZ9PuRWHIl4oF70DBiGQtTLp2JSizwIz-8cuOdOZ3MBpu-BYuBtifPXW6MKQVOtk1zrINBXOT/s1600/US+State+Department+Hacked.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /> According to a new report US State Department was hacked at the same time when hackers targeted <a href="http://www.trickbug.com/2014/10/white-house-computers-breached-by-hackers.html"><span style="color: red;">unclassified White House computers</span></a> but it was noticed last week. The state department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from a hacker attack.</div> <div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <br /> A senior department official said on Sunday that "activity of concern" was detected in the system around the same time as a previously reported incident that targeted the White House computer network.However,there was no breach in any of the classified areas. <br /> <br /> <br /> The official said the state department shut down the email late on Friday as part of a scheduled outage of some of its internet-linked systems to make security improvements to its main unclassified computer network. The official was not authorized to speak about the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. <br /> <br /> <br /> The official said the department expects that all of its systems will be operating as normal in the near future, but would not discuss who might be responsible for the breach. Earlier attacks have been blamed on Russian or Chinese attackers, although their origin has never been publicly confirmed. <br /> <br /> The State Department is expected to address the shutdown once the security improvements have been completed on Monday or Tuesday. </div> </div>

US State Department Hacked

According to a new report US State Department was hacked at the same time when hackers targeted unclassified White House computer...

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US Government using Spy Planes to Collect Mobile Phone Data

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtEIpCzn122ZQpyIdND33XnhVJNfqhIN9pNdvSqjQNfzfoGkr2K3r9u1jcRtTy-iWlXen1rrOMz-ynHLz6y2gB-jtWNMnZ_-YQccS9Lio848RA6uGfV7cAot7LUm6YyDKNntpUCu52YB2/s1600/US+Government+using+Spy+Planes+to+Collect+Mobile+Phone+Data.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US Government using Spy Planes to Collect Mobile Phone Data" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtEIpCzn122ZQpyIdND33XnhVJNfqhIN9pNdvSqjQNfzfoGkr2K3r9u1jcRtTy-iWlXen1rrOMz-ynHLz6y2gB-jtWNMnZ_-YQccS9Lio848RA6uGfV7cAot7LUm6YyDKNntpUCu52YB2/s1600/US+Government+using+Spy+Planes+to+Collect+Mobile+Phone+Data.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The United States government is using spy planes equipped with <b>Dirtbox</b> to collect mobile phone information in US.<br /> <br /> Dirtbox is a small device which is used to mimic mobile phone tower transmissions from the sky and collect data from millions of smartphone users.The purpose of device is to track a specific target ,but if active,all mobile phone in a particular area will respond to the signal.<br /> <div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <br /> According to reports this is not a new technique to snoop Americans.The operation began in 2007 according to Wall Street Journal, a source familiar with the program said these devices are fitted onto Cessna Aircraft and fly from at least five metropolitan airports in the US, covering most of the US population. <br /> <br /> Dirtbox operate on the same way as International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catcher or Stringray tool works.<br /> <br /> Stringray are common surveillance device that allows military or intelligence agencies to mimic a cell phone tower and track user's position,intercept data and sometimes Internet traffic,send fake texts and installs spyware on mobile.The IMSI catcher runs a Man In the Middle (MITM) attack that could not be detected by the users.<br /> <br /> Both Stringray and Dirtbox make use of "off-the-shell" component to collect cell phone's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) which differ device to device.IMSS can be used to track movements of mobile phone users.<br /> <br /> The US Department of Justice has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the Dirtbox program, but anonymous sources familiar with their use said the flying spies-in-the-sky were technically above board. </div> </div>

US Government using Spy Planes to Collect Mobile Phone Data

The United States government is using spy planes equipped with Dirtbox to collect mobile phone information in US. Dirtbox is a sma...

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