Topic: SECURITY - on January 24, 2014 at 3:46:00 PM CET
Snowden kann sich Rückkehr in die USA derzeit nicht vorstellen
Der ehemalige US-Geheimdienstmitarbeiter Edward Snowden kann sich auf absehbare Zeit keine Rückkehr in die Vereinigten Staaten vorstellen. "Leider ist das angesichts der gegenwärtigen Gesetze zum Informantenschutz nicht möglich", schrieb der Informant in einer Fragerunde im Internet. Grundsätzlich sei seine Rückkehr in die USA aber wohl die beste Lösung für die Regierung und ihn selbst, hieß es in der Antwort, die auf der Unterstützer-Webseite freesnowden.is/asksnowden erschien.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 23, 2014 at 5:00:00 PM CET
The U.S. Crackdown on Hackers Is Our New War on Drugs
Before Edward Snowden showed up, 2013 was shaping up as the year of reckoning for the much criticized federal anti-hacking statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). The suicide of Aaron Swartz in January 2013 brought the CFAA into mainstream consciousness, so Congress held hearings about the case, and legislative fixes were introduced to change the law.
Finally, there seemed to be a newfound scrutiny of CFAA prosecutions and punishment for accessing computer data without or in excess of “authorization” — which affected everyone from Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer (disclosure: I’m one of his lawyers on appeal) to Chelsea Manning to Jeremy Hammond. Not to mention less illustrious personalities and everyday users, such as people who delete cookies from their browsers.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 23, 2014 at 3:05:00 PM CET
Browser Chrome als Abhörzentrale nutzbar
Ein Fehler in Googles Browser erlaubt es Angreifern, das Rechnermikrofon ohne Wissen des Nutzers zum Mitschneiden seiner Gespräche zu verwenden. Das Leck ist dem Hersteller seit Monaten bekannt, aber bisher nicht behoben.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 22, 2014 at 3:12:00 PM CET
Snowden stellt sich Fragerunde im Internet
#AskSnowden: Livechat am Donnerstag um 21 Uhr
Edward Snowden wird nach Angaben seiner Unterstützer am Donnerstag Fragen im Internet beantworten. Der frühere US-Geheimdienstmitarbeiter stehe dafür ab 21 Uhr (MEZ) für eine Stunde bereit, hieß es in der Nacht auf Mittwoch auf der für ihn eingerichteten Website freesnowden.is.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 18, 2014 at 6:17:00 PM CET
Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
A fridge has been discovered sending out spam after a web attack managed to compromise smart gadgets.
The fridge was one of more than 100,000 devices used to take part in the spam campaign.
Uncovered by security firm Proofpoint the attack compromised computers, home routers, media PCs and smart TV sets.
The attack is believed to be one of the first to exploit the lax security on devices that are part of the "internet of things".
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 17, 2014 at 5:13:00 PM CET
NSA collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep
The National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million text messages a day from across the globe, using them to extract data including location, contact networks and credit card details, according to top-secret documents.
The untargeted collection and storage of SMS messages – including their contacts – is revealed in a joint investigation between the Guardian and the UK’s Channel 4 News based on material provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 16, 2014 at 5:10:00 PM CET
WikiLeaks Releases Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Environment Chapter
Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs' Report. The TPP transnational legal regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass 40 per cent of global GDP and one-third of world trade. The Environment Chapter has long been sought by journalists and environmental groups. The released text dates from the Chief Negotiators' summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 19-24 November 2013.
The Environment Chapter covers what the Parties propose to be their positions on: environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity and fishing stocks; and trade and investment in 'environmental' goods and services. It also outlines how to resolve enviromental disputes arising out of the treaty's subsequent implementation. The draft Consolidated Text was prepared by the Chairs of the Environment Working Group, at the request of TPP Ministers at the Brunei round of the negotiations.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Stuxnet war der erste Test der NSA-Wanze "Cottonmouth"
Mit Miniwanzen, die Funksignale senden, kann die NSA auch Computer ausspionieren, die nicht online sind. Für Stuxnet war das entscheidend, schreibt die "New York Times".
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:35:00 PM CET
N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks.
While most of the software is inserted by gaining access to computer networks, the N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:32:00 PM CET
Die NSA hat eine eigene Netzwerk-Technologie gebaut
um Rechner fernsteuern zu können, die nicht am Internet hängen. Sie müssen immer noch dafür sorgen, dass da bösartige Hintertür-Hardware verbaut ist, aber seit wir auf dem 30c3 gehört haben, dass die die Pakete von Online-Händlern abfangen und in die Hardware auf dem Postweg Hintertüren einbauen, erscheint das nicht mehr so sehr wie eine starke Hürde als man möglicherweise vorher gedacht hat.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 7, 2014 at 4:03:00 PM CET
NSA-Skandal: Bundesregierung orderte 12.000 Krypto-Handys
Der Bund hat sein Reservoir an Krypto-Handys deutlich aufgestockt. Hatte die Bundesregierung vor drei Jahren erst rund 2000 Geräte mit Verschlüsselungsfunktionen für Sprach- und Datenkommunikation angeschafft, sind es inzwischen 12.000. Dies geht aus einer jetzt veröffentlichen Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Anfrage der Bundestagsfraktion der Linken hervor.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 6, 2014 at 2:13:00 PM CET
US BACKDOORED our satellites, claim UAE
A French contract to supply intelligence satellites to the United Arab Emirates could be cancelled, with the UAE claiming it's discovered backdoors in US-supplied components of the birds.
Defence News, which broke the story, claims that the $US930 million contract could be scrapped, according to high-level UAE sources, if the issue can't be resolved. That would be a blow for prime contractor Airbus Defence and Space, and payload maker Thales Alenia Space.
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