Recently, with Wikileak's release of so-called "Vault 7" of documents that revealed the vast array of tools the CIA on hacking and spying on American citizens, Western media is on a full-court press of disinformation in pushing back. One particular spin is how Wikileaks does not prove that CIA has framed or impersonated Russia. Even usually politically-neutral sites such as … [Read more...] about Short Note on Media Disinformation: No, No, No… CIA is not Impersonating Others in Hacking Others … There is just not Proof!
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Obama lecturing China about hacking and snooping? Shameless!
One of the key conflicts - at least in U.S. view - between U.S. and China over the last few years has been "cyber attack" and "cyber espionage." During President Xi's recent visit to the U.S., Obama has scolded Xi very publicly - and with much fanfare - that Chinese cyber espionage against U.S. government and companies must stop. Obama told reporters: "I raised once again … [Read more...] about Obama lecturing China about hacking and snooping? Shameless!
A New U.S. China Diplomatic Row a la Devyani Khobragade?
Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department indicted five Chinese nationals of the Chinese military, living in China, with cyber espionage in the U.S. against American companies. China has reacted emphatically, calling the allegations trumped up and hypocritical (see, e.g., this xinhua article). According to this Washington Post Report, The Justice Department has indicted five … [Read more...] about A New U.S. China Diplomatic Row a la Devyani Khobragade?
How To Hack A Human Brain, From Experts of Hacking
Answer: With Knowledge, both Lies and Truths. Every lie has some element of truth. Every truth has some bias of lie. Great lies appear more true than obvious lies. Great truths appear more false than some lies. A computer hack is a lie to a computer, disguised as a truthful command. All lies, great or small, told to human beings, are designed to hack their brain in … [Read more...] about How To Hack A Human Brain, From Experts of Hacking
McAfee’s Report on Operation Shady RAT
Given the attention that the recent McAfee's report has generated, and in light of the fact that the report was not generally available when I wrote my post "Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered," I have decided to do an updated post describing my personal response to the report. Following are excerpts of the report - together with my observations. I will … [Read more...] about McAfee’s Report on Operation Shady RAT