Also today: Edward Snowden's new book and new asylum request; surveillance systems around the globe; and medical data online for the taking
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Smart cities are collecting data about public utilities, traffic, garbage collecting, road conditions and much more, and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently
Sensors. The potential for harm is pretty much endless. Hackers could, for instance, either create erroneous data or obscure real information about the integrity of bridges, divert emergency services to nonexistent floods or corrupt information about air quality, instigating false alarms.
Not to change the topic here:
Cyberwar Is Here: Are You Ready? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
What this means exactly is classified. Even members of Congress aren't entirely sure what Trump's approach—dubbed National Security Presidential Memorandum 13 (NSPM 13)—actually allows the US government to do, and they're not happy about it.
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid - The New York Times
In interviews over the past three months, the officials described the previously unreported deployment of American computer code inside Russia's grid and other targets as a classified companion to more publicly discussed action directed at Moscow's disinformation and hacking units around the 2018 midterm elections
Advocates of the more aggressive strategy said it was long overdue, after years of public warnings from the Department of Homeland Security and the F.B.I. that Russia has inserted malware that could sabotage American power plants, oil and gas pipelines, or water supplies in any future conflict with the United States.
Hackers target Airbus suppliers in quest for commercial secrets
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Airbus has long been considered a tempting target because of the cutting-edge technologies that have made it one of the world’s biggest commercial plane manufacturers, as well as a strategic military supplier
In January, it admitted to a security incident that “resulted in unauthorised access to data”, but people with knowledge of the attacks outlined a concerted and far bigger operation over the last year
AFP‘s sources said the hackers targeted British engine-maker Rolls-Royce and the French technology consultancy and supplier Expleo, as well as two other French contractors working for Airbus that AFP was unable to identify.
This may worth something:
Richard Nixon Had 'Secret Tapes.' Donald Trump Has Classified Transcripts. | HuffPost
Although no specific conversations have been alleged to be improperly placed on the highly classified server, White House officials heavily restricted access to or failed to file notes on talks Trump held with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian diplomats
Trump also reportedly told Russian officials that he didn't care about their interference in the 2016 election at an Oval Office meeting the day after he fired FBI director James Comey, according to The Washington Post. The notes memorializing this meeting were "restricted to a very small number of people."
Today's top 3 stories in the Daily Cyber Digest: 1⃣ Britain is 'at war every day' due to constant cyber attacks… https://t.co/VMvPFNaPx6 ASPI_ICPC (from Canberra, Australia) Tue Oct 01 01:57:05 +0000 2019
9/22: The #ModernWarfare Open Beta is LIVE! Maps: Runner / Hackney (D) / Cave (D) / Raid / Quarry Modes: TDM / Cybe… https://t.co/OA8QlQfKjX Activision (from Santa Monica, CA) Sun Sep 22 18:01:31 +0000 2019
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