Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Sen. Harry Reid Says Russian Hackers Linked To Donald Trump Rigging The U.S. 2016 Election
Russian hackers have been deployed to rig the U. S. 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump, said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and his fellow Democrats, urging the FBI to probe even deeper into the issue than it used to.
Expressing their concern about the alleged Russian hackers’ activities, Sen. Reid said in a letter addressed to FBI Director James Comey, as published by The New York Times, that “the threat of the Russian government tampering in our presidential election is more extensive than widely known and may include the intent to falsify official election results.”
“The evidence of a direct connection between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign continues to mount and has led Michael Morrell, the former Acting Intelligence Director, to call Trump an ‘unwitting agent’ of Russia and Kremlin,” the Democratic senator from Nevada went on to say. For the full article click here
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Hackers Exploit Android Phone Security Flaw to Target Activists
Suspected state-sponsored hackers have intensified their attempts to break into the online accounts of Iranian rights activists in recent weeks by exploiting security vulnerabilities in Android smartphones, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned.
On August 11, 2016 an unknown person sent a message on Facebook to a prominent Iranian political activist living in Paris and introduced himself as a former student. The hacker said he had created political stickers with the activist’s photo on them. He then sent a file, with an APK suffix, to the activist claiming that the file contained the stickers.
Soon after the activist opened what was really a malware file, the hacker took over the victim’s Facebook page and sent similar messages to the activist’s friends, some of whom worked at Radio Farda, Deutsche Welle and the BBC. One of the victim’s friends fell for the trap and lost access to his Gmail account for several hours.
Files with the APK suffix are applications that can be installed on smartphones with Android operating systems. Users should only open these files after downloading them from reputable sources, such as Google Play. Unlike Apple’s iOS operating system, Android apps can be independently developed and installed, presenting an opportunity for hackers to prey on unsuspecting users and spy on them. For the full article click here
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Route 66 season to feature plays about hackers and cancer
A tale of journalists in hot pursuit of a leaker of hacked information, and the story of two men with cancer-stricken mothers: You can pick your poison in Route 66 Theatre Company’s ninth season, or enjoy a double dose.
First comes the world premiere of “The Source,” Gabe McKinley’s psychological thriller, directed by Jason Gerace. Next comes the Chicago premiere of Halley Feiffer’s dark comedy which bears a title that might not fit on a marquee – “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Ontology Unit at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.” The play, recently seen at New York’s MCC Theater, will be directed by Keira Fromm. For the full article click here
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