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Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror

Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 10:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • During his military trial at Ft. Meade, Bradley Manning, age 25, plead guilty yesterday to 10 of 22 charges stemming from the submission of classified information to Wikileaks in 2010. Manning has claimed responsibility for obtaining and sharing hundreds of…

Iran blocks Google due to video controversy, readies own Internet

Iran blocks Google due to video controversy, readies own Internet
  • Posted September 25, 2012, 8:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • According to Reuters, Google's search and Gmail services have been blocked from public view in Iran. Tehran officials say these latest additions to Iran's web filter are the result of a much publicized anti-Islamic video called "Innocence of Muslims". The…

Gauss: Stuxnet-like cyber-espionage toolkit targets Middle East banks

Gauss: Stuxnet-like cyber-espionage toolkit targets Middle East banks
  • Posted August 10, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Kaspersky security analysts have identified another cyber-threat (PDF) targeting the Middle East as part of ongoing research into Flame. Named Gauss, it displays all the hallmarks of being part of the same family as Flame (Stuxnet, Duqu) and is compromising financial…

Flame virus created by U.S. and Israel sources say, Iran is target

Flame virus created by U.S. and Israel sources say, Iran is target
  • Posted June 20, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • The Washington Post reports that Flame, an extremely sophisticated virus which was first discovered in Iranian oil refineries, is the brainchild of U.S. and Israeli efforts to slow Iran's nuclear program. This information comes from several Western officials who purportedly…

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