the future: the latest about the next few months.
State-sponsored cyberattacks one of the biggest threats in 2021: Report (Hindu Businessline) Cybersecurity experts are increasingly concerned about nation-state sponsored cyberattacks according to the 2020 CrowdStrike Global Security Attitude Survey, produced by independent research firm Vans
No silver bullet: COVID-19 sparks permanent shifts in cybersecurity (SiliconANGLE) As we’ve reported extensively, the pandemic has affected cybersecurity markets perhaps more than any other in technology.
Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
While The Election Was “Secure” There Were Still Problems (Governing) Despite fears of some sort of cybersecurity apocalypse during this year's presidential election, federal officials say 2020 had no meaningful interference by foreign adversaries. Other issues, however, have held fast.
Which countries and hackers are targeting Covid vaccine developers? (Guardian) The states and their hackers that security experts believe are targeting vaccine developers
Sophos uncovers attackers targeting NGOs in Myanmar (TahawulTech) Sophos has uncovered attackers using DLL side-loading to execute malicious code and install backdoors in the networks of targeted organizations.
Iran hackers ‘phished’ researcher by posing as Israel’s ex-intel chief — report (Times of Israel) Member of think tank sent email from private address ostensibly connected to former IDF intelligence head Amos Yadlin, is then sent an unpublished report and asked to give analysis
Valhalla Just Got Real—FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert (Forbes) When the FBI warns of Viking raids on your data, you know cybercriminals have got game.
Current Events to Widespread Campaigns: Pivoting from Samples to Identify Activity (DomainTools) By identifying a phishing document related to recent tensions in the Caucasus, DomainTools researchers were able to detect and analyze a complete campaign stretching from...
GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services (KrebsOnSecurity) Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
Security Incident on November 13, 2020 (Liquid) We recommend that all customers of Liquid change the account password and 2FA credentials at your earliest convenience.
Fraudsters Use Free Google Services in Phishing Campaigns (BankInfo Security) Fraudsters are increasingly using free Google services to create more realistic phishing emails and malicious domains that circumvent security filters, the
Hoard of Spotify user data exposed by hackers' careless security practices (CNET) A crime ring compiles a huge list of Spotify passwords, but stores it on an unsecured cloud database.
Report: Spotify Targeted in Potential Fraud Scheme (VPN Mentor) Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team has discovered a possible credential stuffing operation whose origins are unknown, but that affected some online users who also have Spotify accounts. Credential stuffing is a hacking technique that takes advantage of weak passwords that consumers use — and often re-use — online.
Hacker posts exploits for over 49,000 vulnerable Fortinet VPNs (BleepingComputer) A hacker has posted a list of one-line exploits to steal VPN credentials from almost 50,000 Fortinet VPN devices.
TrickBot turns 100: Latest malware released with new features (BleepingComputer) The TrickBot cybercrime gang has released the hundredth version of the TrickBot malware with additional features to evade detection.
LightBot: TrickBot’s new reconnaissance malware for high-value targets (BleepingComputer) The notorious TrickBot has gang has released a new lightweight reconnaissance tool used to scope out an infected victim's network for high-value targets.
Qbot Banking Trojan Now Deploying Egregor Ransomware (GovInfo Security) The operators behind the Qbot banking Trojan are now deploying a recently uncovered ransomware variant called Egregor to target organizations across the world,
New Malware Named ModPipe Is Targeting Hospitality Sector (Social News XYZ) Internet security company ESET discovered a new malware called ModPipe that’s targeting Point-of-Sale (PoS) devices popular in the hospitality sector, especially in the US. The malware is a modular backdoor that allows hackers to access...
Exploiting Oracle: Analysis of the Recent RCE Vulnerability in WebLogic Server (Netsparker) In October 2020, a critical vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server was discovered that allowed for easy remote code execution. Assigned CVE identifier CVE-2020-14882, the issue prompted an out-of-band security update from Oracle. This article takes a closer look at the security flaws that make exploitation possible and demonstrates typical attack payloads.
Google reports over 2 million phishing sites in 2020 YTD (Atlas VPN) According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN research team, Google registered 2.02 million phishing websites in 2020 Year-to-Date (YTD). An average of 46 thousand phishing sites are detected every week, according to Google’s Transparency Report.
Australian online data breach may affect thousands of NZers (RNZ) Thousands of New Zealanders may have been caught up in a massive online data breach connected to Nitro PDF software.
Nitro PDF users’ email addresses and hashed passwords leaked (CERT-NZ) Nitro PDF, a PDF enterprise document creation and sharing web application, has experienced a significant data breach.
Looking behind the Vertafore data breach (Includes interview) (Digital Journal) Vertafore, a provider of insurance software, has recently disclosed details of a data breach, admitting that a third-party accessed the details of 27.7 million Texas drivers.
Thousands of Brazilians at Risk Due to a Bus Transportation Mobile App Data Leak (WizCase) WizCase found a serious data breach from a Brazilian company that sells bus tickets online in Brazil, Guiche Virtual. The 26GB of leaked data exposed over 3.6 million emails (including duplicates) and at least 17,000 entries with personal information, such as full names, hashed passwords, and addresses. We have disclosed the leak to the ...
LSU Health Care Services Division: Patient records possibly compromised in data breach (The Advertiser) Any questions concerning this matter should be directed to LSU Health Care Services Division’s Compliance and Privacy Department at 1-800-735-1185.
Could patients be at risk during a hospital cyberattack? It depends how far hackers are willing to go, expert says (FierceHealthcare) Could patient safety be caught in the crosshairs with the rise of cyberattacks? It depends how far attackers are willing to go for financial or disruptive gain, one health IT expert said.
This Successful Lawyer Had To Sell His House Because Of A Cyber Attack (Forbes) My colleague just told me something so crazy it could be on 60 Minutes.
Man United victims of 'sophisticated' cyber attack (ESPN.com) Manchester United have been the victim of a "cyber attack," the club have confirmed.
Manchester United hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack but say fan data is safe (the Guardian) Manchester United have confirmed a cyber attack has been carried out on their systems but said there was no indication personal data had been breached
Manchester United suffers 'sophisticated' cyber attack by organised crime group (Computing) No personal data belonging to fans or employees was compromised in the incident, the club believes
Female athletes hacked in 'reprehensible' naked photo leak (Yahoo Sports) Hundreds of professional athletes and celebrities have had explicit photos and videos leaked online.
Hackers post athletes’ naked photos online (Times) Four British athletes are among hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities whose intimate photographs and videos have been posted online in a targeted cyberattack.The hack, which the athletes
Travel Booking Sites Hit by Massive Data Breach: How Can You Protect Yourself? (MakeUseOf) Here's what to do if you think you're victim of the data breach that's affected 8 major travel sites.
Retail giant E-Land closes nearly half of stores due to ransomware attack (Korea Times) Retail giant E-Land closes nearly half of stores due to ransomware attack
ACMC computers bringing computers back up Officials hope to have all back online by the end of 2020 (Star Beacon) Ashtabula County Medical Center reports significant progress in bringing its computer systems back online after a cyber security incident caused a technical disruption nearly two months ago.
Security Patches, Mitigations, and Software Updates
Microsoft releases patching guidance for Kerberos security bug (BleepingComputer) Microsoft has released additional details on how to fully mitigate a security feature bypass vulnerability in Kerberos KDC (Key Distribution Center) patched during this month's Patch Tuesday.
VMware Fixes SD-WAN Orchestrator Holes (ISSSource) VMware has patches and workarounds to handle multiple vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN Orchestrator, according to a report with US-CERT.
Facebook patches Messenger audio snooping bug – update now! (Naked Security) Do you ever make, ahem, “pointed remarks” just before answering calls from people you would rather avoid?
Cyber Trends
CrowdStrike: Ransomware hit 56% of organizations in last year (SearchSecurity) The '2020 CrowdStrike Global Security Attitude Survey' offered some troubling results about ransomware, as 56% of respondents across the globe said they were hit by at least one attack in the last year, while the average ransom payment reached $1.1 million.
Voice phishing attacks on the rise, remote workers vulnerable (Security Brief) There is an increase in voice phishing attacks, where hackers use existing employee names in attempt to trick victims into sharing login credentials and data by phone.
Cybercriminals are increasingly trying to attack the ultra-rich at home — here's how concierge security firms are protecting them (Business Insider) Boutique concierge cybersecurity firms are now protecting the private lives — and fortunes — of the ultra-wealthy from hackers.
It’s not just spies who want your data (The Strategist) Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, released a rare public statement last week aimed at raising awareness about the use of social media and professional networking services for espionage purposes. ‘Think before ...
Marketplace
AvePoint and Apex Announce Initial Public Merger: Here's What I Pitched Investors (AvePoint Blog) Today we announced AvePoint will go public via a $2.0 billion USD initial public merger with Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: APXT), a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). I am honored to continue leading this wonderful team of passionate and agile forward-thinkers. This is good news for AvePoint and for our customers. We plan to use […]
Bitcoin Investigation Giant To Raise $100 Million At $1 Billion Valuation (Forbes) After days of rumors have been flying around the cryptocurrency business, investigation firm Chainalysis confirmed exclusively to Forbes it has raised $100 million venture capital at a $1 billion valuation.
Cato Networks raises $130 mil Series E for platform converging security and networking (Israel Defense) The cloud-based service is expected to contribute to the transformation of the enterprise networking and security markets
Kemp Acquires Network Intelligence Firm Flowmon (Fast Mode) Flowmon Networks, a global network intelligence company, last week announced it has been acquired by Kemp, the leader in
From background checks to newborn Unicorns: 4 Israeli startups score funding (Geektime) From cyber-security, AI writing companions, to a new Unicorn being born, these four startups show why Israeli innovation is more than just an investment trend...
Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy (Wired) The company wants to shut down an academic study of political ad targeting, just as it prepares to reinstate targeted political ads.
Facebook’s public policy head is perhaps the least appealing job opening in India right now (Quartz India) Facebook is looking for a candidate with over 20 years of experience in public policy spanning relevant policy issues, including internet governance, data privacy, and human rights.
CIA Awards Secret Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract (Nextgov.com) The agency has awarded a contract to bring foundational cloud services from multiple cloud service providers into the intelligence community.
CIA awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to multiple vendors (Washington Business Journal) Several companies have confirmed their spots on the contract.
WSJ News Exclusive | Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing (Wall Street Journal) Hired last year as the home-sharing giant’s first “chief trust officer,” former FBI official Sean Joyce left six months later over concerns about how Airbnb shared data on millions of its users with Chinese authorities.
Avatier Joins Cloud Security Alliance (PR Newswire) Avatier Corporation, the pioneers of work from anywhere (WFA) Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) cloud service, container solutions and...
Gartner names Fortinet as ‘visionary’ in wired, wireless LAN access infra (Back End News) Cybersecurity solutions firm Fortinet has been named a “Visionary” in the “2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure.” Gartner defines a v…
Zix: The Story Is Getting More Compelling (Seeking Alpha) Zix reported impressive results, highlighting its improved growth story.
I’m here to track down the bad guys, says Avast’s Ondrej Vlcek (Times) Ondrej Vlcek has taken working from home to a new level. The chief executive of Avast has the FTSE 100 cyber-security company’s logo emblazoned on a wall of his house in Prague.The orange insignia
CyberCX taps ex-NSA boss for ‘Five Eyes’ security advisory board (ARN) CyberCX has appointed former US NSA director Michael Rogers to its new Global Cyber Security Advisory Board, aimed at pulling together representatives from each of the ‘Five Eyes’ nations.
Products, Services, and Solutions
Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web (The Verge) You don’t even need to use the Microsoft Teams app
Businesses Must Let Go of Cyber Policies and Embrace COVID Disruption (UC Today) We speak to TrapX CEO Ori Bach to learn more
Ivanti and Avast Business extend partnership, launch joint solution for SMBs (Channel Life) By integrating an industry-leading Ivanti patch management technology into the Avast Business security platforms, we have been working to help ensure SMBs can simplify their critical patch management process to prevent risk and exposure.
New Zealand SMEs Armed With Vital Tool In Fight Against Cyber Crime (Scoop News) As instances of phishing, fraud and unauthorised access by cyber criminals become increasingly more commonplace in New Zealand, a newly-launched tool is assisting small and medium businesses around the country with a way to fight back, with free ...
WatchGuard brings subscription model to BlueChip partners (ARN) BlueChip InfoTech has become the second WatchGuard Distributor in Australia to offer its firewall subscription service five months after the initial launch.
New Microsoft chip will come with added costs, says ex-NSA hacker (IT Wire) Microsoft's new security chip, announced last week, will have an impact on hardware-only attacks, an American security professional says, adding that it could also assist in firmware security, but would result in added costs. Jake Williams, a former member of the NSA's elite Tailored Access...
Fingerprints - Biometrics in a card: Workplace security, no matter where you are (Fingerprints) Increasing workplace security has been a long-standing issue for many organizations, with traditional security measures no longer aligned with modern needs.
Protegrity and Latbc Partner to Accelerate Data Protection for Latin American Businesses (Yahoo Finance) Protegrity, a global leader in data security, has partnered with Latbc, a leading technology consulting firm headquartered in Mexico City, to bring the Protegrity Data Protection Platform to enterprises in the Latin American (LATAM) market across banking, financial services, retail, healthcare, and other industries.
Digital Shadows launches sensitive document alerts with added context (Digital Shadows) New capabilities within SearchLight™ to detect exposed sensitive but not protectively-marked technical and commercial documents, including product designs and payroll data.
Technologies, Techniques, and Standards
The Standoff wraps up: only port and railroad unscathed by attacks (Standoff 2020) Six days of more than 70 talks and roundtables brought over 20,000 visitors
What Makes the Bitcoin Blockchain Secure? (Decrypt) The Bitcoin blockchain has proven to be remarkably resilient in its decade-plus history. Here’s what keeps it safe from attack.
When the work computer is the personal computer (ITWeb) A new study from Mimecast indicates 74% of South African respondents admitted to extensively using company devices for personal matters.
Greek Hackers Participate In NATO Cyber Defense Exercises (Greek City Times) The annual NATO cyber exercises, "Cyber Coalition 2020," which is one of the most important cyber exercises in the alliance, was held from November 16-20.
Shop securely online this Black Friday (NCSC) With Black Friday and Cyber Monday fast approaching, the NCSC has updated its online shopping guidance.
Protecting converged IT/OT environments from cyber threats (Electronic Products & Technology) Security and business leaders require alignment
Design and Innovation
Security Pros Push for More Pervasive Threat Modeling (Dark Reading) With the release of the Threat Modeling Manifesto, a group of 16 security professionals hope to prompt more companies to consider the threats to software.
YouTube, Facebook and Twitter align to fight Covid vaccine conspiracies (BBC News) Fake news about vaccines could hamper the effort to end the pandemic, says a fact-checking group.
Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be working (Rest of World) Accused of enabling genocide, the social media giant has temporarily changed its rules in Myanmar to prevent abuse and misinformation.
Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? (New York Times) The people in this story may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter or Tinder. But they don’t exist. They were born from the mind of a computer, and the technology behind them is improving at a startling pace.
Academia
Bots Grade Your Kids’ Schoolwork—and They’re Often Wrong (Wall Street Journal) Auto-grading systems adopted in many districts were supposed to save time by using bots to score tests. But parents and teachers say the software leads to grading errors and requires them to double-check the bots’ work.
10 Undergraduate Security Degree Programs to Explore (Dark Reading) Colleges and universities are ramping up cybersecurity education with a wider range of degree programs and more resources for students to build their infosec careers.
Legislation, Policy, and Regulation
China’s Surveillance State Sucks Up Data. U.S. Tech Is Key to Sorting It. (New York Times) Intel and Nvidia chips power a supercomputing center that tracks people in a place where government suppresses minorities, raising questions about the tech industry’s responsibility.
Europe’s Cyber Resilience (Modern Diplomacy) In today’s world, no organization or enterprise is completely safe from cyber-attacks or their possible consequences. In fact, one may even argue that the effects of Cyber Security incidents on our increasingly interconnected world have the potential to negatively affect every single individual on this planet. As a result, and aided by a progressively complex […]
Exclusive: German draft IT security law strives for consensus on telecoms vendor risks (Reuters) Germany would need to reach a consensus within government that a telecoms vendor poses a national security threat in order to exclude its equipment from national 5G networks, according to draft legislation reviewed by Reuters on Friday.
Germany's Huawei tipping point (CGTN) Merkel's balanced approach to Huawei, in stark opposition to some of Germany's closest allies, suggests that informed inputs from industrial stakeholders may become a decisive consideration at some point.
Cox: Canadians need to get smarter about intelligence-gathering (Ottawa itizen) A better public understanding, through effective intelligence education programs, would go a long way to enhancing confidence in Canada’s national-security…
UK formally unveils GCHQ's offensive cyber-operation shop (CyberScoop) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the U.K. has drummed up an offensive cyber-operations unit dedicated to disrupting British adversaries
Why Huawei isn’t giving up on the UK (Quartz) When the UK banned Huawei, it was a financial and symbolic loss for the company, and by proxy, for China in its trade war with the US. Now it's asking the UK for a second chance.
New telecoms law designed to keep Huawei permanently out of US networks (TelecomTV) Bi-partizan legislation allocates cash to development of Open RAN. "Home-grown" 5G technologies to fill the gap left by Huawei. Objective is to ensure the Chinese company has no place in US networks - or in other western countries. New law gets full support of US manufacturers.
European Cloud-Computing Initiative Limits U.S. Companies’ Role (Wall Street Journal) A European cloud-computing initiative to create services allowing the continent’s companies to share and host data securely has allowed U.S. tech firms to join, but limited their involvement in managing and setting rules for the organization.
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China (Washington Post) Apple wants to water down key provisions of the bill, which would hold U.S. companies accountable for using Uighur forced labor, according to two congressional staffers
Actions - S.2904 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): IOGAN Act (US Congress) Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7082-7083; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7082-7083)
US Senate Approves New Deepfake Bill (The Cyber Security News) US laws mandating governing administration investigation into deepfakes took a phase nearer to becoming regulation this 7 days right after it handed the Senate by unanimous consent. Sponsored by Democrat senator for Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, the Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act recognizes the need for such…
Peters calls on White House to protect health care systems from cyber threats (FCW) Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is asking the White House to take more aggressive actions to shield the country's health care systems from state-sponsored cyber threats.
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Team Lacks Full U.S. Cybersecurity Support in Transition Fracas (Wall Street Journal) The federal government is offering limited assistance to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition operation in undefinedsecuring its email and other communications, despite concerns that the team is likely a top espionage target for Russia, China and other adversaries, according to people familiar with the transition.
Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely (Reuters) President-elect Joe Biden’s top technology adviser helped craft California's landmark online privacy law and recently condemned a controversial federal statute that protects internet companies from liability, indicators of how the Biden administration may come down on two...
After Trump fires CISA’s director, the agency is poised to become even more powerful (MIT Technology Review) On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump fired Chris Krebs, who was one of the government’s most senior cybersecurity officials. Trump fired him—by tweet—because Krebs had thoroughly debunked election disinformation, much of which came from the White House itself. Trump had appointed Krebs director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in 2017. CISA is…
Leadership changes at top cyber agency raise national security concerns (TheHill) The departure of the three of the Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity officials over the past week is leading experts and officials to voice concerns that the United States has been left vulnerable to attacks in cyberspace, with na
Industry Reactions to Trump Firing CISA Director Chris Krebs: Feedback Friday (SecurityWeek) Industry reactions to President Donald Trump firing CISA Director Christopher Krebs after he refuted claims of electoral fraud and vouched for the election.
Former Deloitte Exec Raj Iyer Joins Army as CIO (Executive Gov) Raj Iyer, formerly a managing director in the government and public services practice at Deloitte Co
Litigation, Investigation, and Law Enforcement
Major Power Outage in India Possibly Caused by Hackers: Reports (SecurityWeek) A major power outage that occurred in October in Mumbai, India’s largest city, may have been caused by hackers
October 12 blackout was a sabotage (Mumbai Mirror) A source in the government said hackers have been trying to target the country’s power utilities since February.
VERIFY: Claims about Scytl and election servers in Germany are false (First Coast News) All parties involved, plus a federal agency, said the claims of election tampering are false.
Justice Dept. meets Trump, Giuliani vote-fraud claims with silent skepticism (Washington Post) Federal law enforcement officials have not embraced the Trump campaign’s conjecture about vote tampering.
Trump legal team shuns Sidney Powell as insiders and national security officials see no evidence supporting her voting machine claims (Washington Examiner) With Trump-allied insiders distancing themselves from massive and unproven election fraud allegations being made by Sidney Powell, the president's legal team announced on Sunday that the attorney has no direct role in their efforts.
Dutch police question hacker who claimed he guessed Trump's Twitter password (Republic World) Victor Gevers has been questioned by the Dutch police after he claimed he was able to gain access to Trump's Twitter handle using 'Maga2020!' as a password.
Criminals launder coronavirus relief money through Venmo, Cash App, Paypal and other apps (NBC News) Criminals are laundering illegally obtained funds meant for Covid-19 relief through the most popular apps for legally sending and receiving money.
FTC Wants Bannon Forced To Talk About Cambridge Analytica (Law360) The Federal Trade Commission is urging a D.C. district judge to force former top White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon to testify about his involvement in the harvesting of personal information from millions of unwitting Facebook users by his now-defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, asserting that Bannon has been dodging requests to appear at a hearing for more than a year.
Salesforce May Dodge Payment in Retailer’s Data Breach Suit (Bloomberg Law) Hanna Andersson LLC and cloud provider Salesforce.com Inc. have reached a proposed settlement with plaintiffs in a class action stemming from a 2019 data breach.
Salesforce, Clothier Ring Up $400K Data Breach Deal (Law360) Hanna Andersson and Salesforce.com asked a California federal court Thursday to grant preliminary approval of a $400,000 settlement with customers of the clothing retailer over a data breach they say led to the information of over 200,000 being compromised.
Facebook sues operator of Instagram clone sites (TechCrunch) Facebook has today filed another lawsuit against a company acting in violations of its terms of service. In this case, the company has sued Ensar Sahinturk, a Turkish national who operated a network of Instagram clone sites, according to court filings. Facebook says Sahinturk used automation softwa…
Marriott Investor Looks To Save Data Breach Suit (Law360) A shareholder is fighting Marriott International Inc.'s bid to toss his lawsuit filed on the hotel giant's behalf in Maryland federal court following a 2018 customer data breach, saying he has successfully argued that most of the company's board members have a personal interest in the suit's outcome.
2 Lakeland Lowe's Workers Accused Of Employee Data Breach (Lakeland, FL Patch) Two people face multiple charges including fraud after deputies accused them of stealing from their employer's payroll.
An analysis of the Monetary Penalty Notice issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office to Marriott International, Inc. dated 30 October 2020 (Lexology) On 30 October 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”), acting as Lead Supervisory Authority for the purposes of Article 56 of the…
Hacker Closing Out Prison Sentence in Chicago Halfway House (SecurityWeek) Computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies, will serve out the remainder of his term in a Chicago halfway house.
Jonathan Pollard, Convicted Spy, Completes Parole and May Move to Israel (New York Times) The former Navy intelligence analyst served 30 years in prison for stealing American secrets during the Cold War.
Former Navy analyst convicted of spying is expected in Israel soon, says Netanyahu (Navy Times) Jonathan Pollard, a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, sold military secrets to Israel while working at the Pentagon in the 1980s.
Report: ‘No one person’ could have known about Saudi gunman’s intentions before NAS Pensacola shooting (Navy Times) The Navy released its report into the December 2019 mass shooting this week.
