The United States, Australia, and New Zealand, have barred their country’s companies from using the Chinese telecom Huawei to provide the technology for their 5G networks. Britain, whose telecomm industry is heavily invested in Huawei, has resisted, saying the security problems posed by Huawei technology are manageable. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has put U.S....
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Reuters: Why the CIA Doesn’t Spy on the UAE
A new Reuters story, published by Ha’aretz in Israel, says the CIA does not spy on the United Arab Emirates, a key Middle Eastern ally that is pulling out of the U.S.-backed war in Yemen. If true, its a blind spot at a time when the region is on the brink of war and U.S....
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‘Wonder Weapons’ and That Explosion in Russia
The August 8 explosion in Russia that killed seven people and set up a radioactive plume remains unexplained. The Russian government agencies reporting on radiation levels have gone silent. The explosion took place at a missile testing facility where Russia’s latest weapons are developed. When President Vladimir Putin displayed what have been dubbed his “wonder...
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Zarif Says He’ll Try to Delay Execution of Convicted Mossad Spy
Djalali, the alleged spy and medical doctor and lecturer at the Karolinska Institute in the Swedish capital, was arrested in Iran in April 2016 and later convicted of espionage, having been accused of providing information to Israel to help it assassinate several senior nuclear scientists. Source: Zarif says he’ll try to delay death sentence of...
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Officials Say At Least 20 Texas Government Entities Targeted in Cyber Attacks
There’s no word on whether the latest cyberattacks against local government in Texas are using ransomware created by–and stolen from–the National Security Agency. When Baltimore was attacked earlier this year, the NSA’s spyware was reportedly used; NSA’s response; “don’t blame us.” What are national security agencies doing to help protect local governments and agencies? The...