Blogger Hacked to Death

Shaun Keating Bangladesh, Islam, News Feather Story 2015

Anti-religion, Atheist blogger murdered in streets. Anata Bijoy Das was an Atheist/humanist writer in Bangladesh. He wrote for a blog critical of extremism and religion. On Tuesday, 4 masked men hacked him to death in the streets. He is the 3rd writer this year butchered in public. 9 bloggers have been murdered in Bangladesh in 2 years. No terrorist organization …

White House Hacked

Shaun Keating Hackers, Russia, White House

Russian hackers access unclassified systems. Russian hackers first breached the US State Department in ‘14. The hackers have “owned” the State Dep’t network for months. The FBI is still struggling to eliminate them from the system. From the State Dep’t, hackers then accessed the White House. Investigators believe they used an email “phishing” scam. “Phishing” is when hackers pose as …

NSA Hacks SIM Cards

Shaun Keating Edward Snowden, Hackers, Net Neutrality, NSA

NSA/GCHQ stole millions of SIM cards’ encryption keys. The GCHQ is Britain’s NSA. Your phone’s SIM card contains a secret encryption key. Your carrier/provider also has that same encryption key. To connect, your SIM and provider check that they keys match. If they do, all communication between them is encrypted. Carriers like Verizon, AT&T do not make their own SIM …

Hackers Steal Medical Data

Shaun Keating Hackers, News Feather Story 2014

4.5 million SSNs, DOBs, and more stolen Community Health Systems has been hacked. Chinese hackers took data from 4.5 million patients. Data stolen: SSNs, DOBs, addresses, phone numbers. They did not taken medical history or credit card info. This impacts patients in the last 5 years and any referrals to CHS. CHS will notify patients affected by the breach. CHS also …