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Attorneys: Obama’s ‘secret’ cyber security law may allow ‘military deployment within the U.S.’
The White House on Wednesday receieved a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (PDF link) from two attorneys with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), demanding that President Barack Obama release the text of what they called a “secret” new cyber security law that appears to enable “military deployment within…
ACLU worries about effects of Obama’s ‘vague’ secret cyber security directive
President Barack Obama signed a secret policy directive in mid-October that establishes guidelines for using the military to “vet any operations outside government and defense networks,” according to a report published Wednesday in The Washington Post. While the details and exact language of the directive remain unclear, it sounds like…
British police arrest hacker for cyber attack
British police on Tuesday arrested a man over an alleged cyber-attack on the websites of Home Secretary Theresa May and her interior ministry. The 41-year-old was arrested at his home in Stoke-on-Trent, central England, on suspicion of encouraging a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, Scotland Yard said. He is…
Sen. Mike Lee files anti-abortion amendment to cyber security bill
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has filed an amendment to the Senate cyber security bill that would ban abortion in the District of Columbia after 20-weeks of pregnancy. The legislation is identical to a bill defeated in the House on Tuesday. Pro-life Republicans argued that abortion should be outlawed…
Smart grid vulnerability could give hackers free electricity
A cyber security researcher will demonstrate a toolset later this week which allows users to break into so-called “smart meters” that control a structure’s access to the power grid and water utilities, potentially enabling the user to modify the reported volume of services used or even avoid being charged altogether.…
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