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Comment by Burbia on June 4, 2019 at 5:02am

NSA 'unmasking' of US identities picked up through FISA spikes, report says

By Shannon K. Crawford,Lee FerranApr 30, 2019, 9:57 PM ET

"The National Security Agency released or “unmasked” the identities of over 16,000 “U.S. persons” referenced in intelligence reports on foreign targets to other agencies in 2018, nearly doubling the number disclosed the previous year, according to an annual reportfrom the Office of the Director of National Intelligence." Quote from ABC News:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/nsa-unmasking-us...

Trump takes Kim’s side; NSA malware plagues US cities; Wall funds blocked; Steam, redux; And a bit more.

The NSA’s cyber weapons are being used against U.S. cities, the New York Times reportedSaturday. The tool is referred to as “EternalBlue,” and it appears to have “frozen thousands of computers, shut down email and disrupted real estate sales, water bills, health alerts and many other services” in the Baltimore area.
“Since 2017, when the N.S.A. lost control of the tool, EternalBlue, it has been picked up by state hackers in North Korea, Russia and, more recently, China, to cut a path of destruction around the world, leaving billions of dollars in damage,” the Times writes. “The tool exploits a vulnerability in unpatched software that allows hackers to spread their malware faster and farther than they otherwise could.” But it’s now moving to “American towns and cities, from Pennsylvania to Texas, paralyzing local governments and driving up costs.”
What’s the solution? Unclear, the Times writes, especially since “A former F.B.I. official likened the situation to a government failing to lock up a warehouse of automatic weapons.” And that warehouse still seems to be open. Read on, here.

https://www.defenseone.com/news/2019/05/the-d-brief-may-28-2019/157...

Comment by James Roberts on June 3, 2019 at 8:17pm

But of course. Thanks for posting.