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Pentagon has agreed that it will be extending official military honours to remote military personnel like military hackers or drone pilots after a plan to have their own medals was dismissed, a report from NYT. When the Defence Department’s 2013 plan to honour remote military personnel like drone pilots and military hackers with separate medals […]
It seems that the Richland County, Wisconsin is the new victim of the pro-ISIS hackers as Team System DZ hacked three of the county’s domains this Sunday. Team System DZ, the Algerian-based hacking team who made the news in March 2015 for hacking Richland County (Wisconsin) Sheriffs Department Website has now hacked and defaced three domains […]
ISIS has unveiled list of U.S. officials who are on their target — The list includes names of both current and former government officials and military personnel. Late on Saturday, a group of hackers calling themselves “Islamic State Cyber Army,” unveiled a list of officials who are either currently working for or have in past […]
The experts over at United States Navy are busy in the development of a cyber-protection system, codenamed RHIMES (the Resilient Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Security), to enhance cybersecurity and to protect the Naval’s shipboard electrical and mechanical control systems from the cyber attacks, according to the Office of Naval Research. When the term cybersecurity appears […]
After momentary calmness, the Pentagon has planned to double the number of U.S. drone flights by 2019. This increment would help military chiefs with an increased access to the intelligence while improving their firepower. This bold step has raised concerns about the forthcoming military drone strikes. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/surveillance-drones-now-being-deployed-on-german-railway-stations/”]This Aerial Assault Drone Can Hack Computers Inside […]
A group of ISIS Affiliated Hackers has claimed to have hacked U.S. government servers stealing the personal data of hundreds of Government and Military personnel In March 2015, hackers supporting the so-called Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) posted names, pictures and addresses of 100 US military personnel urging its “brothers residing in America” to slay them. Now another pro-ISIS hacking […]
The United States is now blaming the Russian hackers for hacking computers at the Pentagon. The United States military officials believe Russian hackers are behind the recent security snooping of the Pentagon’s unclassified emailing server that was being used by the Joint Chief personnel. The cyber-attack affected the emailing accounts of about 4,000 military officials, […]
U.S Defense Department, as well as its security agencies, have always wanted UK style hoverbikes that although perform all the functions that a helicopter generally does but don’t have those inherent problems of helicopters. Reportedly, to make their dream come true, U.S Defense Department has stricken a deal with British and American engineers, giving them […]
Someone hacked the official website of Lithuanian Armed Forces and posted false information about NATO ready to attack Kaliningrad Oblast. A group of unknown hackers hacked the official website of Lithuanian Armed Forces, Thursday morning and defaced it with a provocative message claiming that the reason for U.S.-led Saber Strike training exercises, which began on June 8 is to […]
Another hack has just exposed the personal details of more than 14 million people. According to intelligence reports, the hack was linked to China. The figure is significantly higher than the one that was revealed by the Obama administration, which said that a total of 4 million were affected. According to new estimates, approximately 9-14 […]
A new headset is being developed by the BAE Systems Plc, which will merge thermal imaging and night vision to make night time patrolling and targeting more convenient for soldiers. The US branch of the BAE Systems Plc, British defense giant, is currently busy in developing a different kind of headset that will offer a […]
A new Edward Snowden document released by The Intercept describes the way NSA converted voice calls into searchable text files for about a decade. In a new document released by The Intercept from the cache of government files possessed by Edward Snowden has exposed how the National Security Agency (NSA) has been converting audio calls […]
If you are a cybersecurity specialist then U.S Military is ready to hire you. Lt. Gen Cordon announced that U.S Military is planning to create Cyber Branch 17, a new cybersecurity wing. The department is thinking of launching a new career option for civilians who can help the military to secure its servers against the increasing […]
DARPA, the advanced research department of the Pentagon will be testing its latest “submarine drone,” that is, a prototype of SHARK (Submarine Hold at RisK). It is an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The deep-sea testing is a part of DARPA’s Distributed Agile Submarine Hunting (DASH) program whereas the drone testing is among the two phased […]
ISIS Wants Supporters To Kill a Hundred of its “Hacked Hit List” U.S. Military Employees. The Islamic State (ISIS) posted the names, pictures and addresses of 100 U.S. military personnel urging its “brothers residing in America” to slay them. In response to this post, the Pentagon stated that an investigation into the matter was immediately […]
Around 3,000 new security professionals will be added to the United States military’s infosec unit by 2016, according to reports. It says that the move to increase its already overwhelming security workforce comprising of 1,100-personnel has been approved by the government and reportedly 3,000 new hires will be added across multiple disciplines. These include strategic and […]