UPDATE: It is being reported that at least “dozens” of others received the same email. Walmart is blaming this on a “bad actor” and have not yet disclosed how many people were impacted. From CNN: “Walmart (WMT) spokesperson Molly Blakeman said in a statement that “an external bad actor” created fake user accounts “with obvious…
The deadline of yet another, and perhaps the most insidious, element of the post-9/11 initiatives (a partial list of which includes the establishment of the Transportation Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and a never-ending international war against a nebulously-defined, noncorporeal enemy, “terror”) is less than one year from coming to fruition. Beginning no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson France and Germany announced deeper cooperation plans for the future Thursday, including a number of defense and security initiatives. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with their respective cabinets in Paris to discuss a number of projects. The countries will develop a new European fighter…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield What’s the easiest way to gain access to technological information about someone? AppaWhat’s the easiest way to gain access to technological information about someone? Apparently offer them a free pizza. A report from MarketWatch explains: 74% of people in the U.S. believe it’s “very important” to be in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The Trump administration officially issued travel restrictions Tuesday in response to new intelligence indicating terrorist groups have “intensified” efforts to attack the aviation sector. “Our information indicates that terrorist groups’ efforts to execute an attack against the aviation sector are intensifying,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday by the Trump administration, reports the New York Times (NYT). Reportedly, officials have said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: UPDATE: Subsequent reports beyond the initial story source have clarified some initially omitted details. The article has since been amended to reflect this new information. by Micah J. Fleck Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, Army general, D.C. National Guard commander, and integral overseer of the presidential inauguration, will be removed…
By Kevin Daley The James Madison Project, a transparency and accountability group, has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding that several security and intelligence agencies furnish evidence that foreign interests interfered in the November election. The U.S. government publicly accused Russia of orchestrating hacks of Democratic and Republican political organizations in October. President Obama…
By Saagar Enjeti Wikileaks released a trove of 20,000 DNC emails three days before the DNC’s week-long nomination party for Hillary Clinton, raising questions as to whether Russia is actively intervening in the U.S. election to undermine the Democratic candidate. The DNC email leak has roiled the internal party structure, forced the resignation of DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schulz,…
By Thomas Phippen A disgruntled traveler is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for long security lines he claims caused him to miss his scheduled flight. Hooman Nikizad is seeking $506.85 to cover the cost of the replacement flight, additional ground transportation and the $75 fee to file the lawsuit, according to court documents reported by…