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Chrome Downed by Exploits in Hacker Contests, But Google's $1M Purse Still Safe - Wired News (blog)
We'll be able to figure out everything that needs to be fixed,” said a member of Google's security team, who asked not to be identified because he wasn't authorized to speak with the press. Glasanov's attack takes advantage of the Chrome extension ...
Why Journalists Need to Link - Wired News (blog)
The story included a statement of the form “X, says Y,” where Y was an anonymous source. Various other people were saying that X was not, in fact, true. But the journalist was standing firm. I then asked her whether she was standing firm on the ...
Railroad Association Says Hack Memo Was Inaccurate - Wired News (blog)
Sources, who asked not to be identified, have told Threat Level that the person who wrote the memo misunderstood what was said about the incident in a meeting and wrote that it was a targeted attack focused on the railway, when in fact it was not ...
Protesters 'Mockupy' Law and Order's Fake Occupy Wall Street Set - Wired News (blog)
“This is not a cliché,” said one man who declined to give his name. “I'm personally insulted by this, because I was there during the raids.” Many of the 100 or so protesters who arrived just before midnight in Foley Square seemed to view the imitation ...
How the Starz-Netflix Divorce Will Remake Video - Wired News (blog)
Netflix offered Starz more than $300 million per year to renew their agreement, but the pay cable channel was insistent on so-called tiered pricing, according to people close to the negotiations but not authorized to speak on the record. ...
Will The US Military Concede East Afghanistan to The Taliban? - Wired News (blog)
“We don't anticipate replicating what we did in the south in the east,” a senior administration official said last week. Instead, 10000 troops will depart Afghanistan this year, before another 23000 leave by September 2012. That's a big problem. ...
The Secret History of Boeing's Killer Drone - Wired News (blog)
... is the Phantom Ray's secret history, reconstructed from news reports, interviews with government and corporate officials, leaked documents, and a treasure trove of information from Boeing insiders who spoke to Danger Room on condition of anonymity. ...
Second Defense Contractor L-3 'Actively Targeted' With RSA SecurID Hacks - Wired News (blog)
... targeted with penetration attacks leveraging the compromised information,” read an April 6 e-mail from an executive at L-3's Stratus Group to the group's 5000 workers, one of whom shared the contents with Wired.com on condition of anonymity. ...
Fearing Destruction, Researcher Cancels Disclosure of New Siemens SCADA Holes - Wired News (blog)
A DHS official, who asked not to be identified, said only that ICS-CERT frequently engages with vendors and members of the cybersecurity community to share vulnerability information and mitigation measures and that “responsible disclosure process does ...
CSI Bin Laden: Commandos Use Thumb, Eye Scans to Track Terrorists - Wired News (blog)
“We've always said this about more than finding people in a crowd,” says the senior defense official, who requested anonymity to talk about the CSI-like gear that Special Operations Forces carry. The latest version, developed by a company called ...
State Department Says No to Merc Ships at Sea (Updated) - Wired News (blog)
A State Department official, speaking on background, tells Danger Room that the State Department's aversion to private security contractors at sea is limited to armed escorts, not armed armed guards. “Private escort vessels and embarked private ...
Could Music Service Topspin Fix the Artist-Fan Relationship? - Wired News (blog)
A music marketing agency source close to Topspin, who declined to be named, told Wired.co.uk: “Topspin's depth of data collection and filtration is incredible, and it's pretty easy to use, but I doubt it will save the music industry in the way people ...
Prof Arrested, Tortured for Watching Viral Vids - Wired News (blog)
Reached by phone, a relative of one of the detainees who asked to remain anonymous described Mugabe's crackdown as “a pre-emptive strike.” “It's a clear indication of the fear and paranoia of this regime,” the relative said.
Fresh Protests in Iran Hit the Streets — and Facebook - Wired News (blog)
What we've tried to be is a support team for the leaders in Iran,” says the 25 Bahman spokesperson, who asked not to be named out of safety concerns. ...
Defense Budget Dreaming: Sensors, Audits, and Wal-Marts - Wired News (blog)
Speaking of money, one military intelligence veteran who requested anonymity says it's long past time for the military to get out of the supermarket and ...
Claim: WikiLeaks Published Documents Siphoned Over File-Sharing Software - Wired News (blog)
... publishing documents that an anonymous source grabbed from the file-sharing networks and then passed to WikiLeaks without indicating their origin. ...
What's Inside the New Nuke Arms Treaty - Wired News (blog)
Earlier this year, administration officials spoke on background about negotiating at least one other treaty with the Russians to cut nuclear arsenals ...
Clues Suggest Stuxnet Virus Was Built for Subtle Nuclear Sabotage - Wired News (blog)
In July of that year, the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks posted an announcement saying that an anonymous source had disclosed that a “serious” nuclear ...
Could a Cell Phone Call From Yemen Blow Up a Plane? - Wired News (blog)
Despite that, it's “pretty damn hard” to succeed at a mail-borne intercontinental bombing, says a former intelligence official who requested anonymity ...
No, We Don't Hate WikiLeaks - Wired News (blog)
“It will be huge,” says a source familiar with WikiLeaks' operations, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Former WikiLeaks staffers say the document dump ...
Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back - Wired News (blog)
The former agent, who asked not to be named, said the device was an older model of tracking equipment that had long ago been replaced by devices that don't ...
Despite Clinton Pledge, State Department Ready to Pay Billions to Mercs - Wired News (blog)
Two State Department sources who requested anonymity say a new multi-billion contract for private security firms to protect diplomats is “about to drop. ...
CIA Snitches Are Pakistan Drone-Spotters - Wired News (blog)
“These are really two separate efforts,” a US official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss ongoing intelligence operations, tells Danger Room. ...
Psst, Senators: Straight Sailors Already Drink at Gay Bars - Wired News (blog)
He requested anonymity in order to protect his identity until the hypothetical repeal becomes reality. One thing's for certain during the Senate's debate ...