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NSA Rick Ledgett: ‘Claim that GCHQ carried out surveillance on Donald Trump during the election campaign is arrant nonsense’

Posted on March 19, 2017 by L

“Cyber war is going to look very different – you are going to see massive failures of key infrastructure systems in the countries that are being targeted in a way we have not seen yet.”

Richard Ledgett — Deputy Director of the National Security Agency

Richard Ledgett — Deputy Director of the National Security Agency

Richard H. “Rick” Ledgett, Jr. became the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency in 2014. In a rare interview — and perhaps his last as a NSA official — Ledgett speaks about Trump’s recent allegation about the GCHQ, the alleged hacking from Russia and the ‘current environment’. Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in Cyber Warfare, GCHQ, NSA, Snowden, Trump, UK, US | Tagged GCHQ, Judge Napolitano, NSA, President Donald Trump, Richard Ledgett, Russia, Snowden, UK, US | Leave a comment

FRANCE — DGSE: ‘Kremlin Hackers trying to distort the presidential campaign’

Posted on March 18, 2017 by L

“Russia is using all of its means to influence public opinion. It is not the same ideology as in the time of the USSR, [but] it is sometimes the same methods, with more technology. Russia has a strategy of influence, of networks, with very conservative moral views.”

French President Francois Hollande

DGSE Director Bernard Bajolet

President Francois Hollande is accusing Russia of trying to interfere in the campaign, ahead of the first round on 23 April and a run-off on 7 May. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today
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Posted in Cyber Warfare, Cyber-Security, DGSE, Disinformation, Europe, France, Hacking, Russia | Tagged Bernard Bajolet, Bernard Barbier, BND, Bruno Kahl, DGSE, France, French Election 2017, French President Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia | Leave a comment

UK: GCHQ denies wiretapping Donald Trump

Posted on March 17, 2017 by L

“Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct ‘wiretapping’ against the then president-elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored.”

GCHQ spokesman

GCHQ Headquarters: “The Doughnut”, in the suburbs of Cheltenham

GCHQ — Britain’s communications intelligence agency — has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump in the weeks after he won the US election. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in GCHQ, Trump, UK, US | Tagged GCHQ, Gordon Corera, Judge Andrew Napolitano, President Donald Trump, Robert Hannigan, UK, US, White House press secretary Sean Spicer | Leave a comment

Former CIA Boss Michael Hayden’s theory about VAULT 7 – WikiLeaks doesn’t hold water. Unless…

Posted on March 17, 2017 by L

“And I don’t mean to judge them at all, but this group of millennials and related groups simply have different understandings of the words loyalty, secrecy, and transparency than certainly my generation did.”

Former CIA Boss Michael Hayden

Former CIA Boss Michael Hayden’s theory about VAULT 7-WikiLeaks doesn’t hold water. Yet, the story is interesting and perhaps quite revealing. Indeed, it would seem that the good General has ‘leaked’ FOUR classified pieces of information in just a few words. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Michael Hayden, Trump, US, Vault 7, Wikileaks | Tagged CIA, Michael Hayden, President Donald Trump, US, Vault 7, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

FBI charges FSB spy jailed in Moscow on charges of ‘High Treason’

Posted on March 16, 2017 by L

“The department of justice is continuing to send a powerful message that we will not allow individuals, groups, nation-states, or a combination of them to compromise the privacy of our citizens, the economic interests of our companies or the security of our country.”

Mary McCord — Assistant Attorney General for National Security

FSB Major Dmitry Dokuchaev aka ‘Forb’ (Hacker)

The US has announced charges against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers over a massive Yahoo data breach that affected at least 1 billion user accounts. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in FBI, FSB, Russia, US | Tagged Dmitry Dokuchaev, FBI, FSB, Russia, Shaltay-Boltay, US | Leave a comment

Former CIA Boss Michael Hayden: ‘Millennials don’t understand loyalty and secrecy’

Posted on March 16, 2017 by L

“CNN’s having Hayden preach on Loyalty! Tune in next week for Bill Clinton on chastity! Hayden’s successor at NSA, Keith Alexander, went out and bought a pair of broad-cut jeans in a comic attempt to identify with millennials – but, alas, to no avail. Younger folks can spot a phony a mile away, and many appear to be led by a quaint (almost obsolete) character trait called CONSCIENCE. Some will not violate their oath to the Constitution – as the martinet NSA chiefs beginning with Hayden have done.”

Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern

Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden

General Michael Hayden doubts whether millennials understand loyalty and secrecy. Former CIA officer Ray McGovern is suggesting otherwise. “It is the younger generation that understands new technology. But it is hard to weed out the people who will work without any respect for the Constitution or without any respect for privacy”, McGovern argues. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, CIA Director, Michael Hayden, Ray McGovern, Vault 7, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks | Tagged Bradley / Chelsea Manning, CIA, Edward Snowden, Michael Hayden, Ray McGovern, Vault 7, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

UK: Prime Minister Theresa May appoints Sir Adrian Fulford as Investigatory Powers Commissioner

Posted on March 15, 2017 by L

“I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the first Investigatory Powers Commissioner. He brings a wealth of experience in the judiciary and expertise in matters of law which will be crucial to his vital role scrutinising the use of investigatory powers, as part of a world-leading oversight regime.”

Prime Minister Theresa May

Sir Adrian Fulford — UK Investigatory Powers Commissioner

Sir Adrian Fulford will be responsible for overseeing how the UK intelligence agencies operate under the new Investigatory Powers Bill. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo defends ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in high profile torture case

Posted on March 15, 2017 by L

“Many details surrounding the program remain highly classified due to the damage to national security that reasonably could be expected to result from disclosure of that information. For this reason, the CIA has withheld or objected to the disclosure of certain information implicated in discovery in this case.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Mike Pompeo as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Jan. 23, 2017. Pompeo’s wife Susan holds the Bible for the swearing in. (White House Photo by Ben Applebaum)

Last week, the Central Intelligence Agency formally asserted the ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in order to prevent disclosure of seven categories of information concerning the ‘Enhanced Interrogation Techniques’ program, and to prevent the deposition of several CIA officers involved in the post-9/11 controversial interrogation program. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, CIA Director, Mike Pompeo, Torture | Tagged 'State Secrets Privilege', Bruce Jessen, CIA, Enhanced Interrogation Tecniques, Gina Haspel, James Cotsana, James E. Mitchell, John Rizzo, Jose Rodriguez, Mike Pompeo, Torture | Leave a comment

Is Belgian ISIS Jihadist Osama Atar the ‘Mastermind’ of the Paris and Brussels attacks?

Posted on March 14, 2017 by L

“Abdelhamid Abaaoud [a Belgian-Moroccan killed by police five days after the November 13 atrocities] was only a go-between, not a senior figure. We know the mastermind [of the Paris Attacks] but I will remain discreet on this point.”

DGSE Director Bernard Bajolet

Belgian ISIS Jihadist Osama Atar aka ‘Abu Ahmad’

A Belgian-Moroccan jihadist operating in Syria is believed to have organized the deadly attacks on Paris and Brussels. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Brussels attacks 2016, France, ISIS, Paris Attacks 2015 | Tagged Abou Bakr Baghdadi, Abu Ahmad, Belgium, Bernard Bajolet, Brussels, Brussels attacks 2016, DGSE, France, Ibrahim and Khalid el-Bakraoui, ISIS, Osama Atar, Paris, Paris Attacks 2015 | Leave a comment

WikiLeaks: ‘Vault 7’ dump reignites debate about deadly car crash of Michael Hastings

Posted on March 13, 2017 by L

“The CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.”

WikiLeaks — Vault 7

Journalist Michael Hastings (January 28, 1980 – June 18, 2013)

WikiLeaks’ revelations that the CIA was attempting to remotely hack vehicles have reignited a conspiracy theory: Did the Agency assassinate journalist Michael Hastings? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Conspiracy Theory, FBI, Vault 7, Wikileaks | Tagged "The Runaway General", BuzzFeed, Conspiracy Theory, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller, General Stanley McChrystal, investigative journalist Jason Leopold, MIT doctoral candidate Ryan Shapiro, Rolling Stone, Wikileaks, WikiLeaks: ‘Vault 7’ dump reignites debates about deadly car crashes of Michael Hastings | Leave a comment