"Iranian hackers have carried out some of the most disruptive acts of digital sabotage of the last decade, wiping entire computer networks in waves of cyberattacks across the Middle East and occasionally even the US. But now one of Iran's most active hacker groups appears to have shifted focus. Rather than just standard IT networks,... Continue Reading →
Iranian Hacker Group APT33 Targets Multiple Organizations in Saudi Arabia and U.S.
"The Elfin espionage group (aka APT33) has remained highly active over the past three years, attacking at least 50 organizations in Saudi Arabia, the United States, and a range of other countries." "The group, which first became active in late 2015 or early 2016, specializes in scanning for vulnerable websites and using this to identify... Continue Reading →
US troops clash with pro-government group in northeast Syria
"DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media and activists reported." Full story: https://apnews.com/5af57c4ce873b35c22ceb7360f9323ee
Bug in FMRI Software Could Invalidate 15 Years of Brain Research
"There could be a very serious problem with the past 15 years of research into human brain activity, with a new study suggesting that a bug in fMRI software could invalidate the results of some 40,000 papers." "That's massive, because functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is one of the best tools we have to measure... Continue Reading →
Great Limitations of Scientific Method
"Indeed, scientists are in the position of a primitive tribe which has undertaken to duplicate the Empire State Building, room for room, without ever seeing the original building or even a photograph. Their own working plans, of necessity, are [at best] only a crude approximation of the real thing, conceived on the basis of miscellaneous... Continue Reading →
Soldiers of Odin in Canada – General Overview
Organizational Structure and Spread across Canada “Operating in a structure very similar to a motorcycle club, the group has opened chapters in Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia, and possibly more in the past two months (February and March 2016).” “The group is broken up into two divisions per province. Each one... Continue Reading →
Key al-Qaeda figure killed in U.S. counter-terrorism operation, Trump says
The White House says the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed during a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen on Thursday [Feb. 6, 2020]. A statement from U.S. President Donald Trump said Qassim al-Rimi was targeted and “successfully eliminated.” According to the statement, al-Rimi was the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)... Continue Reading →