Chinese authorities behind DDoS attack on GitHub – Business Insider

WTF PRC OMG?!? Code-hosting site GitHub is being subjected to an ongoing denial of service (DDoS) attack, the largest in its history — and the Wall Street Journal suggests the Chinese government could be to blame. via Chinese authorities behind DDoS attack on GitHub – Business Insider.

MI6 Tried to Recruit a North Korean Official

A security vulnerability in South Africa has led to a leak of intelligence data from spy agencies like Great Britain’s MI-6, Russia’s Foreign Service Bureau, and Israel’s Mossad. Best One So Far (Lots of data to cover) Britain’s MI6 sought South African help in an operation to recruit a North Korean official who had previously refusedContinue reading “MI6 Tried to Recruit a North Korean Official”

Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post

NOAA’s CPC (Climate Prediction Center) issued this statement last week: There is an approximately 50-60% chance of El Niño conditions during the next two months, with ENSO-neutral favored thereafter. If this proves to be inaccurate, it may be because the forecast models are based on bad data. Hackers from China breached the federal weather network recently,Continue reading “Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post”