Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Hackers Exploit Stolen U.S. Spy Agency Tool to Launch Global Cyberattack
By Costas Pitas and Carlos Ruano LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday. Cyber extortionists...
Trump Orders Preparation for Electric Grid Cyber Attacks
President Trump ordered the federal government to prepare for a devastating cyber attack against America’s electric grid amid growing fears foreign states are set to carry out attacks aimed at plunging the nation into darkness. A presidential order signed Thursday directed key federal agencies to assess preparations for a prolonged power...
Foreign States Preparing Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure in Future War
Foreign nations’ cyber intrusions into key infrastructure network are preparation for damaging attacks in a future conflict, the commander of Cyber Command told Congress Tuesday. Adm. Mike Rogers, the commander who is also director of the National Security Agency, said one of his major concerns is cyber attacks on critical infrastructures...
UNESCO Demands Israel Vacate Jerusalem as Capital on Israel’s Independence Day
The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding that Israel disavow Jerusalem as its capital. The resolution, which UNESCO brought up for a vote on Israel’s Independence Day, was backed by the Palestinian Authority and calls on the Jewish state to reject any sovereignty in the...
White House: Trump and Putin Had ‘Very Good’ Conversation on Syria
The White House released a statement that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “very good” phone conversation on Tuesday about Syria. It was their third conversation since Trump took office, and it marked their first talk since Putin criticized Trump’s military strike last month against Syria, a...
Russian Navy Ship Sinks in Black Sea, No Casualties
A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank in the Black Sea on Thursday after colliding with a freighter. All 78 crew members of the Russian ship were rescued and there were no injuries on the freighter from Togo either, the Associated Press reported. The ship, the frigate Liman, had a hole punctured in its hull and a Turkish rescue ship brought...
Russia Steps Up Anti-U.S. Military Propaganda
Russia is increasing disinformation operations aimed at undermining government and public support for American military forces in Eastern Europe, according to U.S. officials. The stepped-up disinformation includes creating and circulating recent news stories falsely claiming American soldiers were engaged in sexual misconduct in Poland and were...
China’s Future Aircraft Carrier Force Could Be a Financial Train Wreck
SINGAPORE—China’s launch of its first homegrown aircraft carrier on Wednesday could be the beginning of a financial train wreck, according to carrier design and construction specialists. Unless seriously revised, China’s plans for its future carrier force could become a major financial difficulty for the country. The resources poured...
China Launches New Aircraft Carrier, Bolstering Naval Presence
The Chinese navy on Wednesday launched its new aircraft carrier as Beijing continues to grow and modernize its maritime forces. The ship, which currently does not have a name, is China’s first domestically built and second overall carrier, the BBC reported. It is not expected to be operational until 2020 and will carry China’s...
China Launches First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Amid South China Sea Tension
By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) – China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the SouthChina Sea. State media has quoted military experts as saying the carrier, China‘s second and built in the northeastern port of Dalian, is...
