Wikileaks Reveals: CIA’s UMBRAGE Allows Agency To Carry Out ‘False Flag’ Cyber Attacks

A new release of CIA documents by Wikileaks indicates that the intelligence agency has the means and the intent to mask the cyber-attacks it commits by making them seem as if they originated from a foreign power.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Wikileaks Reveals "Dumbo": CIA Tool To Shut Down Cameras And Mics

Wikileaks once again made headlines following its release of the “largest ever publication of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents.” The massive release - just the first batch in a trove of documents code-named “Vault 7” by Wikileaks - details the CIA’s global covert hacking program and its arsenal of weaponized exploits. While most

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Obama To Announce Retaliatory Action Against Russia

The public announcements, officials say, are expected to include economic sanctions and diplomatic moves to “censure” the Russian Federation.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
President Barack Obama speaks about the nuclear deal with Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. The president said the nuclear deal with Iran builds on the tradition of strong diplomacy that won the Cold War without firing any shots. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

(REPORT) --- With just a few weeks left in power, President Obama is running out of time to make good on his promise of retaliatory action against Russia to “punish” them for what he and other officials say is an attempt to “hack” the US election. Officials say he’s going to do so “soon,” however, and could make announcements as soon as this

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US Military Shuts Down Gitmo Wi-Fi In Response To Threat From Anonymous

In addition to shutting down Wi-Fi access, officials also blocked access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter through military computer networks.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Before the online hacktivist collective Anonymous could proceed its threat of a cyber-attack on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, the U.S. military announced they had shut down wireless Internet service at the facility. Army Lt. Col. Samuel House, a spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison, said that in addition to shutting down Wi-Fi access,

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