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WikiLeaks reveals that literally every router in America has been compromised

The latest Wikileaks Vault7 release reveals details of the CIA’s alleged Cherry Blossom project, a scheme that uses wireless devices to access users’ internet activity. globinfo freexchange As cyber security expert John McAfee told to RT and Natasha Sweatte: Virtually, every router that's in use in the American home are accessible to hackers, to the CIA, that they can take over the control of the router, they can monitor all of the traffic, and worse, they can download malware into any device that is connected to that router. I personally, never connect to any Wi-Fi system, I use the LTE on my phone. That's the only way that I can be secure because every router in America has been compromised. We've been warning about it for years, nobody pays attention until something like WikiLeaks comes up and says 'look, this is what's happening'. And it is devastating in terms of the impact on American privacy because once the router

Ridiculously cheap hacking software to break into webcams spreads in China

The notion of “the privacy of your own home” may be becoming a thing of the past. Cheap software has reportedly spread in the Chinese Internet, allowing web-connected cameras and home surveillance devices to be infiltrated. Virtually anyone can buy the hacking software for just 188 yuan ($28) with an attached list of IP addresses and a manual on how to use the malware, China’s CCTV broadcaster reported after conducting an investigation. The malware scans for internet-connected webcams, giving its buyers easy access to them. The tool has recently spread in Chinese online chat rooms such as QQ Messenger, along with usernames and passwords to affected devices, CCTV reported. Lists of up to 200 to 400 compromised cameras and login credentials are given away each day, and are downloaded by hundreds of people, according to the Chinese media outlet. Those with webcams and other easily hackable camera devices are advised to change their passwords immediately

Εξωφρενικά φθηνό λογισμικό hacking που παραβιάζει web κάμερες εξαπλώνεται στην Κίνα

Ένα εξαιρετικά φθηνό λογισμικό που επιτρέπει τον χρήστη να παραβιάζει web κάμερες και κάμερες παρακολούθησης ιδιωτικών χώρων έχει εξαπλωθεί στο Κινεζικό διαδίκτυο σύμφωνα με ορισμένες αναφορές. Σχεδόν ο καθένας μπορεί να αγοράσει το συγκεκριμένο λογισμικό στην τιμή των μόλις 188 γουάν (28 δολάρια), με ενσωματωμένη λίστα IP διευθύνσεων και εγχειρίδιο για το πως να χρησιμοποιήσει το κακόβουλο αυτό λογισμικό, σύμφωνα με έρευνα του ραδιοτηλεοπτικού φορέα της Κίνας (CCTV). Το λογισμικό ψάχνει για web κάμερες συνδεδεμένες στο διαδίκτυο, δίνοντας εύκολη πρόσβαση σ'αυτούς που το χρησιμοποιούν. Το λογισμικό έχει διαδοθεί πρόσφατα σε Κινεζικά chat rooms όπως το QQ Messenger, ταυτόχρονα με τα ονόματα χρηστών και τους κωδικούς πρόσβασης στις συσκευές που έχουν παραβιαστεί, σύμφωνα με το CCTV. Συνιστάται σε όσους χρησιμοποιούν web κάμερες να αλλάζουν τους κωδικούς τους συχνά, ως μέτρο προστασίας. Οι κάμερες παρακολούθησης κυκλοφορίας και άλλες κάμερες εντός των α

WHO says child from Raqqa among 15 new polio cases in Syria

Fifteen new cases of polio have been confirmed in Syria, including a child who may have caught the disease in Raqqa, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Aid workers are unable to vaccinate the population in and around Raqqa, a city held by Islamic State militants and a target of US-led airstrikes. The WHO reported two polio cases in an area of Syria partly held by IS earlier this month, the first re-emergence of the virus in Syria since 2014 and a blow for hopes of eradicating the disease globally. WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a UN briefing on Tuesday that 14 more cases had been found in the same area, the Mayadin district of Deir al-Zor province, and another had come from Raqqa. https://www.rt.com/news/line/

Venezuela on the route to Socialism despite the war by the neoliberal circus

Today in the corporate media, Venezuela’s economic problems are used to paint the country as a failed state, in need of foreign-backed regime change. To get the Bolivarian government’s side of the crisis, Abby Martin interviews Venezuela’s Minister of Economic Planning, Ricardo Menéndez. They discuss shortages, oil dependency, the role of the US-backed opposition movement and more. The Empire Files joined him in Cojedes, Venezuela, where he was speaking to mass community meetings, organizing the population to fight against what he calls an economic war. globinfo freexchange In this part of the interview, Menéndez says Venezuela will continue on the same route towards Socialism, without dogmatic approach, despite the war launched by the neoliberal circus in which the US empire has dominantt role: We are one of the few nations in the world that pays all its financial duties on time, all of its international commitments. Nevertheless, our "country ri