Mike Pompeo’s 12-Step Plan for Disaster With Iran

Scott Ritter / Truthdig May 23, 2018 Demanding that Iran unilaterally surrender to American demands that are detached from reality is little more than a prescription for war. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Trudeau Announces Pacific Trade Deal Without U.S.

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Zero Days’ Film Review: When Warfare Goes Viral, Guess Who Loses?

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 9, 2016 Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Digital Empire’s Threat to Latin America

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 9, 2013 "Every day, hundreds of millions of messages from the entire Latin American continent are devoured by US spy agencies, and stored forever in warehouses the size of small cities," WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange writes in The Guardian on Tuesday. "The geographical facts about the infrastructure of the internet therefore have consequences for the independence and sovereignty of Latin America." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Retired General Target of Inquiry Over Iran Leak

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 28, 2013 Retired Gen. James E. Cartwright, the former second-ranking officer in the U.S. military and influential adviser to President Obama on security matters, is the focus of an investigation into a leak of classified information about American cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stuxnet-Like Virus Targets Middle East Banks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2012 Digital security experts have discovered a new cyber-surveillance virus in the Middle East that can steal login and password information and spy on banking transactions, system configurations and other data. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hackers for the American Elite

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 The U.S. government should court the best computer hackers worldwide rather than seek to punish them, a leading military thinker and former adviser to Bush Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prison Doors Vulnerable to Hacking, Researchers Say

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2011 The same devices that enabled hackers to sabotage centrifuges at an Iranian nuclear plant last year are being used to control access to jail cells in some of the United States' most important high-security prisons. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )