Govt. Hackers, Console Cowboys, The Tech Model Railroad Club & The Dark Web Part 1

This article spawns from a conversation on the nature of the “Deep Web” and/or the “Dark Web,” and what is the difference and why. The “why” is “Why does it matter to me the reader?” It should. It’s your Internet.  To quote William Gibson in Neuromancer: “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of […]

How Google, Not the NSA, Sold Out America

You can’t trust Google with your privacy anymore. In fact the only thing you can trust about Google is that they will sell you out. Think about that for a moment and what it means to you, your family, and your friends, especially if you use Gmail. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, and it’s […]

Don’t Be a SOF Cyber-Chump

The interwebz is an amazing communications medium that allows us to share information with each other, but at the same time it can function as a disinformation or misinformation clearing house for those who are ignorant or who have an agenda. Misinformation is simply false information spread by people who don’t know any better. Disinformation […]

The 4th Amendment, Edward Snowden and Critical Thinking

There’s a huge storm brewing as there should be over the 4th amendment, the NSA, the government’s role, and private companies’ responsibilities. As you wade through the mountains of information, it’s probably a good idea to acquaint yourself with the basics of the controversy, and prepare your mind for the onslaught so you can be […]

Security and Recent Website Updates: It’s US Against the Commie Hackers!

SOFREP Mafia, we recently updated the website and added SSL so you now have a secure connection to the website. We’re doing our best to keep those commie hacker fuckers at bay! I wanted to let you know about this update because I see that some of you are experiencing security warnings in the forums […]

Cyber Warfare: Is China’s PLA Hacking U.S. Companies?

Mandiant’s APT1 report from February 19, 2013 made headlines around the world for claiming to uncover that a unit of China’s military has been engaging in cyber espionage operations against an estimated 141 companies in 20 industry verticals. Here’s a condensed version of their key findings: APT1 (aka Comment Crew) is believed to be the 2nd Bureau […]

Military Cyber Assault Testing Reveals Data Leaks

During multiple military cybersecurity assessments last year of both simulated and real-world missions — three of which involved units deployed to U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, which includes the Middle East and Afghanistan — personnel leaked the positions and activities of allies to adversaries, Defense Department officials told Congress this week. The incidents were […]

Israel’s Shin Bet Allows Sneak Peek at New Cyber Warfare Unit

The new unit from Israel internal security agency will protect Israel’s most critical infrastructure against cyber terror attacks. Iran is actively trying to hack Israel’s critical online systems, the head of the Shin Bet’s new SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) unit told Yedioth Ahronoth in an exclusive interview. The Israel Security Agency officials said that aside from the […]

Former CIA Director David Petraeus & The Affair, So Far…

The wild twists and turns to this bombshell story continue. CIA director David Petraeus resigned suddenly on late Friday afternoon, following revalations that he had carried on an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Here’s what we know so far: Initial reports stated that the FBI began investigating a string of threatening emails to a […]

Iran’s Qassam Cyber Fighters Attack U.S. Banks

Iranian cyber attacks against U.S. financial institutions have resulted in false claims by U.S. officials and cybersecurity experts that the State of Iran was behind them. The fact is that while Iran is developing a capable cyber warfare division, the distributed denial of service attacks against U.S. banks have been part of a hacktivist protest […]