US hacking: Military and intelligence data 'accessed'
- 13 June 2015
- US & Canada
Hackers with suspected links to China appear to have accessed sensitive data on US intelligence and military personnel, American officials say.
Details of a major hack emerged last week, but officials have now given details of a potential second breach.
It is feared that the attack could leave US security personnel or their families open to blackmail.
The agency involved, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), is yet to comment on the reports.
Officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press (AP) news agency, believe the attackers have targeted the forms submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances.
The document includes personal information - everything from eye colour, to financial history, to past substance abuse, as well as contact details for the individual's friends and relatives.
Europe 'doesn't give a damn' about immigration quotas, says head of Italy's Northern League party as 40,000 migrants await redistribution
Head of Amnesty accuses Fifa of sweeping World Cup worker abuse under carpet
Salil Shetty says charity’s mission still clear in spite of widening remit
Fifa has failed to put pressure on the authorities in Qatar to “do the right thing” and address the widespread abuse of migrant workers, Amnesty International’s secretary general has said.
Salil Shetty said Fifa “should have put a lot more pressure” on the government in Doha to improve dangerous conditions and squalid housing for those working on building projects related to the 2022 World Cup.
An Amnesty report in 2013 found “alarming levels” of abuse of foreign workers in Qatar’s construction industry, including withholding of wages, harsh and dangerous conditions and shocking standards of accommodation.
In an interview with The Irish Times, Shetty said that despite Qatar’s initial “openness and readiness” to act on recommendations made by Amnesty and others, in practice “not much” had happened to improve the situation.
Moroccan magazine recalls issue with headline ‘Should We Burn Gays?’
Latest update : 2015-06-13
A Moroccan magazine said Friday it was recalling its latest issue, whose cover asked "Should We Burn Gays?", after it sparked a fierce debate in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
Homosexuality is illegal in Morocco and can carry up to a three-year jail sentence.
The cover of this week's Maroc Hebdo shows two young men at swimming pool, smiling and gazing into each other's eyes, with the banner headline: "Should We Burn Gays?"
Maroc Hebdo said it "decided to withdraw from sale and its website" this week's edition "given the particularly strong reactions" it caused.
The issue said "homosexuality is, of course, an individual right," but added that debate on the topic had to take into account "moral and religious values".
Civilians with smartphones combat war crimes – with an app
The 'EyeWitness to Atrocities' app records the user's location, date, time, and nearby Wi-Fi networks to verify that the footage has not been edited or manipulated.
LONDON, — A new mobile phone app enabling civilians in conflict-torn countries to capture and share verifiable footage of war crimes will help authorities to prosecute the perpetrators, a leading legal body said as it launched the app June 8.
Mobile phone footage of human rights abuses, mainly shared on social media in recent years, is often fake, impossible to verify, or lacking the information necessary to be used as evidence in court, said the International Bar Association (IBA).
The "EyeWitness to Atrocities" app records the user's location, date, and time, and nearby Wi-Fi networks to verify that the footage has not been edited or manipulated, before sending it to a database monitored by a team of legal experts.
China's Expansion in the South China Sea: A Return to Great Power Politics
While the ongoing campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and the looming threat of Russian intervention in Ukraine have understandably captured the attention of most U.S. foreign policy observers, recent events underscore that the most important long-term challenge confronting the United States remains the rise of China. Specifically, China's activity in the South China Sea is troubling, and could have long-lasting implications for peace and security in the Western Pacific.
Just in the past year, China has engaged in a major campaign to alter the geography near the Spratly Islands by building a series of installations, including airstrips and refueling facilities, on existing reefs and small man-made islands. These "land reclamation" projects have taken place in the disputed territory also claimed by the Philippines and Vietnam. The unilateral nature of this activity coupled with Beijing's unwillingness to engage in substantive negotiations on the future of the South China Sea has sparked fears in China's smaller neighbors.
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