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The @CENTCOM Hack Was No Joke
By Jordan Robertson
Monday's hacking of the U.S. Central Command's Twitter account was more damaging to the military's reputation than to national security. But that's not nothing.
The hackers posted pro-Islamic State messages, such as "American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. ISIS," and government documents purporting to contain sensitive information. In fact, the docs were innocuous and already in the public domain. The FBI is investigating; so far the government has given no indication that the Centcom network itself was compromised. A Pentagon spokeswoman described the attack as a "prank."
Still, for the Defense Department arm that oversaw the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an institution that traffics in shock and awe, it was kind of shocking and awful. Taking someone's Twitter credentials typically requires a lot less effort than breaking into a government network, but as we've seen when celebrities and companies appear to start tweeting unusual things, it's an efficient vehicle for damaging reputations.
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Instacart Battles Dot-Com Ghosts
Fresh off of a $210 billion funding round, Instacart is the latest company to join the billion-dollar valuation club. The site is making a go at the grocery delivery business despite competition from Amazon and the ghosts of dot-com busts. Watch the video >>
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Obama Chooses Well-Wired Iowa Town to Tout Web Access Plan
The president, touching on a theme of Internet access ahead of next week's State of the Union address, will travel to the well-wired city of Cedar Falls, Iowa, to push for sweeping away laws that impede municipal broadband. |
Accused 'Dread Pirate' Says He's Fall Guy in Bitcoin Drug Case
Ross William Ulbricht, the former Eagle Scout accused of running the $1.2 billion Silk Road online drug bazaar, is a "fall guy" set up to take the punishment for an Internet site he created and then left after a few months, his lawyer told a jury. |
| GoPro Plunges After Apple Gains Remote Camera PatentThe camera maker's shares plummeted 12 percent, their steepest decline since August, after Apple was granted a patent for a remote-control camera system.. |
| Musk Sees Seattle-Made Satellites in Race to Mars
The world according to Elon Musk is about to get more ambitious -- ranging from a Seattle engineering office to develop and launch satellites to the on-time delivery of electric sport-utility vehicles that appeal to women.
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| Uber Agrees to Share Usage Data With Boston
The mobile car-booking application said it will start sharing data about its rides with the city of Boston. The information, which will be anonymized to strip out individuals' identifying characteristics, could help Boston with issues such as traffic congestion, public transportation expansion and urban growth.
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80% of Success is Showing Up
Amazon said director Woody Allen will create his first television series for the online retailer, enlisting an accomplished yet controversial filmmaker to add video-streaming content and extend clout in Hollywood. Read the full story >>
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