Army Contracting Official Charged in Pentagon Bribery Scheme
Manassas Man is a Retired Army Sergeant Major Working as a Civilian Contracting Official for the Army at the Pentagon (FBI) James Glenn Warner, 44, of Manassas, Virginia, was arrested today and charged with soliciting bribes from executives working for a private company on a contract that Warner managed out of the Pentagon. Dana J. […]
Computer administrator at US military base pleads guilty to Espionage and Computer Fraud
(DOJ) Palm Beach County Resident Pleads Guilty Under the Espionage Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for Accessing and Removing Classified Information from Military Computers Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George Piro for the FBI’s […]
Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Atomic Energy Act Violations
(DOJ) Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez for the District of New Mexico, Assistant Director Randall C. Coleman of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division and Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division announced that Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, a scientist formerly employed at the […]
Another Russian Spy Ring in New York City Busted
This alleged Russian spy ring was interested in some very dangerous things (Washington Post) . . . Buryakov, who went by Zhenya and said he worked for a Russian-owned bank in Manhattan, also was involved in one of the few conversations that wasn’t totally clownish, but was, quite simply, terrifying to contemplate. He was interested, […]
Former CIA Officer Convicted For Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information and Obstruction of Justice
(DOJ) A former CIA officer was convicted today by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, of illegally disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice. Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director James B. Comey, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District […]
Do you know what your teenager is up to?
A 19 year old girl from Colorado gets recruited by ISIS over the internet, she signs up for Army and NRA firearms training then tried to travel to the middle east to become an ISIS fighter. Colorado Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (DOJ Press Release) Assistant Attorney […]
Federal Employee Provided China with Sensitive Information on US Dams
(Washington Free Beacon) A federal weather service employee charged with stealing sensitive infrastructure data from an Army Corps of Engineers database met a Chinese government official in Beijing, according to court documents that reveal the case to be part of an FBI probe of Chinese economic espionage. Xiafen “Sherry” Chen, an employee of the National […]
More on Navy engineer trying to sell aircraft carrier secrets
Navy engineer accused in carrier plot attended Old Dominion University, lived in York subdivision (Daily Press) The Navy engineer accused of attempting to sell design drawings of America’s newest aircraft carrier to the Egyptian government lived with his family in a well-known York County subdivision and received a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University last […]
Defense Contractor charged with trying to take US military documents to China
(Reuters) A former Connecticut resident and Chinese citizen who allegedly worked on the F135 engine was charged with trying to take sensitive documents about military technology to China, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Tuesday. Yu Long was en route to China in November via Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey where customs […]
Navy engineer indicted for trying to sell secrets
(Navy Times) A naturalized American citizen working for the Navy was arrested Friday for attempting to sell technical information about the nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford to an agent of the Egyptian government. The agent, however, was a federal undercover agent working for the FBI. According to documents from the Justice Department, a federal […]
Politically-Challenged Students
In cyberspace, no one can hear me SCREAM!! Take a look at this recent video of students smart (?) enough to get into college:
Seeking A Way Out: The Jeffery Delisle Espionage Case, Part III
(NOIR For USA) When the prison doors shut on insider spy and former Canadian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jeffery Delisle, he left behind four children and a budding relationship with a woman who loved him. Delisle had a history of marital and financial problems that included declaring bankruptcy and discovering his wife’s adultery, which created the conditions […]
“They Had a Photo of My Children”: The Jeffery Delisle Case, Part II
(NOIR For USA) If it was former Canadian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jeffery Delisle’s intention to free himself of the burden of his financial troubles and to take some decisive action to counter his sense of helplessness when faced with the collapse of his marriage, any relief he may have felt after volunteering his services to the […]
Social media could become part of security clearance process
(Federal News Radio) For the past six months, the Director of National Intelligence has been trying to determine whether the government should do Google searches on people who hold security clearances. Their question: Could publicly available information — the type that pops up when you type a name into a search box — tip off […]
Russian government gathers intelligence with malware
(CNET) The Russian government uses malware to extract sensitive information from companies and governments, not for financial gain but for intelligence gathering, according a new report by FireEye. Malicious software designed to steal sensitive information from businesses and foreign governments is made in Russia and supported by the Russian government, a security research firm reported Tuesday. […]
Sophisticated Chinese cyberespionage group identified
(Washington Post) A coalition of security researchers has identified a Chinese cyberespionage group that appears to be the most sophisticated of any publicly known Chinese hacker unit and targets not only U.S. and Western government agencies but also dissidents inside and outside China. . . . . . . In a new report issued Tuesday, […]
A Psychological Perfect Storm: The Jeffery Delisle Case, Part I
(NOIR For USA) By all accounts, there’s nothing exceptional about former Canadian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jeffery Delisle, certainly nothing that would suggest a future as a convicted insider spy. A high school friend described him as the “sort of person who just blended into the background.” If he was notable in high school for anything, it was […]
Flashlight app threat and the dangers of “free”
The following video is making its rounds because it warns people about the dangers of downloading free flashlight apps on your smartphone. The makers of these apps get your permission to access everything on your phone—and then that info gets sent to its makers in Russia, China and India. Nice. They could turn on your […]
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