Κυριακή 2 Φεβρουαρίου 2014
Hacked Belgian cryptography expert could be victim of NSA-GCHQ surveillance
Hacked Belgian cryptography expert could be victim of NSA-GCHQ surveillance
Belgian authorities are investigating a hacking attack on a computer of an internationally renowned cryptography professor. America’s NSA and Britain’s GCHQ are among the suspects.
Jean-Jacques Quisquater, a prominent expert in data security at the Catholic University of Louvain, could have been spied upon for months, De Standaard daily reports.
The intrusion into his computer was revealed during an investigation into hacking attacks against the Belgian state-owned telecoms firm Belgacom. Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and reported by Der Spiegel in September 2013, indicated that the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) was the likely organization behind the infiltration of the company’s computers.
Belgian investigators discovered that Quisquater’s computer was allegedly hacked in the same way as Belgacom’s. The professor believed he was responding to a LinkedIn message, while in fact he was directed to a copycat website that infected his computer with spying malware.
“The Belgian federal police sent me a warning about this attack and did the analysis,” Quisquater told Gigaom.
The scientist assumes there are plenty of reasons he could have been targeted.
“There are many hypotheses (about 12 or 15) but it is certainly an industrial espionage plus a surveillance of people working about civilian cryptography.”
Jean-Jacques Quisquater holds 17 patents and is considered a major expert in payment security.
De Standaart notes Quisquater had contact with NXP, a company specializing in electronic equipment and communications security with headquarters in the Netherlands and a cryptography lab in Leuven, Belgium. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hacked mobile could have reportedly been protected by NXP technology.
The Quisquater hacking case comes to spotlight a week after Edward Snowden in his TV interview to German broadcaster ARD revealed the NSA has not only been spying for reasons of national security, but in in the interests of US companies as well.
“There is no question that the US is engaged in economic spying,” Snowden said.
If an industrial giant like Siemens has something that the NSA believes “would be beneficial to the national interests, not the national security, of the United States, they will go after that information and they'll take it,” the whistleblower said.
The Quisquater case could prove Snowden’s claims if the NSA’s or CGHQ’s role in it is confirmed.
The intrusion into his computer was revealed during an investigation into hacking attacks against the Belgian state-owned telecoms firm Belgacom. Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and reported by Der Spiegel in September 2013, indicated that the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) was the likely organization behind the infiltration of the company’s computers.
Belgian investigators discovered that Quisquater’s computer was allegedly hacked in the same way as Belgacom’s. The professor believed he was responding to a LinkedIn message, while in fact he was directed to a copycat website that infected his computer with spying malware.
“The Belgian federal police sent me a warning about this attack and did the analysis,” Quisquater told Gigaom.
The scientist assumes there are plenty of reasons he could have been targeted.
“There are many hypotheses (about 12 or 15) but it is certainly an industrial espionage plus a surveillance of people working about civilian cryptography.”
Jean-Jacques Quisquater holds 17 patents and is considered a major expert in payment security.
De Standaart notes Quisquater had contact with NXP, a company specializing in electronic equipment and communications security with headquarters in the Netherlands and a cryptography lab in Leuven, Belgium. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hacked mobile could have reportedly been protected by NXP technology.
The Quisquater hacking case comes to spotlight a week after Edward Snowden in his TV interview to German broadcaster ARD revealed the NSA has not only been spying for reasons of national security, but in in the interests of US companies as well.
“There is no question that the US is engaged in economic spying,” Snowden said.
If an industrial giant like Siemens has something that the NSA believes “would be beneficial to the national interests, not the national security, of the United States, they will go after that information and they'll take it,” the whistleblower said.
The Quisquater case could prove Snowden’s claims if the NSA’s or CGHQ’s role in it is confirmed.
Σάββατο 1 Φεβρουαρίου 2014
Τετάρτη 29 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Volvo Ocean Race full route 2014-15
The world's toughest sailing race is back!
The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 route will take in 11 cities in 11 countries and will require the teams to cover almost 40,000 nautical miles over nine months of racing.
Alicante - Cape Town - Abu Dhabi - Sanya - Auckland - Itajai - Newport - Lisbon - Lorient - The Hague (Pit stop) - Gothenburg
Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com
The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 route will take in 11 cities in 11 countries and will require the teams to cover almost 40,000 nautical miles over nine months of racing.
Alicante - Cape Town - Abu Dhabi - Sanya - Auckland - Itajai - Newport - Lisbon - Lorient - The Hague (Pit stop) - Gothenburg
Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com
Δηλώσεις του Πρωθυπουργού κ. Αντώνη Σαμαρά και του Προέδρου της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας κ. Vladimir Putin
Ο Πρωθυπουργός κ. Αντώνης Σαμαράς συναντήθηκε σήμερα, στις Βρυξέλλες, με τον Πρόεδρο της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας κ. Vladimir Putin. Ακολουθεί ο διάλογος των δυο ηγετών κατά την έναρξη της συνάντησής του:
«Α. Σαμαράς: Ήθελα να πω ότι συναντιόμαστε σήμερα με τον Πρόεδρο τον κ. Putin ως φίλοι. Ο Ελληνικός λαός και ο Ρωσικός λαός έχουν Ιστορία, θρησκεία και παράδοση που τους ενώνει. Και πάνω σε αυτό χτίζουν αυτή τη φιλία. Γνωρίζουμε ότι δεν υπάρχει σταθερότητα στον κόσμο χωρίς αναπτυσσόμενη σχέση συνεχή μεταξύ Ρωσίας και Ευρώπης. Γι’ αυτό άλλωστε έγινε και η συνάντηση προηγουμένως του Προέδρου Putin με τον κ. Rompuy, και τον κ. Barroso.
Ως Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος θα ήθελα να υπογραμμίσω ότι η Χώρα μου αυτή τη στιγμή ξεπερνά μια βαθύτατη, επώδυνη ύφεση έξι ετών και οι χαμηλές τιμές ενέργειας από τη Ρωσία είναι ιδιαίτερα καθοριστικές για τη δική μας ανάκαμψη.
Το ρωσικό ενδιαφέρον για τις ιδιωτικοποιήσεις που κάνουμε στην Ελλάδα είναι, επίσης, πολύ σημαντικά ιδιαίτερα για τους σιδηροδρόμους και για τα λιμάνια μας, ιδιαίτερα εκείνο της Θεσσαλονίκης.
Στο χώρο του τουρισμού έχουμε ήδη να επιδείξουμε πολύ εντυπωσιακά αποτελέσματα με τη Ρωσία ενώ ο καθένας καταλαβαίνει το πόσο σημαντικό θα ήταν να υπάρξει ένα σύγχρονο σιδηροδρομικό δίκτυο που θα μπορούσε να αξιοποιήσει τη ζήτηση που προέρχεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή ενδοχώρα για τα Ελληνικά αγροτικά προϊόντα.
Εύχομαι κάθε επιτυχία στους Χειμερινούς Ολυμπιακούς αγώνες του Σότσι. Την Χώρα μας στην τελετή έναρξης θα εκπροσωπήσει ο Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας κ. Παπούλιας. Σας ευχαριστώ άλλη μια φορά για αυτή την ευκαιρία που είχαμε.
V. Putin: Αξιότιμε κ. Πρωθυπουργέ, για μένα είναι μεγάλη χαρά και ευχαρίστηση να συναντηθούμε σήμερα. Είχαμε την ευκαιρία να γνωριστούμε νωρίτερα, είχαμε μιλήσει και τηλεφωνικώς. Συμμερίζομαι την εκτίμηση σας σχετικά με το κοινό μας θεμέλιο -υπόβαθρο πολύ βαθύ ιστορικό και παραδοσιακό- των φιλικών μας σχέσεων. Φυσικά ξέρουμε τις δυσκολίες που περνά τώρα η Ελλάδα.
Θέλω να σημειώσω ότι κατά την περσινή χρονιά οι συναλλαγές οι εμπορικές μεταξύ μας αυξήθηκαν κατά 16%. Πραγματικά είναι εντυπωσιακά τα αποτελέσματα στον τομέα του τουρισμού, 1.200.000 Ρώσοι επισκέφθηκαν τη Χώρα σας πέρσι. Υπάρχουν και επενδυτικά σχέδια. Με μεγάλη μου χαρά, με μεγάλη ευχαρίστηση θα συζητήσω μαζί σας οποιοδήποτε θέμα θέσατε στην ημερήσια διάταξη. Και φυσικά ευχαριστώ πολύ για αυτή τη δυνατότητα να συναντηθούμε και να τα πούμε σήμερα».
1500-year-old βασιλική εκκλησια ανακαλύφθηκε κάτω από τη λίμνη Ιζνίκ
1500-year-old basilica discovered under Lake Iznik
A 1500-year-old basilica was unearthed during excavations conducted on the bed of Lake Iznik.
A church which dates back to the year 500 CE was unearthed during excavations conducted under in the depths of Lake Iznik in Turkey’s western province of Bursa.
Professor Mustafa Sahin from Bursa Uludag University’s Archaeology department said that the first traces of the church was first seen 20 meters from the beach and that they have been conducting excavations to get more clues about the church.
Byzantine experts are still carrying out research to to find out who the church belonged to. They have predicted the ruins to remnants of St. Peters Church, which was mentioned in some Christian books, said Sahin.
It is not exactly known when the church was built, but archaeologists predicted that it must have been built in 500 CE.
The details of the church will be released along with the excavations.
Source: World Bulletin / News Desk
Δευτέρα 27 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Zuhair Murad Spring/Summer 2014 Full Show | Paris Haute Couture Fashion ...
PARIS - FashionTV checks out the Zuhair Murad Spring/Summer 2014 show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Everyone here at FashionTV is still talking about the fabulous wedding gown Anna Martynova wore at the end of the fashion show. It was made up of 25,000 floral appliques. The rest of the collection was just as impressive and contained a multitude of delicate flowers: camellias, roses, peonies, and more that shimmered and shined gowns, jumpsuits and cocktail dresses.
Appearances: Devon Windsor, Anna Martynova, Josephine Le Tutour, Katya Riabinkina, Maud Welzen
Appearances: Devon Windsor, Anna Martynova, Josephine Le Tutour, Katya Riabinkina, Maud Welzen
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