Another Article About Why China Is In Huge Trouble

Shadow over Asia (From October 2010 Volume III, Issue 10 The Casey Report)

An interview with Vitaliy Katsenelson, Chief Investment Officer,Investment Management Associates, Inc., and author of Active Value Investing. Vitaliy, who was born in Murmansk, Russia, and moved to the U.S. in 1991, from 2007 to 2007 was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Business. [Why China Is Really In Big Trouble]

This is a great interview about china and how they are heading down a terrible path economically. How should america react.

The Full Presentation In PDF form after the jump –>  China – The Mother of All Grey Swan

THIS IS A TRUE LULZ….

I’m gonna go ahead and call this just a bit late.  Didn’t their CIA, FIB, RSA, etc. websites already suffer major attacks…

Just like our government to get caught with their pants down then spend millions trying to cover it up with puff piece like this –> [Pentagon constructing virtual cyber warfare training ground]

Favorite Excerpt from the article:

Now, those combating cyberterrorism will have a similar training ground, with the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) building a mock internet on which to test defense strategies. The fake web will allow the agency to simulate different scenarios and plan the best response to various types of cyberattack. 

Translation… “We had no idea we were so vulnerable and we have no strategic way to train or combat these attacks, so we are making up a story about a virtual training ground (that doesn’t exist yet) which we will use in the future to defend ourselves.”

Thanks for the good LULZ Pentagon …. HAHAHAHA.

However I do like this generic high tech picture they use to make themselves seem smart.

When The Hackers Say They Are Attacking Government Systems They Mean It.

HARTFORD, Conn. – Internet hackers say they have compromised the security of more than 1,000 accounts at a Connecticut-based FBI partner organization.

The online hacking collective Lulz Security says it attacked a local section of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector to share security information. Connecticut InfraGard’s website is down.

FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer in Washington says the agency is aware of the attack and that the website is shut down as a precaution. She declined to comment on the extent of any damage.

Lulz claimed responsibility for the breach in a Twitter posting Sunday night.

The anonymous group takes credit for an April security breach of Sony Corp’s PlayStation Network. The hackers also say they are responsible for attacks on the CIA webpage and the U.S. Senate computer system. [Hackers claim attack on FBI partner in Conn.]

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Everybody Getting Hit

Cyberattacks on governments, corporations and individuals are spiking. Sony’s PlayStation Network, Lockheed Martin, PBS, Google’s Gmail passwords, Nintendo and Citigroup’s credit-card customers’ files have all been hacked, causing concern and significant financial damage.

“Our opponents can attack at any time, using any method at their disposal, and only need to be successful once,” say Jason Andress, author of Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners. “We have to be alert and react to every attack. This applies to every system, network and organization equally. Military, critical infrastructure, and corporate systems are all part of the ongoing fight.”

And it’s not just big companies and governments, either. The Anti-Phishing Working Group is reporting that more than one-third of respondents to a new web vulnerabilities survey were repeat victims of phishing. Thirty-seven percent reported their web sites had phishing or spoof sites planted on their web servers two or more times before, a statistic that reflects both the persistence of phishers and the difficulties of keeping them at bay.

“Phishers value compromised web sites highly because they are much harder for interveners to take down. They’re confident that they’ll be able to identify and exploit sites, and do so repeatedly,” said APWG Research Fellow Dave Piscitello of ICANN.

“Victims are not mitigating exploits entirely or are not implementing adequate measures to keep them away,” he added. “Keeping all components of a web site — OS, web server, applications and content — patch-current and applying the most secure configuration options possible could significantly reduce initial and repeat attacks.” [Hackers Take Sega Data -- LulzSec Offers To Help]

Lots Of New News On The Ocean Front.

SAVE THE OCEAN.  Today a bunch of new information came out about the problems with the ocean and how the warming temperatures of the earth are effecting is more than we originally thought.

Its Kinda Like Venice, But In NYC…

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A panel of experts says the world’s oceans are being damaged in so many ways that the situation is far more dire than they originally thought.

Scientists will present a new report on the oceans to the United Nations on Tuesday. They say the troubles are from global warming and other man-made problems. Those include dead zones from farm run-off, overfishing, an increase in acidity from too much carbon dioxide, habitat destruction and melting sea ice.

The report is from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean. The combination of damaging effects on the seas suggest there’s a brewing worldwide die-off of species that would rival past mass extinctions. [Panel: Problems with oceans multiplying, worsening]

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Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years.

The researchers found that since the late 19th century — as the world became industrialized — sea level has risen more than 2 millimeters per year, on average. That’s a bit less than one-tenth of an inch, but it adds up over time. 

Let see the MATH: 2,100 years x .01 inches = 21 inches in sea level rise in the last 2100 years which is close to 2 feet.

Two of his co-authors calculated in an earlier paper that sea level could rise by between 30 and 75 inches by the end of this century. And it might even rise faster than that, Martin Vermeer of Aalto University in Finland and Stefan Rahmstorf of Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact reported in 2009. [Study details significant sea level rise]

BYE BYE EAST and WEST COASTS.

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Cuban scientists calculate that median sea levels around the Caribbean nation will rise more than 30 inches by the end of the century due to global climate change, official media said Friday.

Models predict the sea will rise 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) by 2050, and 33.5 inches (85 centimeters) by 2100, Abel Centella, scientific director of the country’s Meteorological Institute, was quoted by Communist Party daily Granma as saying. [Cuba: Seas to rise more than 30 inches by 2100]

BYE BYE CUBA

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Even The Rap News Guy is All Over This Hacking Story, Yet Still No Word On A Single Top News Media Channel.

If you can get passed the fact that this guy raps the news…lol…He actually has some great info on what is going on with leaking information right now.  Today Wiki Leaks with the help of Anon and LulzSec released 400k worth of documents on the Iraq war and America’s actions in the middle east.  There is some crazy info coming out from when they hacked the CIA and you wouldn’t believe what they are finding out.  All I can say is it was way worse than we ever thought it was and it spans both political parties.  Enjoy the Video…Lulz

Let The Hack Attack Begin

LulzSec is bragging about their most recent breach where they have taken down the British police website.  It was the branch that attempts to arrest organized crime in England and many other areas of the world…This is an interesting target because they were most likely looking for information where the British government and or other corrupt governments had been working alongside organized crime groups to achieve goals they could not publicly support.  For those of you who think any government working along side an organized crime group is a crazy idea check out The Bay Of Pigs Invasion, from the 1960′s where the USA government hired mercenaries to try and attack Cuba.

With Attacks on the FED, the CIA, and now the SOCA I for one can’t wait to see what information they are bring to the table in the near future.

Hackers bring down British police Website

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers temporarily knocked offline a Website run by the British police Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which targets organized crime in Britain and overseas.

Lulz Security, a loosely aligned hacker group which said it brought down the SOCA Website on Monday, has gone after a long list of government and corporate Websites in the past month. Like the others, it was likely a denial-of-service attack where Lulz hackers bombarded the site with so many messages that it went offline.

“We are aware of claims that the SOCA Website has been attacked. The picture is not clear at this time but we are investigating the matter with our service provider,” said SOCA spokesman Richard Sellors.

Lulz also hacked into a U.S. Senate server, and claimed responsibility for temporarily knocking offline the CIA’s public Website.

In a posting on Sunday, Lulz Security declared that the “Lulz Lizard battle fleet is now declaring immediate and unremitting war” on government and whitehat security.

As part of that, Lulz, which derives its name from the plural variant of Internet slang for “laugh out loud,” urged its followers to hack into and deface government Websites.

“Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including e-mail spools and documentation. Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments,” Lulz said in the statement on Sunday.

Lulz said it was working with Anonymous, a second international group of hackers.

The groups’ stated goals have been murky. In the past, Anonymous has sought to support Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, who face charges after releasing U.S. government documents as part of Wikileaks.

Lulz has also sought to punish Sony Corp for failing to secure data but did so by releasing the data of Sony customers, exposing them to potential identity theft.

Meanwhile, a less public and more damaging series of hackers have targeted the International Monetary Fund and RSA, the security division of EMC Corp.

(Additional reporting by Georgina Prodhan in London; Editing by Gunna Dickson)

Open War On Government And Fat Cat Corporations

Hackers of the world are uniting against tyranny.  The real question is which side should you be on?  Does a semi organized group of brilliant hackers have the ability to change the world for the better?  Will bringing down corrupt governments and corporations solve the worlds problems? Do the hackers stand a chance at completing their goals? How chaotic will the world get if they do succeed before it gets better? Is this the classic, ‘from the flames of destruction will rise a new growth of proparity’ or is this more along the lines of ‘some people just want to watch the world burn’?

These are all questions I would love to have answered.  I for one am happy they are at least doing something.  I think poorly of everyone who is just sitting by and watching their future and their freedom being destroyed by these corrupt officials.  I will however not participate in the attacks myself, and am not sure i condone the methods because of the amount of collateral damage. However I will participate by spreading the news of this underground war being waged.  One of the biggest pieces of proof I have for having support for these groups is that NO MAJOR NEWS OUTLET FOLLOWS THESE ATTACKS.  In my mind that is just more proof that the information we are being given through common news outlets is censored and regulated by the same corrupt officials. I do appreciate the coverage Gizmodo is giving these attacks and think more Americans NEED TO OPEN THEIR EYES. Out of sight out of mind should not apply to your freedom.

Below is the letter from LulzSec:

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Salutations Lulz Lizards,

As we’re aware, the government and whitehat security terrorists across the world continue to dominate and control our Internet ocean. Sitting pretty on cargo bays full of corrupt booty, they think it’s acceptable to condition and enslave all vessels in sight. Our Lulz Lizard battle fleet is now declaring immediate and unremitting war on the freedom-snatching moderators of 2011.

Welcome to Operation Anti-Security (#AntiSec) – we encourage any vessel, large or small, to open fire on any government or agency that crosses their path. We fully endorse the flaunting of the word “AntiSec” on any government website defacement or physical graffiti art. We encourage you to spread the word of AntiSec far and wide, for it will be remembered. To increase efforts, we are now teaming up with the Anonymous collective and all affiliated battleships.

Whether you’re sailing with us or against us, whether you hold past grudges or a burning desire to sink our lone ship, we invite you to join the rebellion. Together we can defend ourselves so that our privacy is not overrun by profiteering gluttons. Your hat can be white, gray or black, your skin and race are not important. If you’re aware of the corruption, expose it now, in the name of Anti-Security.

Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools and documentation. Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments. If they try to censor our progress, we will obliterate the censor with cannonfire anointed with lizard blood.

It’s now or never. Come aboard, we’re expecting you…

History begins today.

Lulz Security

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 Jesus Diaz — Lulzsec and Anonymous have just declared full open war against all governments, banks and big corporations in the world. They are calling all hackers in the world to unite. Their objective is to fully expose all corruption and dark secrets:

This is not going to end well. Or perhaps it will end well. Could this movement help change the world for the better? With the growing worldwide discontent against the political and financial establishment—in my home country and all through Europe people are organizing to fight corrupted politicians and their greedy fat owners—I wonder if this may very well be the beginning of our May 1968. That was the time when the young French generations stood up against the government to demand a much needed change.

Opening the vaults of dark secrets and exposing corruption everywhere would certainly help towards that goal: Real change. Perhaps this is just the beginning of a quiet and angry revolution that will make the world a better place. Maybe making that information public will be instrumental to wake everyone up.

That said, exposing emails and private information from normal people or sinking ships that are neutral in this battle will not help towards that cause. That’s not good and will not help anyone but those who they declare their enemies.

But uncovering the wrongdoings of states and economical institutions? I’m all for it. [Pastebin]