Today's Headlines and Commentary
Bad day for Taliban cybersecurity. The Taliban is denying that their leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar is dead, following emails to that effect from the group and a notice on a Taliban web site. The group contends instead that its systems had been hacked, the New York Times's Alissa Rubin reports.
The FBI has arrested 14 individuals in connection with the hacking group Anonymous.
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Bad day for Taliban cybersecurity. The Taliban is denying that their leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar is dead, following emails to that effect from the group and a notice on a Taliban web site. The group contends instead that its systems had been hacked, the New York Times's Alissa Rubin reports.
The FBI has arrested 14 individuals in connection with the hacking group Anonymous. The Washington Post and the New York Times both have coverage.
An alleged front for the Pakistani intelligence services is accused of spending $4 million lobbying Congress, the White House, and contributing to campaigns for both parties over the last 20 years. Two individuals have been charged in connection with this (Washington Post). The New York Times reports on the two men (both American citizens) indicted for failing to register with the Justice Department as agents of Pakistan. The allegations of attempting to influence American elections and policy are in the affidavit that was filed in connection with the arrests.
The Washington Post's Alice Fordham writes on the FBI's open line of communications with exiled Syrian political activists; the activists have expressed concern for their safety, citing threats to their families.
The News International reports that Pakistan's navy has inducted the first squadron of drones into its fleet.
For more news and analysis links, see Today’s Terrorism News over at the CenterLine.
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Raffaela Wakeman is a Senior Director at In-Q-Tel. She started her career at the Brookings Institution, where she spent five years conducting research on national security, election reform, and Congress. During this time she was also the Associate Editor of Lawfare. From there, Raffaela practiced law at the U.S. Department of Defense for four years, advising her clients on privacy and surveillance law, cybersecurity, and foreign liaison relationships. She departed DoD in 2019 to join the Majority Staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where she oversaw the Intelligence Community’s science and technology portfolios, cybersecurity, and surveillance activities. She left HPSCI in May 2021 to join IQT.
Raffaela received her BS and MS in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015, where she was recognized for her commitment to public service with the Joyce Chiang Memorial Award. While at the Department of Defense, she was the inaugural recipient of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s General Counsel Award for exhibiting the highest standards of leadership, professional conduct, and integrity.
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