September 2016 Security News

US Congress has 'buyer's remorse' on 9/11 bill: White House Press TV 29 Sep 2016 -- The White House has censured the US Congress for having "buyer's remorse" over overriding President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Sep 2016 [PDF]
FBI, Eyeing Russia, Finds More 'Attempted Intrusions' In U.S. Voter Databases RFE/RL 29 Sep 2016 -- FBI Director James Comey told Congress there have been more "attempted intrusions" in U.S. voter registration databases, and the agency is looking "very, very hard" at Russian hackers who may be trying to disrupt the U.S. election.
Obama Says Congress Made 'Mistake' With Veto Of 9/11 Lawsuits Bill RFE/RL 29 Sep 2016 -- U.S. President Obama has said Congress made a "mistake" by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Pleads Guilty US Dept. of Justice 28 Sep 2016 -- Peter Romar, 37, a Syrian national affiliated with the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), pleaded guilty today to felony charges of conspiring to receive extortion proceeds and conspiring to unlawfully access computers. Romar was previously extradited from Germany on request of the U.S.
US Congress overwhelmingly overrides Obama's veto of 9/11 bill Press TV 28 Sep 2016 -- The US Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that allows victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the plot.
US Congress Overrides Obama Veto of 9/11 Bill VOA 28 Sep 2016 -- The U.S. Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Wednesday's tallies in both houses of Congress were overwhelming and marked the first time an Obama veto has been overturned.
Intelligence chiefs warn of 'terrorist diaspora' after Daesh fall Press TV 28 Sep 2016 -- US intelligence and counterterrorism officials warn that the military campaign to rout Daesh in Iraq and Syria will create a "terrorist diaspora" in the West, putting the US in a period of "sustained vulnerability" for years to come.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Sep 2016 [PDF]
US, Europe Seen Staring at 'Sustained Vulnerability' to IS VOA 27 Sep 2016 -- Every step the U.S. and its coalition partners take toward routing the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria brings with it an ever-growing threat for a new wave of attacks in the West, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Islamic State 'Dead Set' on Using Chemical Weapons VOA 26 Sep 2016 -- Part of the Islamic State terror group's plan to turn the northern Iraqi city of Mosul into "hell on earth" could well include a barrage of homemade chemical weapons.
Clinton, Trump Clash In Bitter Debate, Spar Over Russian Hacking RFE/RL 26 Sep 2016 -- U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump sparred over economic and foreign policy in a tense one-on-one debate on September 26, with the two rivals exchanging insults and interrupting each other in the first of three such match-ups ahead of the November 8 election.
US congressional leaders vow to override Obama's veto of 9/11 bill Press TV 26 Sep 2016 -- US congressional leaders from both political parties have vowed to swiftly override President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that allows victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
Indian Police Arrest Six Militants Planning Terror Attacks in Southern States Sputnik 26 Sep 2016 -- India's police arrested on Monday six members of radical Islamist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) planning terror acts in the country during a special anti-terrorist operation in the states of Assam and West Bengal, Joint Commissioner of Kolkata Police Vishal Garg said.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Saudi Arabia Faces Increasing IS Threats at Home VOA 24 Sep 2016 -- Saudi Arabia is fighting a growing threat from the Islamic State that is both breeding homegrown terrorists and using the kingdom's conservative religious teachings to undermine the monarchy.
Obama vetoes 9/11 bill targeting Saudi Arabia Press TV 24 Sep 2016 -- US President Barack Obama has used his veto power to block legislation that allows the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for reparations.
Pakistan Not Doing Enough Against Haqqani Network, US General Says VOA 24 Sep 2016 -- The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says neighboring Pakistan has not yet placed "adequate pressure" on the Haqqani Network of militants to prevent them from plotting deadly cross-border attacks.
Obama Veto Bars 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia VOA 23 Sep 2016 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has vetoed legislation that would have allowed the families of 9/11 terror attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the hijackers involved in those crimes 15 years ago.
ISIL-Linked Kosovo Hacker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison US Dept. of Justice 23 Sep 2016 -- Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining information in order to provide material support to ISIL.
UK intelligence agency to work with private sector to develop cyber security technologies People's Daily 23 Sep 2016 -- A groundbreaking partnership in Britain to develop world-leading cyber security technology was given a 65-million-U.S.-dollar boost Friday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Security Council adopts resolution on countering terrorist threats to civil aviation UN News 22 Sep 2016 -- The global aviation system is of vital importance to economic development and prosperity, and all States must strengthen, both individually and collectively, aviation security measures, in order to secure a stable and peaceful global environment, the United Nations Security Council declared today.
Terror Threat Remains High 6 Months After Brussels Attacks VOA 22 Sep 2016 -- Six months after the attack on the Brussels airport and a metro station, survivor Pauline Graystone says she and her family are okay.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Smashing Islamic State Could Unleash New Terror Threat VOA 21 Sep 2016 -- Success in the battle against Middle East insurgents, such as the Islamic State group and al-Qaida affiliates, is going to lead to a new challenge, diplomats and intelligence officials are warning.
Pakistan Faces Rising Criticism Over Inability to Curb Extremism VOA 21 Sep 2016 -- As two U.S. lawmakers pursue legislation to designate Pakistan a terror state, Islamabad is facing the threat of increasing diplomatic isolation over its inability to curb homegrown militancy and the threat it poses to its neighbors.
Investigators: NY Bombing Suspect Bought Parts on eBay VOA 21 Sep 2016 -- Federal investigators say the suspect in Saturday's bombings in New York and New Jersey bought components on eBay and used as triggering devices cell phones purchased from a store 500 meters from an address he once listed as his home.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Ahmad Khan Rahami Charged in Manhattan and New Jersey Federal Courts with Executing Bombings in New York City and New Jersey US Dept. of Justice 20 Sep 2016 -- Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, FBI Director James B. Comey, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney of the FBI's New York Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher of the FBI's Newark Field Office and Commissioner James O'Neill of the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced that Ahmad Khan Rahami, aka Ahmad Rahimi, has been charged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, for conducting and attempting to conduct bombings in New York City and various locations in New Jersey on Sept. 17, 2016, and Sept. 18, 2016.
US Files Terrorism Charges Against Alleged New York Bomber VOA 20 Sep 2016 -- U.S. officials unsealed a criminal indictment against Afghan-born bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, charging him with planting a series of bombs in New York and New Jersey over the past three days in an act of terrorism.
No Terror Cells, but NY Bombing Suspect Likely Had Help VOA 20 Sep 2016 -- The man thought to be behind a series of bombings and attempted bombings in New York and New Jersey may not have been part of a terror cell, but based on previous investigations chances are good he had some sort of help.
Investigators Focus on Motive, Possible Foreign Ties in New York Bombing VOA 20 Sep 2016 -- U.S. authorities are working to determine whether the suspect in Saturday's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has any foreign terror ties and what may have motivated the attack that wounded 29 people.
Study: Former Al-Qaida Terrorists Training Islamic State Cells in Europe VOA 20 Sep 2016 -- There are direct links between the al-Qaida terror networks of the last decade, and the Islamic State-linked terror cells in Europe that have carried out a series of attacks in recent months, according to a new report.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Sep 2016 [PDF]
NY, New Jersey Bombings Suspect Arrested VOA 19 Sep 2016 -- A man sought by police in connection with bombings in New York and New Jersey on Saturday is in custody following what has been described as a shootout with police.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Daesh sympathizer killed by US police after stabbing 8 people Press TV 18 Sep 2016 -- A man in the US state of Minnesota has been killed by police after stabbing 8 people in a shopping center, an attack that was later claimed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.
Knife-Wielding Man Wounds 8 At Minnesota Shopping Mall RFE/RL 18 Sep 2016 -- Police said a man wearing a private security firm uniform stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota.
Minnesota Mall Attacker Identified as Somali-American VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- The man who stabbed nine people at a mall in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota has been identified as a 22-year-old Somali-American.
New York Explosion's Motive Unknown, Investigation Continues VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says people will have to patient to get the full story behind Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan that injured 29 people in one of the city's busiest neighborhoods.
Explosion injures at least 29 people in Manhattan, New York Press TV 18 Sep 2016 -- At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, the fire department says.
IS Claims Rare Fatal Attack on Pakistani Soldiers VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- Islamic State militants have claimed the assassination of three Pakistan military personnel in the country's northwestern city of Peshawar.
Mayor Says New York Explosion That Injured 29 Was 'Intentional Act' RFE/RL 18 Sep 2016 -- A homemade explosive device detonated in midtown Manhattan, wounding 29 people, one seriously, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called it an "intentional act."
New York Police Investigate 'Intentional' Blast that Injured 29 VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- A loud explosion that shook the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan Saturday night was "an intentional act" that injured 29 people, according to New York authorities.
Is Islamic State Losing Ground But Winning the War of Ideas? VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- The Islamic State terror group has been steadily losing territory in Iraq and Syria. But as the Caliphate shrinks, the group is shifting its emphasis to spreading its ideology, establishing outposts around the world, and attacking high-casualty, soft targets and economic infrastructure.
New York Blast 'Was Intentional Act,' Police Say; 29 Injured VOA 18 Sep 2016 -- A loud explosion that shook the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan Saturday night was "an intentional act" that injured 29 people, according to New York authorities.
US Coast Guard Orders Continued Development of New Patrol Boat Fleet Sputnik 17 Sep 2016 -- A Florida shipbuilding company has won a contract to continue work on designing nine new patrol boats, or offshore cutters, to guard US domestic waters, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a press release.
Belgium police arrest two in anti-terror raids Press TV 16 Sep 2016 -- The Belgian federal prosecutor's office says authorities have detained two people for questioning following anti-terror raids in two districts of the capital Brussels and the city of Liege in the southeast.
US House passes bill to block Guantanamo transfers Press TV 16 Sep 2016 -- The US House of Representatives in Congress has passed a bill that would block the transfer of any detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison during President Barack Obama's remaining tenure.
White House Said Mulling Legal Action Against Russian Hackers RFE/RL 16 Sep 2016 -- The White House is trying to build a legal case against Russian hackers it believes are behind recent leaks aimed at disrupting the U.S. presidential election, while Congress is eyeing sanctions as a remedy, media reports says.
Mekong Nations Seek Closer Cooperation Against Growing Drug Scourge VOA 16 Sep 2016 -- Facing an increase in drug trafficking, some Southeast Asian nations are planning on creating a centralized data source for law enforcement and carrying out joint patrols.
Deadly Suicide Blast Rips Through Pakistan Mosque VOA 16 Sep 2016 -- A suicide blast Friday tore through a crowded mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding at least 30 more, officials said.
Bomb attack kills 25 in northwest Pakistan mosque: Official Press TV 16 Sep 2016 -- At least 25 people have been killed and 30 more wounded in a bomb attack in a Pakistani mosque near the Afghanistan border, a regional official says.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Sep 2016 [PDF]
US Sanctions 2 Men as IS Financial Facilitators VOA 15 Sep 2016 -- The U.S. government imposed sanctions Thursday on two men identified as financial facilitators for the Islamic State group.
9/11 Drove Change in Intelligence Community, NSA Chief Says AFPS 15 Sep 2016 -- The 9/11 attacks drove "fundamental change" in the way the U.S. government uses and shares intelligence, the director of the National Security Agency said during a panel discussion yesterday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Sep 2016 [PDF]
US concerned about Russian hacking: NSA chief Press TV 14 Sep 2016 -- The US National Security Agency (NSA) has expressed concerns over reports that some foreign governments may launch cyber attacks to undercut the November presidential election.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Sep 2016 [PDF]
France Looks at Its Prisons as Ground Zero in Terror Battle VOA 13 Sep 2016 -- Reports of new incidents trickle in steadily through the French media. Ten radical Islamists are quietly removed from the massive Fleury-Merogis prison over fears of an uprising. In another prison, homemade weapons are discovered in the cell of at least one suspected radical.
Possible Russian Meddling with US Elections Worries Key Defense Officials VOA 13 Sep 2016 -- Top U.S. defense officials insist they are not turning a blind eye to fears that Russian hackers are trying to hijack upcoming U.S. presidential and local elections.
Three Suspects With Links to Paris Attackers Arrested in Germany VOA 13 Sep 2016 -- German authorities have arrested three men suspected of membership in Islamic State, who allegedly were sent into the country by the terrorist group last year.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Sep 2016 [PDF]
CIA chief warns of Russia's sophisticated hacking capabilities Press TV 12 Sep 2016 -- CIA Director John Brennan warns that the US must be on guard in the face of Russia's "exceptionally capable and sophisticated'' cyber capabilities.
Politicians, Experts Suspect Russia of Hacking US Political System VOA 12 Sep 2016 -- The controversy still rages over Russia's possible hacking into computer systems used by American political entities. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has warned Russia not to try to interfere with the U.S. general election in November. Yet Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he doubts that Russia is involved.
Gulf States Express Concern Over US 9/11 Legislation VOA 12 Sep 2016 -- Gulf Arab states have expressed concern over a bill passed by the U.S. Congress that would allow families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue the Saudi government for allegedly supporting terrorism.
Saudi-dominated [P]GCC worried about Sept. 11 legislation Press TV 12 Sep 2016 -- Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region have expressed dissatisfaction about recent legislation in the US that would enable the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to lodge complaints against Riyadh and demand reparations over the kingdom's alleged role.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Obama commemorates 9/11, warns of 'evolved' threats Press TV 11 Sep 2016 -- US President Barack Obama has memorialized the September 11, 2001 attacks by warning that America is faced with an "evolved threat" of terrorism.
Three women killed in attack on police station in Kenya's Mombasa Press TV 11 Sep 2016 -- Three women have been killed while attempting to carry out a knife and firebomb attack on the main police station in the Kenyan city of Mombasa.
Al-Qaeda leader threatens US with more attacks on 9/11 anniversary Press TV 11 Sep 2016 -- The al-Qaeda terrorist group has released a new video on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, threatening the United States with more such strikes.
Obama Praises U.S. Diversity As Country Marks 9/11 Anniversary RFE/RL 11 Sep 2016 -- President Barack Obama praised the diversity of the United States and called on Americans not to be divided by their enemies, as he helped mark the 15th anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks to hit U.S. soil.
CIA Chief Says Russian Hacking Threatens U.S. RFE/RL 11 Sep 2016 -- The director of the Central Intelligence Agency is again warning about Russia's computer hacking abilities, saying the country has "exceptionally capable and sophisticated cyber-capabilities."
CIA Chief Warns of Russia's 'Sophisticated' Hacking Ability VOA 11 Sep 2016 -- CIA Director John Brennan warned Sunday of Russia's "exceptionally capable and sophisticated'' hacking capabilities, and said the U.S. must be on guard.
Remarks by the President Obama at the 9/11 Memorial Observance Ceremony The White House 11 Sep 2016
Islamic State Has Suffered Its Worst Defeat Yet: A Moral One RFE/RL 10 Sep 2016 -- At the start of August, the extremist group that calls itself Islamic State (IS) controlled a large part of the border between Syria and Turkey, while the U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), a multiethnic group made up primarily of Kurdish YPG fighters, raced to recapture as much of that territory as they could, as quickly as they could.
Paris Prosecutor: Terrorist Cell Dismantled With Arrest of 3 Women VOA 09 Sep 2016 -- French authorities say they have dismantled a female terrorist cell directed by the Islamic State group from Syria that was planning an attack in France.
New al-Qaida Video Commemorates 9/11 Attacks, Urges Muslims to Fight US VOA 09 Sep 2016 -- Al-Qaida is calling on Muslims to join the terror group's fight against the United States as it marks the 15th anniversary of the deadly September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Main female suspect in foiled Paris attack backs Daesh Press TV 09 Sep 2016 -- The main female suspect in an investigation into the case of a suspicious car filled with gas cylinders abandoned in Paris had pledged allegiance to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group, French officials said Friday.
US Congress votes to allow 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia Press TV 09 Sep 2016 -- The US Congress has passed a bill that would allow families of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, although the White House has threatened to veto the measure.
US House Approves Bill Allowing Lawsuits Over 9/11 Attacks VOA 09 Sep 2016 -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Friday that would allow families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government for allegedly supporting terrorism, despite White House threats to veto the bill.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Sep 2016 [PDF]
CIA Chief: IS Likely to Remain in Iraq, Syria for Years VOA 08 Sep 2016 -- Despite the shrinking of Islamic State-held territory in Iraq and Syria, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency is stressing that the group's influence is not going away anytime soon.
2 Suspects Detained Amid Ongoing Paris Car Bomb Probe VOA 08 Sep 2016 -- Police in France have detained another couple in connection with a car loaded with six full gas canisters that was found near the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Sunday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Sep 2016 [PDF]
US Spy Chief: Russians Do It 'All the Time,' But Won't Blame Moscow in DNC Hack Sputnik 07 Sep 2016 -- US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday at the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit in Washington that Russian hackers attempt to penetrate American networks "all the time," but he stopped short of attributing recent hacks on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and other Democratic institutions to Moscow.
IS's New Top Recruiter on US Most Wanted List VOA 06 Sep 2016 -- Gulmurod Khalimov, a former Tajik military officer who is now the Islamic State group's chief recruiter, has become one of the world's most wanted terrorists. The United States is offering a $3 million reward for his capture.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Sep 2016 [PDF]
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Al-Qaida-Linked Syrian Groups Could Shape Their Own Islamic State VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- With the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq shrinking thanks to land losses to the group's many foes, its jihadist rival – al-Qaida's rebranded affiliate in Syria – is marketing its own nation-building and doing so by imitating propaganda techniques employed by its competitor.
Obama makes disguised threat to Russia on cyber warfare Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- President Barack Obama has warned Russia that the United States has "more capacity than anybody" when it comes to cyber warfare, saying hack attacks can not become "wild, wild, West."
Putin Denies Claims Russian Gov't's Involved in DNC Emails Hack Sputnik 02 Sep 2016 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Friday the claims that the Russian government was involved in hacks of the US Democratic National Committee's (DNC) e-mail server, in an interview with the Bloomberg agency.
Hurricane Hunters fly into, collect data on Hurricane Hermine AFNS 02 Sep 2016 -- The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew a fix mission Sept. 1 out of Keesler Air Force Base into Tropical Storm Hermine, which was upgraded to a hurricane mid-flight.
Putin 'Doesn't Know' Who Hacked U.S. Democratic Party Computers RFE/RL 02 Sep 2016 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he doesn't know who hacked the e-mails of U.S. Democratic Party-affiliated organizations but added that the Russian government had nothing to do with it.
UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan UN News 02 Sep 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent terrorist bomb attack against the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which caused injuries of embassy staff, stressing that diplomatic and consular premises must not be violated.
Putin Denies Hacking DNC VOA 02 Sep 2016 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained in an interview with media outlet Bloomberg that Russia had nothing to doing with the hacking of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Sep 2016 [PDF]
Florida National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Prepare for Hurricane Hermine AFPS 01 Sep 2016 -- As Category 1 Hurricane Hermine heads for Florida's Gulf Coast, the state's governor has activated about 100 National Guard soldiers and airmen as part of an initial preparatory package and is prepared to activate more if needed, a Defense Department spokesman said today.
Pakistan: Islamic State Bid To Expand In Country Foiled RFE/RL 01 Sep 2016 -- Pakistan says it has halted the Islamic State (IS) group's attempts to expand in the country, arresting hundreds of people involved in plotting attacks on government, diplomatic, and civilian targets.
Pakistani army admits Daesh terrorists' presence in country Press TV 01 Sep 2016 -- A senior Pakistani military official has made a rare acknowledgement of the presence of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the militancy-riddled country.
Romanian Hacker "Guccifer" Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Computer Hacking Crimes US Dept. of Justice 01 Sep 2016 -- Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker "Guccifer," was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Sep 2016 [PDF]

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