The Pentagon has released 100s of files from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound & we dig through some of the more interesting items.

As we record Rand Paul has launched another filibuster — this time over the National Security Agency’s controversial bulk collection program, we check in on his status.

Plus a follow up to recent dramatic developments in Libya, Iraq & more.

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Sen. Rand Paul Launches Filibuster Against NSA’s Controversial Data Collection Program – ABC News

“The people don’t want the bulk collection of their records, and if we were listening, we would hear that,” Paul said.

Bin Laden’s library was basically the browser history of a conspiracy theorist – The Washington Post

But more specifically: Bin Laden’s library was the equivalent of an Internet conspiracy theorist’s browser history. There was a print out of a weird article about a card game that was said to have predicted the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He had an e-book about voter fraud conspiracies from BlackBoxVoting.org. He had books documenting the fringes of American politics. He had a 1928 book called “The Secret Teaching of All Ages” that details various aspects of forgotten religions and the occult; he had a book unveiling “The Secrets of the Federal Reserve.” And, like a rebellious teenager, he checked out the official government material on MK ULTRA, the CIA’s mind control efforts during the Cold War.

The bookshelf contains a number of letters, too (letters once upon a time served a function similar to e-mail). There’s a paper job application, which includes — and I am not making this up — an emergency contact request: “Who should we contact in case you became a martyr?” Oh, my wife, here’s her cell.

UBS to pay $545m to US authorities over forex and Libor scandals

UBS to pay $545m to US authorities over forex and Libor scandals. UBS will pay a total of $545m to US authorities to settle allegations that arose in an investigation into the rigging of foreign exchange and Libor benchmarks. The Swiss bank will be hoping the payment draws a line under multiple trading scandals lasting several years. The fine, much lower than expected, includes a $342m Federal Reserve penalty related to forex activities, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday. It will not be paying a fine on forex to the Department of Justice and will not face criminal charges on the matter.

OBAMA SET TO SPEED ARMS SHIPMENTS, TRAINING FOR IRAQ TRIBES

US President Barack Obama is poised to quicken the pace of weapons supplies and training to Iraqi tribes, while eyeing a rapid offensive to recapture Ramadi from the Islamic State group.

Obama huddled Tuesday with his national security team at the White House to plot a way forward after the loss of a strategically vital town on the steps of the capital Baghdad.

Following the meeting — which included the heads of the CIA and Pentagon, National Security Council staff and Secretary of State John Kerry via secure phone link — officials indicated Obama was ready to ramp up assistance to Sunni tribes that dominate the province around Ramadi.

“We are looking at how best to support local ground forces in Anbar” National Security Council spokesman Alistair Baskey told AFP, “including accelerating the training and equipping of local tribes and supporting an Iraqi-led operation to retake Ramadi.”

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The Sony Pictures hack takes a new uglier twist. We get some details on the type of data leaked & speculate if it was possibly an inside job. Also, researchers claim Iran has completely owned critical systems in 15 different nations.

Plus we celebrate episode 100 & feature a fun Kickstarter of the week!

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Sony Pictures hack gets uglier; North Korea won’t deny responsibility [Update] | Ars Technica

More evidence has emerged that makes the Sony Pictures hack look similar to a suspected attack on South Korean companies over a year ago. And a spokesperson for the North Korean government, rather than denying his country’s involvement, is playing coy as the damage to Sony appears to be growing daily.

When contacted by the BBC, a spokesperson for North Korea’s mission to the United Nations said, “The hostile forces are relating everything to [North Korea]. I kindly advise you to just wait and see.”

The attackers also posted archive files online containing least 25 gigabytes of data from Sony’s network.

In an email to Ars that included a link to an archive of some of the stolen Sony Pictures data, an individual claiming to be “the boss” of the attackers known as GOP claimed that “tens of TB” of files had been exfiltrated, and would be shared as soon as possible.] Some of those files included Excel spreadsheets and screen grabs from mainframe terminal sessions including employee payroll and medical data.

An archive of files seen by Ars —approximately a gigabyte of sales data , the most recent of which dates to April of this year, and stretches back over 5 years. The files, which have metadata indicating they were produced using a Sony Pictures Entertainment corporate license of Microsoft Office, include corporate PowerPoint templates, image files of contracts for television deals (including local affiliate contracts for “Dr. Oz” and “Seinfeld” reruns) sent by fax machine, and a file from a salesman’s computer called “Passwords.doc.”

The document, last edited by a woman whose LinkedIn account indicates she was a Sony Pictures ad sales assistant in 2011, includes her bosses’ American Express card number and online account information, Lotus Notes usernames and passwords (one of them is “password,” the other is “s0ny123”), Sony network login and password, and their fax numbers. One of those bosses is the current Vice President of Syndication Sales for Sony Pictures Television.

In a phone conversation with Ars, the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of analytics firm Security Scorecard, said that evidence suggested to him that there was at least some insider involvement in the attack. “From a psychological perspective, this attack is invoking emotions that may apply to employees of Sony as well. It may likely have been someone internal leaking the information because they knew how to get to it, rather than it being an outside attacker.”

Critical networks in US, 15 other nations, completely owned, possibly by Iran | Ars Technica

For more than two years, pro-Iranian hackers have penetrated some of the world’s most sensitive computer networks, including those operated by a US-based airline, auto maker, natural gas producer, defense contractor, and military installation, security researchers said.

In many cases, “Operation Cleaver,” as the sustained hacking campaign is being dubbed, has attained the highest levels of system access of targets located in 16 countries total, according to a report published Tuesday by security firm Cylance. Compromised systems in the ongoing attacks include Active Directory domain controllers that store employee login credentials, servers running Microsoft Windows and Linux, routers, switches, and virtual private networks. With more than 50 victims that include airports, hospitals, telecommunications providers, chemical companies, and governments, the Iranian-backed hackers are reported to have extraordinary control over much of the world’s critical infrastructure.

Tuesday’s 86-page report relies on circumstantial evidence to arrive at the conclusion that the 20 or more hackers participating in Operation Cleaver are backed by Iran’s government.

Many of the custom-configured hacking tools they use issue warnings when their external IP addresses trace back to the Middle Eastern country. The infrastructure supporting the vast campaign is too sprawling to be the work of a lone individual or small group; it could only have been sponsored by a nation state.

In all, 50 targets in 16 countries are known to have been compromised. The tally includes 10 victims in the US, four in Israel, and five in Pakistan.

• Cylance_Operation_Cleaver_Report.pdf

Roku still tops as sales of streaming-media players rise – CNET

During the first three quarters of 2014, 10 percent of US households with a broadband connection bought at least one streaming-media player, market researcher Parks Associates said Tuesday.

Roku’s lineup of set-top boxes and streaming sticks was still the most popular so far this year despite a strong dip, securing 29 percent of sales in the first nine months. Google’s Chromecast stick leaped onto the scene, snagging the No. 2 spot with 20 percent share and stealing Apple TV’s previous slot. The Apple TV box fell to third place with 17 percent share. Amazon’s Fire TV box and stick, also new on the scene, came in fourth place with 10 percent share.

Roku, which has been the dominant force since 2012, saw its market share slip from 46 percent last year to 29 percent in the first nine months of 2014. Apple TV also slipped from 26 percent last year to 17 percent so far this year. They both lost share as Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV have come on strong.

KICKSTATER OF THE WEEK: HANSNAP “Use Your Smartphone Better!” by Justis Earle — Kickstarter

Handsfree video and photography with your smartphone. Use all your phone features better in every situation ~ Capture your Imagination!

• New Invention acts like a GoPro for your smartphone now LIVE on Kickstarter!!

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Browse your local network and share files with Windows computers by following our Samba tutorial. Get some tips on how to easily read the Samba configuration file.

Plus an update about the future format of HowTo Linux.

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File Manager not show your network shares?

Install Samba:

Samba is a re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol, it facilitates file and printer sharing among Linux and Windows systems as an alternative to NFS. Some users say that Samba is easily configured and that operation is very straight-forward. However, many new users run into problems with its complexity and non-intuitive mechanism.

• Install Samba

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common system-config-samba python-glade2 gksu nautilus-share

• Enable your user account as a Samba user

smbpasswd -e chase

Having troubles resolving computer names?

• Check your DNS settings

• Add the following stanza to smb.conf:

name resolve order = lmhosts bcast host wins

• testparm

testparm — check an smb.conf configuration file for
internal correctness

Bonus: Going through these steps will also make your Windows network file browsing work under your file manager too!

Further Reading:

• Setup your file share in /etc/samba/smb.conf or use system-config-samba

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: File Sharing With Samba | UbuntuHandbook

• Sharing files in LAN through Samba or SSH – Ask Ubuntu
• Samba/SambaServerGuide – Community Help Wiki
• Samba – ArchWiki

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