Russia’s Su-27 Intercepts UK Reconnaissance Aircraft Over Black Sea
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled as an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force approaching the state border over the Black Sea, foreign aircraft made a turn, and no breach of the state border was allowed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
“On July 24, Russian means of airspace control over the Black Seadetected air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. In order to prevent any breach of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces on duty was scrambled,” the statement says.
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as an RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force.
“As the Russian fighter approached, foreign military aircraft made a turn from the Russian state border. The Russian aircraft returned safely to its home airfield. There was no breach of the state border of the Russian Federation,” the ministry said.
The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, without crossing air routes or dangerously approaching aircraft of a foreign state, it added.
Hackers Stole ‘Nearly All’ Records of Customer Calls, Texts from AT&T
An enormous amount of customer data has been stolen from telecommunication company AT&T for the second time this year.
AT&T disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday, July 12, that the most recent batch of customer data includes “records of customer call and text interactions” that happened “between approximately May 1 and October 31, 2022, as well as on January 2, 2023.”
(Related: AT&T’s MASSIVE data breach affects 73 MILLION previous and current customers.)
The telecom company stated the data does not include “content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information,” but stressed the data does include “periods of time, records of calls and texts of nearly all of AT&T’s wireless customers and customers of mobile virtual network operators (“MVNO”) using AT&T’s wireless network.”
The filing commented that hackers “unlawfully accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform … between April 14 and April 25, 2024.”
Hackers accessed third-party cloud platform Snowflake to steal data
As reported by Bloomberg, the third-party cloud platform that the hackers accessed to steal the data is Snowflake.
In markets, AT&T shares dropped three percent, while Snowflake shares fell five percent. AT&T believes the data has not yet been leaked on the dark web.
Bloomberg mentioned that although much remains unknown about the breach, it could be disastrous for some customers if the data is eventually released. That involves anyone who doesn’t want others to know who they are contacting like politicians, executives, activists, journalists and their sources.
A ZeroHedge report on March 31 revealed that the personal data of 73 million AT&T accounts were leaked onto the dark web. A lot of the data seemed to be from 2019 or earlier.
AT&T said it has taken “additional cybersecurity measures” in reaction to this incident along with shutting off the point of unlawful access. The company confirmed that it will give notice to its current and former customers that were affected.
“AT&T is working with law enforcement in its efforts to arrest those involved in the incident. Based on information available to AT&T, it understands that at least one person has been apprehended. As of the date of this filing, AT&T does not believe that the data is publicly available,” the telecom corporation said. “The incident was limited to an AT&T workspace on Snowflake’s cloud platform and did not impact AT&T’s network.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) permitted AT&T two national security exemptions and permitted the corporation not to report the cyber breach publicly until Friday.
For some critical infrastructure corporations, the United States government orders that at least 72 hours after a cyber breach, companies must report the nature of the attack to the government.
“Consistent with the Department’s public guidance, AT&T notified the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] upon learning of the incident, but prior to AT&T having made its materiality determination. AT&T’s cooperation with the Department in this matter, including its timely advance notification to the FBI, benefited the Department’s ongoing efforts to investigate the incident,” the DOJ said in a statement.
AT&T stated the incident has not had a “material impact on AT&T’s operations,” and AT&T does not consider that the incident is “reasonably likely to materially impact AT&T’s financial condition or results of operations.”
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a statement they are aware of the incident and are cooperating with AT&T and other government agencies to evaluate the effect of the breach. CISA is the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security.
“As always, CISA urges all organizations to enforce stringent security measures, including multifactor authentication. We will continue to monitor and provide guidance or assistance, as needed,” the statement added.
John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the University of Toronto‘s Citizen Lab, which concentrates on communications technology and security, called the hack a “megabreach,” stressing that metadata stolen at this scale can be a primary national security threat not to mention a problem for businesses and individuals.
“These are incredibly sensitive pieces of personal information and, when taken together at the scale of information that appears to be included in this AT&T breach, they present a massive NSA-like window into Americans’ activity,” Scott-Railton said, pointing to the leaks by Edward Snowden that exposed the National Security Agency‘s bulk collection of metadata.
Thomas Rid, a professor of strategic studies and the director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins University, warned that more needs to be discovered about what the hackers took from AT&T to get a complete picture of the threat.
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Agent Who Ran Biden’s Inauguration Wargame Says Trump Assassination A False Flag Event
Government insider calls into The Alex Jones Show to claim, based on his knowledge of security protocols at major events, that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was an inside job and not the act of a lone gunman.
Agent Who Ran Biden’s Inauguration Wargame Says Trump Assassination A False Flag Event pic.twitter.com/5NKITrQ3eQ
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) July 24, 2024
Flashback: Biden Praised Kamala as His DEI Hire
While liberals and the Democrat elite blasted conservatives for labeling Kamala Harris a DEI hire, receipts show Biden originally coined the title.
The fallout happened after Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) used the label for Harris in an X post Monday, writing, “The incompetency level is at an all-time high in Washington. The media propped up this president, lied to the American people for three years, and then dumped him for our DEI vice president.”
In a follow-up, Rep. Burchett later told a CNN reporter it was discriminatory for Biden to only consider black women for the VP role and that he “100%” believed Harris was a DEI hire.
He ain’t lying..
— CoolBlue (@BackThebluecool) July 23, 2024
Rep. Tim Burchett tells CNN that Kamala Harris Was a DEl Hire.
Never forget that Kamala Harris has locked up thousands of black men and withheld evidence that would have freed them. #NeverKamala
Trump will #WinWithBlackMen pic.twitter.com/ASIcIHWZWl
The criticism rankled members of the leftist mainstream media which claimed it was deeply offensive to claim Harris was hired solely based on being a woman of color, with former White House adviser Susan Rice calling it “incredibly insulting.”
However, conservatives had to look no further than Joe Biden to find examples of he himself lauding the fact Harris was a brimming example of “diversity, equity and inclusion” principles.
Democrats today: Calling Kamala Harris a DEI hire is racist!
— Wojciech Pawelczyk (@WojPawelczyk) July 24, 2024
Joe Biden in May: “To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally the core strengths of America. That’s why I’m proud to have the most diverse administration in history that taps into the full… pic.twitter.com/hIWxyYoZkM
“To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally — and this is not kidding — the core strengths of America,” Biden said at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Penn., just two months ago. “That’s why I’m proud to have the most diverse administration in history that taps into the full talents of our country. And it starts at the top with the Vice President.”
Biden’s comments were also located in a White House transcript of the event.
Biden himself called her a DEI hire in May: https://t.co/mlNcJBzPfG https://t.co/tmUPI0dKiE pic.twitter.com/yJPHMEmuL0
— Kristina Wong ?? (@kristina_wong) July 24, 2024
Here’s Kamala Harris directly associating her vice presidency with DEI. pic.twitter.com/t5Mul1UO75
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 24, 2024
The fake news is now saying that when conservatives call Kamala Harris a DEI candidate it’s racist. What about when Joe Biden called her one?
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 24, 2024
“To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally — and this is not kidding — the core strengths of America. That’s why… pic.twitter.com/8aviG3jlV7
? The radical left is attacking Rep. @TimBurchett for accurately calling Kamala Harris a DEI VP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 23, 2024
But little do they know, Tim was simply quoting JOE BIDEN ?
Joe said:
“Diversity, Equality & Inclusion are the core strengths of America… I’m proud to have the most diverse… pic.twitter.com/LUdmOp1LYp
Democrats’ feigned outrage over the DEI title comes as the media is tripping over itself to rewrite history as Harris has apparently become the party’s presumptive nominee.
On Wednesday, Axios claimed conservatives had falsely labeled Harris as Biden’s “border czar” — despite the fact they themselves reported three years ago that Biden appointed her as his “border czar.”
Political ranking service GovTrack also quietly deleted its scorecard ranking Harris as the most left-leaning senator of 2019.
The media fix is in:
— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) July 24, 2024
– Axios deletes calling Harris the border czar
– GovTrack deletes calling Harris the most liberal Senator
– Harris was a shining example of DEI; now calling her a “DEI candidate” is false and racist pic.twitter.com/s4fLon6rj5
Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama has not yet endorsed Harris.
Watch: Karine Jean-Pierre Flails When Grilled Over ‘Cover-Up’ of Biden’s Health Before Election Exit
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing Wednesday had a tough time fielding questions surrounding Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Jean-Pierre struggled to explain to Fox News reporter Peter Doocy why voters were only made aware of Biden’s cognitive decline after his disastrous debate with Trump when White House officials were aware of it long beforehand.
“It would seem that people in the White House knew that President Biden was slipping and it was hidden from the American people. So, who ordered White House officials to cover up a declining president?” Doocy asked.
Love me some Doocy??????”Do you have a list of people who stabbed him in the back!” LMAO pic.twitter.com/7iNCBaUwvF
— ??Kimmie?? (@kimmagagal2) July 24, 2024
Jean-Pierre replied, “I know that that is a narrative that you love and that–“
Doocy interrupted, “In ten days, he did a press conference at NATO. ‘I’m in it. There’s all these things that I need to finish,’ and then 10 days later, ‘I’m dropping out.’”
Jean-Pierre responded, “Ok? You’re asking me like two, multiple questions here. Let me wait, wait, first of all there’s been no cover-up. I want to be very clear about that. I know that’s the narrative that you all want. Let me answer the question.”
Doocy: “Would you at least submit that that debate wasn’t just a bad night?”
“Can I answer the question? …To your first question, it is not a cover-up. I know that is the narrative that you all want. It is not,” she said.
“I’m going to say this again and you’re, you’re going to hear directly from the president. I hope you listen tonight. I think it’s going to be incredibly powerful and important the Oval Office, presidents, as you know, when they make speeches from the Oval Office, it’s because there are important moments that they want to directly make sure that the American people hear from them and it’s obviously going to be done in prime time. I would listen to the president.”
“And then what I will say is that it is not easy making a decision that the president made on Sunday. It is just not, it is not,” she added.
Biden on Sunday unceremoniously announced he would drop out of the presidential race in a letter posted to X that was missing official presidential letterhead and bearing a signature many have claimed doesn’t match his style.
He is set to address the nation about his decision to drop out tonight from the Oval Office at 7pm CST.
Watch the full WH briefing:
HISTORICAL VIDEO: Kamala Harris Appointed Border Czar — She Now Denies It!
Alex Jones breaks down how the media is scrambling to rewrite history around Kamala Harris’ terrible record on the southern border after Joe Biden appointed her as his “border czar.”
HISTORICAL VIDEO: Kamala Harris Appointed Border Czar– She Now Denies It! pic.twitter.com/uxsx0VCLYu
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) July 24, 2024