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Secret ad beacon network uncovered, shut down in New York City

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For almost a year, a company called Titan has operated a network of advertising beacons, devices that are capable of identifying nearby smartphones and which are often used to push advertisements and information to them, installed within pay phone booths throughout New York City without the knowledge of its residents, BuzzFeed News reported today.

BuzzFeed discovered the beacons with an Android app called iBeacon Detector, which shows information about beacons operating within reach of the device on which the app is installed. With the app, BuzzFeed uncovered more than 13 of Titan’s beacons operating “on a 20-block stretch along Broadway and Sixth Avenue” in Manhattan. A spokesman for New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Communications (DoITT) told BuzzFeed that Titan had installed about 500 of the devices throughout the city.

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Commander: U.S. Military Not Ready for Cyber Warfare – Washington Free Beacon

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Commander: U.S. Military Not Ready for Cyber Warfare
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The U.S. military is ill-prepared for waging cyber warfare and needs to bolster defenses against the growing threat of cyber attacks against both military systems and private infrastructure, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress on Thursday.
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Almost Half of U.S. National Security Leaders Say Cyberwarfare Most Serious … – Washington Free Beacon

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Almost Half of U.S. National Security Leaders Say Cyberwarfare Most Serious …
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Nearly half of U.S. national security leaders say cyberwarfare is the most serious threat facing the United States, according to a Defense News Leadership Poll. Defense News reports: But while the leaders in national security policy, the military …

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U.S. Intelligence Adviser Worked With Chinese Firm Deemed Espionage Threat – Washington Free Beacon

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U.S. Intelligence Adviser Worked With Chinese Firm Deemed Espionage Threat
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Theodore H. Moran, a respected expert on China's international investment and professor at Georgetown University, had served since 2007 as adviser to the intelligence director's advisory panel on foreign investment in the United States. Moran also was …
US spy agency adviser quits amid China espionage accusationsThe Japan Times
US intelligence adviser resigns after work with Chinese firm revealedFox News
US intelligence official resigns following conflict of interest claimsThe Hindu

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