terrorism •

Reuters got leaked of over 2.2 million names suspected of terror and crime.

Before Reuters, Vickery helped a Hello Kitty Community with their leaked database.

World-Check is the name of one of the Thomson Reuters databases. What makes it unique is that it contains carefully gathered and organized data which is then used in the screening of individuals for any history of crime or acts of terrorism as well as any connection with already known terrorists.

World-Check is used worldwide. Its users are also banks, as well as subdivisions of governments and intelligence agencies. Thomson Reuters has gone to a great deal of effort to keep the names and information in databases such as World-Check available to proper authorities and away from the prying eyes of anyone who could otherwise benefit from the information.

Chris Vickery is a white-hat hacker who has assisted several intelligence agencies in the past with rigorous security testing. The security researcher has recently reported to Thomson Reuters that he was easily able to get a hold of a 2014 version of World-Check.

Vickery has stated that he did not need to hack the company or exploit a flaw in their security to find the database. World-Check was leaked by a third party.

The leaked database has more than 2.2 million names. Individuals and organizations had been organized over time and labeled as heightened risk targets. Apart from terrorist threats, the database had extensive documentation on several other illicit categories, such as money laundering, organized crime, and corruption to name a few.

Although the third-party has removed the original leak, it is still unavailable if the parts of the database still exist on the internet.

Vickery has offered to assist Thomson Reuters in consolidating their security against such future third-party leaks. Additionally, the company will also be searching for any possible parts of the database.

On Wednesday, June 29th, Thomson Reuters stated their gratitude to Chris Vickery. With more than just their reputation on the line, the information management firm is certain to mete out justice to the guilty parties, as well as anyone who has participated in the leak.

Chris Vickery has recently helped several modest communities with database leaks and although he has had some experience with sensitive information and intelligence agencies in the past, assisting Thomson Reuters in such a degree is a significant game change for him.

Image Courtesy of YouTube.

Paris Offers More Than A Climate Change Talk

The climate change conference will take place in Paris in the following days and leaders from all over the world are gathering so that they discuss how to make the planet a better place for tomorrow. A city that was besieged by death and darkness two weeks ago, Paris is still recovering from the loss of its citizens. But there is one small detail that comes outweigh everything that has come to pass. The conference in Paris offers more than a climate change talk.

The gathering of 150 people is a sign that humanity, progress and good move forward. Despite the loss and sadness that the world suffered two weeks ago, the cruel act of men who do not value life cannot subdue the will to cherish life of many others. This is proof that humanity will not fear the sad and weak who seek to bring us down. We planned that we are going to build a better tomorrow and we will build a better tomorrow. We will have to walk through fire and shed tears of blood, but we will do it regardless.

French President Francois Hollande and Barack Obama agreed “what a powerful rebuke to the terrorists it will be when the world stands as one and shows that we will not be deterred from building a better future for our children”. This is the sort of proof humanity needs that we stand together, no matter what, and we will face the darkness and banish it. For the sake of tomorrow, for the sake of our children.

Barack Obama has vowed to hunt the ones who were responsible for the terrorist attack on the 13^th of November this year and all of ISIS will be one day eliminated so that the countries that they terrorize will have to suffer no more. Obama expressed his solidarity with America’s “oldest ally” and also declared that the climate change conference is a great sign of hope for all people over the world.

Obama will be present in Paris at the beginning of next week and he will initiate the thought process behind reducing emissions. Emissions are known to be the only controllable variable that we can manage in order to reduce global warming and all of its consequences.

While the conference in Paris offers more than a climate change talk, world leaders must assure that the temperature with which the globe will have to deal in the followings years does not pass an important threshold. We need to make tomorrow a safer place.

Photo Credits: cleantechnica.com

Leaked Reuters Terrorist Database Has Over 2.2 Million Names

Paris Offers More Than A Climate Change Talk

Categories