Monday 06-29-15

ATF official under investigation for possible data breach: report

A senior official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is under investigation for possibly accessing the personal data of other agency employees.

 

The Justice Department probe is to determine whether Scott Sweetow, a deputy assistant director for strategic intelligence and information at ATF headquarters in Washington, sent employee information to his personal email account, CNN reported.

 

“It appears somebody is actively seeking to damage my reputation,” Sweetow said in a statement to the cable news network.

 

“While I respect your desire to look into items which may cross your desk, other than to confirm I am a SES [senior executive service] agent assigned to our National HQ and what limited details I place in social media, I am very guarded about my personal life, and any work products in which I may be working. Because of this, I would direct you to our office of Public and Government Affairs in our National HQ,” he added.

 

The possible breach comes as top officials at the Office of Personnel Management face intense public and congressional scrutiny over a hack of a database that contained the personal information of millions of federal employees.

 

"As a general policy, ATF does not comment on personnel matters. We respect the rights of all our employees. We do not discuss specific personnel issues, actions, or the existence of ongoing investigations,” the agency told CNN in a statement.

 

A Justice Department spokesman said the agency “has security solutions in place that detect the transmission of sensitive personally identifiable information outside the Department's computer network.”

 

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/246374-atf-official-under-investigation-for-possible-data-breach-report

 

WATCH: NASA cuts live video transmission as THREE UFOs fly past Earth

NASA was reportedly forced to end a live stream from the International Space Station as THREE UFOs blasted out of Earth's atmosphere.

This shocking footage is causing quite a stir online.
Some have already branded the clip definitive PROOF of alien lifeforms.
The video – which is reportedly shot from the International Space Station – shows three unidentified flying objects blast out of Earth’s atmosphere.
The lights leave our planet seconds before the live video feed is cut by NASA due to a reported “loss of signal”.

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Conspiracy theorists have already labeled the YouTube clip – which has been watched more than 15,000 times – proof of alien life.
“BINGO Caught them red handed leaving earths orbit,” one viewer wrote on Youtube “Thats the kind of proof that is needed."
Another posted on the video sharing website: “Cut the cameras more that just confirms its true.”
The NASA footage – entitled “UFO Mysteries: UFOs, Angels Or Biological Creatures Seen Leaving

NASA has not yet commented on the flashing lights captured during its live broadcast.
Of course, its possible the YouTube video has been doctored, or the unexplained objects are simply a trick of the light.
But this is not the first time conspiracy theorists claim NASA has inadvertently captured extra terrestrial activity.
Live streams from the International Space Station have triggered hundreds of viral videos claiming to show proof of alien crafts.
One such clip – posted on YouTube by user Streetcap1 – reportedly shows a small white disc flying near to the space station.
Critics claim the alleged UFO sightings on the live feed are simply down to NASA's poor camera and this latest sighting is likely to be a distorted view of the Moon.

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/586976/NASA-International-Space-Station-UFO-Video-Youtube-Shocking-Proof-Alien-Life