Cempaka Belanda: Dutch hacking attack grave threat to Iranian dissidents

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Monday, September 5, 2011

Dutch hacking attack grave threat to Iranian dissidents

RNW, 5 September 2011, by Erik Klooster

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Iranian dissidents are at grave risk after hackers broke into a Dutch internet company, allowing the Iranian authorities to read messages sent through normally secure sites such as Yahoo and Gmail.

The exact threats the Iranian dissidents are facing as a result of the hacking attack are not yet clear. With elections due in March 2012, however, Iran’s security services are especially vigilant. Ot van Daalen, who heads Bits of Freedom, a Dutch group that defends digital privacy rights, fears the worst:

“It’s horrible to say but it’s entirely possible that the hacking attack has endangered lives in Iran.”

DigiNotar

In July, hackers broke into DigiNotar, a Dutch company that issues certificates of authenticity aimed at protecting websites around the globe. The hackers then issued fake certificates. After that, some internet users who thought they were on a secure site, could have their messages read by anyone, including Iran’s security services. It was only recently that Iranian activists realised something was amiss.

The hacking attack affected dozens of websites of renowned companies, including Microsoft, Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo’s and Google’s email services. Israeli and British secret services were targeted too. Gmail and Yahoo are widely used by Iranian dissidents to communicate with each other. The breach was sealed nine days ago but that does not mean, Van Daalen warns, there no longer are any threats.

“There is a real chance that the Iranian authorities have used these certificates to eavesdrop on users. And it can’t be ruled out they will continue doing so with other certificates.”

Censorship

Iran is one of the countries with the worst censorship in the world, says Frank van Dalen of the Dutch Iran Committee. Internet, he stresses, is one of the last resorts for Iran’s opposition.

“They use internet in all possible ways. Some messages are explicit, others are more implicit but clear to the reader. People also wear green bracelets as a visible sign of protest.”

Serious threat

Van Daalen agrees that the Iranian dissidents are facing a serious threat, with censorship and repression bound to intensify in the run-up to the elections due in March. The Iranian authorities, he cautions, will do all they can to avoid a second Green Revolution. The hacking attack, he ventures, is hardly accidental, since DigiNotar is involved in Dutch projects designed to improve internet access in Iran.

“The Netherlands supports that initiative. This raises the question whether DigiNotar also carries out such work for the Dutch government. If so, that could be a reason why it was targeted. Why was this company attacked and not another certificate-issuing firm? It’s vital to find out.”

It’s not clear if the attack on DigiNotar was carried out by Iran. The Dutch government has launched an investigation. The Iran Committee wants The Hague to summon the Iranian ambassador. DigiNotar itself has refused to comment on the case.

Who issues certificates of authenticity?

Before the breach, DigiNotar was authorised to issue certificates of authenticity, which guarantee that a site is secure (with https:// in the navigation bar). Makers of internet browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome then evaluate if such sites really are secure.

Currently there are some 600 such companies recognised around the world, according to Bits of Freedom. They in turn, Ot van Daalen adds, are allowed to designate retailers, which number in the thousands. “It is questionable whether all of these companies can be really trusted.”

A list of “compromised certificates” includes well-known domain names such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Skype and Wordpress. So far, however, only internet users in Iran appear to be at risk, according to Van Daalen.

The Dutch government and Dutch companies are in the process of replacing DigiNotar certificates by certificates issued by other companies. The government has set up a website that gathers all related news and developments.