Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car crash

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

http://news.yahoo.com/journalist-brought-down-u-general-killed-los-angeles-033806044.html Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car crash . LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S. military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to the general being relieved of command, died on Tuesday in a car wreck in Los Angeles, his employer said.
A statement from the editor-in-chief of online news outlet BuzzFeed reporting that Hastings, 33, had been killed, gave no details of the accident, and neither Los Angeles police nor the county coroner's office would confirm his death.
But police said a man who had not been identified was killed before dawn on Monday when his car slammed into a tree near Hollywood and burst into flames in what authorities say was the only fatal traffic accident reported in the city during the day.
The driver was the lone occupant of the automobile, police said.
Coroner's Lieutenant Fred Corral said the body of the driver was burned beyond recognition and that further investigation was required to make a positive identification.
Authorities said they had no further information about the circumstances or cause of the accident, which left the trunk of a palm tree at the corner of Melrose and Highland Avenues gouged and charred black. --------------------------------------------- Question is --- was it a real "accident" or not? Remember McChrystal was the administration's guy.. Don't cross the administration, remember Andrew Brietbart? This admin just like the Clinton admin has had a lot of its opposition die.

[aboutime]

Reminds me of several years ago, and a familiar name many of us probably remember, as in: Vince Foster?????

Oop's. That sounds terribly familiar. Almost like another of those conspiracy theory junkie....Novel material?????

[gabosaurus]

Yet another conspiracy theory...

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Yet another conspiracy theory... The world is one big conspiracy theory gabby.. And its out to get only you.... :laugh: In the magic mountain is a magic key that will unlock you brain and wake you up from this nightmare. I have the only map to that relief and it costs a mere 20k. Send cash only,, if you want to become a normal person again.. :laugh:--Tyr

[aboutime]

Yet another conspiracy theory...


And...as predicted. Look who shows up. It's YOU gabby. Your entire, miserable life here is a conspiracy against Mental stability.

[revelarts]

Friends and wife suspect he was killed.
They say he drove like a grandma.
He said he was working on "biggest story ever".
He told friends he was being followed by Feds.

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Researchers Show How a Car’s Electronics Can Be Taken Over Remotely
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/business/10hack.html?_r=2&
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: March 9, 2011
With a modest amount of expertise, computer hackers could gain remote access to someone’s car — just as they do to people’s personal computers — and take over the vehicle’s basic functions, including control of its engine, according to a report by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Washington.

Although no such takeovers have been reported in the real world, the scientists were able to do exactly this in an experiment conducted on a car they bought for the purpose of trying to hack it. Their report, delivered last Friday to the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board, described how such unauthorized intrusions could theoretically take place.

Because many of today’s cars contain cellular connections and Bluetooth wireless technology, it is possible for a hacker, working from a remote location, to take control of various features — like the car locks and brakes — as well as to track the vehicle’s location, eavesdrop on its cabin and steal vehicle data, the researchers said. They described a range of potential compromises of car security and safety.

“This report explores how hard it is to compromise a car’s computers without having any direct physical access to the car,” said Stefan Savage of the University of California, San Diego, who is one of the leaders of the research effort.

Given that the researchers were able to do it, they are now trying to pinpoint just how hard it might be for others, he said.

The car security study is one of a growing array of safety concerns that are emerging as the Internet comes in contact with almost every aspect of daily life, be it through financial systems or industrial controls. Computer security researchers have long argued that wholesale computerization and Internet connectivity of complex systems present new risks that are frequently exploited first by vandals with malicious intent.

The new report is a follow-on to similar research these experts conducted last year, which showed that cars were increasingly indistinguishable from Internet-connected computers in terms of vulnerability to outside intrusion and control. That project tried to show that the internal networks used to control systems in today’s cars are not secure in the face of a potential attacker who has physical access to the vehicle.

Their latest study was the first time that independent computer security researchers have tried to show how potential attackers could hack into a car from a remote location.

As in their first experiment, the research teams bought a car they described as a representative example of a moderately priced sedan. (They declined to identify the brand, saying that advanced telematics are rapidly becoming commonplace within the automotive industry.)

“In the case of every major manufacturer, if they do not have this capacity in their mainstream products, they’re about to,” said Tadayoshi Kohno, an assistant professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington.

For example, services like General Motors’ OnStar system, Toyota’s Safety Connect, Lexus’s Enform, Ford’s Sync, BMW’s Assist and Mercedes Benz’s Mbrace all use a cellular connection embedded in the vehicle to provide a variety of automated and call center support services to a driver. These subscription services make it possible to track a car’s location, unlock doors remotely and control other functions.

In their remote experiment, the researchers were able to undermine the security protecting the cellular phone in the vehicle they bought and then insert malicious software. This allowed them to send commands to the car’s electronic control unit — the nerve center of a vehicle’s electronics system — which in turn made it possible to override various vehicle controls.

“These cellular channels offer many advantages for attackers,” the report said. “They can be accessed over arbitrary distance (due to the wide coverage of cellular data infrastructure) in a largely anonymous fashion, typically have relatively high bandwidth, are two-way channels (supporting interactive control and data exfiltration), and are individually addressable.”

The researchers declined to speculate about the worse situations, such as interfering with a vehicle’s control system to make it crash. However, they noted that their research showed how a next-generation car thief might operate: instead of using today’s so-called smash and grab tactics, the thief might be able to simply dial up a parked car, unlock its doors and turn on the engine, then arrive on the scene and drive off.

In addition to the cellular telephone vulnerability, the report details similar weaknesses in other systems that allow remote access, including short range wireless networks like Bluetooth, network ports used for car maintenance and even internal CD players.

The researchers noted that their report was about potential vulnerabilities and said there was no evidence that the safety loopholes they discovered had been used by criminals. They also said they believed that the automotive industry was treating the threats responsibly and working to improve the security of modern automobiles.

“Everyone has taken this extremely seriously,” said Dr. Savage.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6OfcgJ-pl7Q



Was Michael Hastings' Car Hacked? Richard Clarke Says It's Possible

....Former U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism Richard Clarke told The Huffington Post that what is known about the single-vehicle crash is "consistent with a car cyber attack." Clarke said, "There is reason to believe that intelligence agencies for major powers" -- including the United States -- know how to remotely seize control of a car.

"What has been revealed as a result of some research at universities is that it's relatively easy to hack your way into the control system of a car (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/business/10hack.html?_r=0), and to do such things as cause acceleration when the driver doesn't want acceleration, to throw on the brakes when the driver doesn't want the brakes on, to launch an air bag," Clarke told The Huffington Post. "You can do some really highly destructive things now, through hacking a car, and it's not that hard."

"So if there were a cyber attack on the car -- and I'm not saying there was," Clarke added, "I think whoever did it would probably get away with it."
Authorities have said that it may take weeks to determine a cause of death for Hastings (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-michael-hastings-coroner-says-cause-of-death-weeks-away-20130620,0,7752933.story), but that no foul play is suspected....


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/michael-hastings-car-hacked_n_3492339.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Easier than a drone strike i guess.:dunno:

[aboutime]

Ah, memories of the Clinton years come back again.

Does the name VINCE FOSTER ring any bells for anyone?

If his friends, and family think he was killed.

Imagine that? During a time when the Obama admin. is under so many investigations,

but...nobody is getting any answers????

Nothing unusual about any of this. Is there?

[revelarts]

latest update.
Hastings body was cremated against the families wishes, without permission/authority. And sent to them in an Urn.
Now they won't be able to do forensic autopsies which they had planned.
According to family friends

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[Gaffer]

This is definitely a suspicious case. I don't expect we will see much from the media about this tho. Briet Bart and Drudge might be able to dig somethings up.

[red state]

Yeah...if they aren't next. We should not close the story of

Andrew Breitbart's Mysterious Mysterious Death. Just going after ACORN was probably enoughto get him killed but he also had a BIG story about B.O.'s college days (when B.O. was prostituting himself to the Pakistani millionare).

Young guy like that and he just kills over (without a heart an autopsy). BUT, he died of natural causes

And how about Gary Webb who shot himself TWICE in the head after he was almost done writing a book exposing the CIA's drug trade. His death was after guys had been seen exiting his second or third floor (outside the wall). Home was ransacked after having recently moved because of similar activity at another location. The cops said it was normal for a guy to blow your jaw off and then blow your head off on the second attempt.

Then there's the DC prostitute who was being 'followed' hung herself just before she had finally made up her mind to go public.

I'm surprised that the folks who survived Ben Ghazi have not died in some KraZy plane crash or something....YET.

[Gaffer]

Yeah...if they aren't next. We should not close the story of

Andrew Breitbart's Mysterious Mysterious Death. Just going after ACORN was probably enough

to get him killed but he also had a BIG story about B.O.'s college days (when B.O. was prostituting himself to the Pakistani millionare).

Young guy like that and he just kills over (without a heart an autopsy). BUT, he died of natural causes

And how about Gary Webb who shot himself TWICE in the head after he was almost done writing a book exposing the CIA's drug trade. His death was after guys had been seen exiting his second or third floor (outside the wall). Home was ransacked after having recently moved because of similar activity at another location. The cops said it was normal for a guy to blow your jaw off and then blow your head off on the second attempt.

Then there's the DC prostitute who was being 'followed' hung herself just before she had finally made up her mind to go public.

I'm surprised that the folks who survived Ben Ghazi have not died in some KraZy plane crash or something....YET.

There is a colonel that was involved in Benghazi that no one seems to be able to locate.

I think this was no car accident. It was an assassination and cover up. And there are probably a lot more out there that haven't been reported or even known.

[aboutime]

There is a colonel that was involved in Benghazi that no one seems to be able to locate.

I think this was no car accident. It was an assassination and cover up. And there are probably a lot more out there that haven't been reported or even known.


Gaffer. We must NEVER forget...Vince Foster. As for a lot more. Go back to the Clinton years on Google.

It's some really interesting reading...even Rev. should have a good time with. And conspiracy theories are questionable.

[revelarts]

Yeah...if they aren't next. We should not close the story of

Andrew Breitbart's Mysterious Mysterious Death. Just going after ACORN was probably enough

to get him killed but he also had a BIG story about B.O.'s college days (when B.O. was prostituting himself to the Pakistani millionare).

Young guy like that and he just kills over (without a heart an autopsy). BUT, he died of natural causes

And how about Gary Webb who shot himself TWICE in the head after he was almost done writing a book exposing the CIA's drug trade. His death was after guys had been seen exiting his second or third floor (outside the wall). Home was ransacked after having recently moved because of similar activity at another location. The cops said it was normal for a guy to blow your jaw off and then blow your head off on the second attempt.

Then there's the DC prostitute who was being 'followed' hung herself just before she had finally made up her mind to go public.

I'm surprised that the folks who survived Ben Ghazi have not died in some KraZy plane crash or something....YET.

Add to the list Brietbarts coroner (http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/breitbarts-coroner-poisoned-to-death/)?!

AT mentioned Vince Foster
http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?34993-Has-anyone-heard-this-about-Breitbart-and-his-coroner&p=546047#post546047

If news of a Russian reporter in the midst of deep gov't investigations, who had challenged a top Russian general, and Suddenly had a death like Hastings,
would there really be any 2nd thought as to what what really happened?

[Voted4Reagan]

Yet another conspiracy theory...

TIN FOIL HAT ALERT!!!!

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