Changes

After the [[Benghazi massacre]], when President Obama's jihadi allies turned on him and  murdered the US Ambassador, Obama issued a new secret directive ordering intelligence officials to draw up a list of overseas targets for cyberattacks. Obama also suffered much domestic criticism over the Benghazi massacre and, according to ''The Guardian'', the directive also “contemplates the possible use of cyber actions inside the US.”

After the [[Benghazi massacre]], when President Obama's jihadi allies turned on him and  murdered the US Ambassador, Obama issued a new secret directive ordering intelligence officials to draw up a list of overseas targets for cyberattacks. Obama also suffered much domestic criticism over the Benghazi massacre and, according to ''The Guardian'', the directive also “contemplates the possible use of cyber actions inside the US.”

By October 2012 the Justice Dept. was stepping-up its National Security Division cyber efforts, holding specialized training at DOJ headquarters for the National Security Cyber Specialists (NSCS) network and the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). Immediately after election day, Attn. Gen. [[Eric Holder]] hosted a national training conference at Justice Dept. headquarters for the expanded efforts of DOJ’s National Security Cyber Specialists (NSCS). On November 13 the FBI initiated a slew of cyber security case investigations that later related to [[Sharyl Attkisson]] of [[CBS News]] home and work computer intrusions.

By October 2012 the Justice Dept. was stepping-up its National Security Division cyber efforts, holding specialized training at DOJ headquarters for the National Security Cyber Specialists (NSCS) network and the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). Immediately after election day, Attn. Gen. [[Eric Holder]] hosted a national training conference at Justice Dept. headquarters for the expanded efforts of DOJ’s National Security Cyber Specialists (NSCS). On November 13 the FBI initiated a slew of cyber security case investigations that later related to [[Sharyl Attkisson]] of [[CBS News]] home and work computer intrusions. In December two intelligence-connected sources separately tell Attkisson that she’s likely under government surveillance due to her reporting. One source tells her the government has pushed the envelope like never before and that the public would be shocked to “learn the extent that the government is conducting surveillance of private citizens.”

On April 12, 2013 the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court secretly approved the latest FBI request to continue obtaining daily telephone records of millions of [[Verizon]] customers.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order</ref> The judge ordered Verizon to turn over the information to the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA). This directly contradicted Clapper’s March 12 testimony to Congress denying NSA metadata collection.<ref>https://youtu.be/nsmo0hUWJ08</ref>

On April 12, 2013 the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court secretly approved the latest FBI request to continue obtaining daily telephone records of millions of [[Verizon]] customers.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order</ref> The judge ordered Verizon to turn over the information to the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA). This directly contradicted Clapper’s March 12 testimony to Congress denying NSA metadata collection.<ref>https://youtu.be/nsmo0hUWJ08</ref>