Ddos, called a dit service the attacker is unknown, although Cyber Security expert herbert lynn says many have the capability. Anonymous is able to do this on the various organized criminal elements in operating out of various countries that are able to and nation of states could be doing this. A ddos is done by sending a malicious code to an smartphone or computer which uses that device to attack a server en masse. It could even be your Home Security system or other electronics connected to the internet. Security cameras, Consumer Electronics devices that are in homes, really anything that are smart and connected that has had a vulnerability or a weakness could be compromised and then become part of the attack. Reporter the white house says Homeland Security is trying to pinpoint the origin. In san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. A russian man has been indicted charged with hacking Bay Area Companies linkedin, drop box and formspring. A federal grand jury in oakland alleges that in 201
Meeting of the rec and Park Commission today is october 20 we ask that you would please turn off any sound producing devices that may go off during the meeting. That you take any secondary conversations outside. If you would like to speak today we request you complete a blue card. You do not have to. Commissioner buell would be home any minutes for each how many people you want to testify on one thing or another just to get an idea i think will suffer 3 min. Okay. So as you heard, each person walked 3 min. On each item to speak today. If you are interested in an item that falls under the jurisdiction of the rec and Park Commission but is not listed on the agenda you would speak on general Public Comment that is item 4 and continue again on item 10. When you make Public Comments please address your comments to the commission. Neither the commission nor staff will respond to questions during the Public Comment in order to allow equal time for all. The commission may request from staff th
Is there any additional general Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. This is an information item. Item number eleven. Adjournment. We are adjourned. Thank you. [gavel] this is a meeting of the recreation Part Commission with the secretary please call that roll call buell, here. Anderson, here. Harrison, here. Mcdonnell, here. And i believe bonilla is on her way. Im going to make a few announcements and then ill get started. As you said this is a meeting of the rec and Park Commission today is october 20 we ask that you would please turn off any sound producing devices that may go off during the meeting. That you take any secondary conversations outside. If you would like to speak today we request you complete a blue card. You do not have to. Commissioner buell would be home any minutes for each how many people you want to testify on one thing or another just to get an idea i think will suffer 3 min. Okay. So as you heard, each person walked 3 min. On each item to spe
Lets remember, a lot of this is the publics reaction to this. Im not sure they will be happy when they find out that not much more is being done since the last strike. It was so ugly last time. Phil, what about the idea of bart training replacement drivers . Reporter again, its politics. As we reported, i think it was last week, bart cant begin even training replacement workers until the current ones go on strike. Even then, im not sure them to because if they look like theyre training replacement drivers, it looks like theyre trying to break the strike and in laborfriendly bay area, thats not exactly the message they want to be sending. Unfortunately, the people are really going to get the message are those people over there and everybody else trying to get where they need to go if there is a strike. Sure. All right, sounds like not a lot of options. Thank you, phil. The Public Defenders Office wants the District Attorney to keep quiet about the San Francisco jewelrymart murders. But
This is our western edition of the broadcast. Scott is on assignment in the middle east. Well be hearing from him later in the broadcast. Im sharyn alfonsi. President obama briefed the leaders of Congress Today on the options hes considering to deal with the crisis in iraq. The white house says all options are open, except combat troops. The Iraqi Government is asking for the u. S. To air strike in its battle against sunni militants. The president has made no decision on that. But a u. S. Military operation in iraq is under way in the sky. David martin at the pentagon begins our coverage. Reporter u. S. Military aircraft, including warplanes from the u. S. S. Bush with now flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions in iraq. At the same time, Martin Dempsey told Congress Iraq has indeed asked for air strikes against the insurgents who now control much of northern and western iraq. We have a request from the Iraqi Government for air power. You do . We do. Reporter but air strikes have be