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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 17m

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent

Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 25m

How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government's systems www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government's systems

The State of Nevada has completed its recovery from a ransomware attack it suffered on August 24, 2025, which impacted 60 state agencies, disrupting critical services related to health and public safe...

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 3h

-Malvertising as entry point
-Didn't pay ransom
-Recovery cost the state $1.5mil

gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/PRs...

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 21h

NEW: Nevada officials on Wednesday released the most comprehensive report yet on the late August cyberattack, revealing they did not pay a ransom and that the infiltration of the state’s system began in May.

Read more about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/repo...

Report: Nevada didn’t pay ransom in statewide cyberattack, spent $1.5M on response - The Nevada Independent

The state ultimately recovered 90 percent of the affected data. The remaining 10 percent is still in the state’s control, but it was not required to restore essential state services, so it is still…

thenevadaindependent.com

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2

A new major Windows 11 release means a new guide for cleaning up the OS.

arstechnica.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

China Bans Foreign AI Chips From State-Funded Data Centres slashdot.org/story/25/11/...

China Bans Foreign AI Chips From State-Funded Data Centres - Slashdot

The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically-made AI chips, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources fami...

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Apple will reportedly use a custom version of Gemini to power the new Siri www.engadget.com/ai/apple-wil...

Apple will reportedly use a custom version of Gemini to power the new Siri

Apple's updated Siri assistant will reportedly rely on a version of Gemini for some of its new functionality at launch.

www.engadget.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

RFK Jr.’s FDA is in Meltdown Mode gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-s-fda...

RFK Jr.'s FDA is in Meltdown Mode

Reports suggest that, internally, the Food and Drug Administration is facing a crisis of confidence. Kennedy's reign has been marked by disruption and mayhem within the HHS.

gizmodo.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Ikea's Smart Home Reset Goes Back to Basics www.wired.com/story/ikeas-...

IKEA's Smart Home Reset Goes Back to Basics

Ikea’s new 21-product series of bulbs, sensors, and remotes is dirt cheap, idiot-proof, Matter-ready, and designed to work with everything. But it's still years from the promised house of the future.

www.wired.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Manufacturer Bricks Smart Vacuum After Engineer Blocks It From Collecting Data hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...

Manufacturer Bricks Smart Vacuum After Engineer Blocks It From Collecting Data - Slashdot

A curious engineer discovered that his iLife A11 smart vacuum was remotely "killed" after he blocked it from sending data to the manufacturer's servers. By reverse-engineering it with custom hardware ...

hardware.slashdot.org

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Thousands of flight cancellations to begin Friday if shutdown continues thepointsguy.com/news/flight-...

Major flight cuts to start Friday if shutdown drags on, FAA announces - The Points Guy

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced major flight cancellations would begin Friday if the government shutdown drags on.

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HD Moore @hdm.io · 4h

Identify insecure TLS services with the enhanced runZero Certificate Inventory: www.runzero.com/blog/identif...

Identify insecure TLS services with runZero Certificate Inventory

The runZero Certificates Inventory is an essential tool for seeing and securing every certificate in your environment. Explore these essential use cases.

www.runzero.com

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

HEINEKEN is brewing beer with a massive 100 MWh heat battery electrek.co/2025/11/05/h...

HEINEKEN is brewing beer with a massive 100 MWh heat battery

HEINEKEN will brew beer using a 100 MWh heat battery, cutting fossil fuels and running on 24/7 zero-carbon steam.

electrek.co

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Hyundai AutoEver America data breach exposes SSNs, drivers licenses www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Hyundai AutoEver America data breach exposes SSNs, drivers licenses

Hyundai AutoEver America is notifying individuals that hackers breached the company's IT environment and gained access to personal information.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

BlueOLEx 2025: ENISA tests EU cybersecurity crisis management, executive coordination across Europe industrialcyber.co/training/blu...

BlueOLEx 2025: ENISA tests EU cybersecurity crisis management, executive coordination across Europe - Industrial Cyber

BlueOLEx 2025: ENISA tests EU cybersecurity crisis management and executive coordination across Europe region.

industrialcyber.co

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

DragonForce reemerges as Conti-linked ransomware cartel, aligning with Scattered Spider in global attacks industrialcyber.co/ransomware/d...

DragonForce reemerges as Conti-linked ransomware cartel, aligning with Scattered Spider in global attacks - Industrial Cyber

Acronis details how DragonForce reemerges as Conti-linked ransomware cartel, aligning with Scattered Spider in global attacks.

industrialcyber.co

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

DOE rules banning sale of non-condensing water heaters, furnaces, can stand, court says www.facilitiesdive.com/news/doe-rul...

DOE rules banning sale of non-condensing water heaters, furnaces, can stand, court says

Gas industry groups say they’ll challenge the decision. The D.C. federal appeals court was split over the agency's rationale for eliminating an entire class of appliances.

www.facilitiesdive.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

NCSC to retire Web Check and Mail Check www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/re...

NCSC to retire Web Check and Mail Check

By 31 March 2026, organisations should have alternatives to Mail Check and Web Check in place.

www.ncsc.gov.uk

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

Cyberattacks on UK water systems reveal rising risks to critical infrastructure www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Cyberattacks on UK water systems reveal rising risks to critical infrastructure

New data shows hackers targeted UK water systems five times since 2024, raising concerns about critical infrastructure defenses worldwide.

www.malwarebytes.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

New Texas Water Fund dollars will be available by end of decade thehill.com/policy/energ...

thehill.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

MAP: Nearly half of US may see the northern lights Thursday thehill.com/policy/energ...

thehill.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 4h

American man, son die in Laos after being stung by wasps while ziplining thehill.com/policy/energ...

thehill.com

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 6h

Capacity reductions at affected airports would start at 4%, rising to 5% Saturday and 6% Sunday, before hitting 10% next week.
International flights, for now, aren't involved.

Help Center | Southwest Airlines

Find answers to all of your travel and flight-related questions and view common FAQ articles regarding your travel experience when you fly with Southwest Airlines.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 5h

Four Pakistani senators have fallen victim to online scammers, losing between $1,700 and $3,000 to schemes requesting money for various projects.

The lawmakers blamed the country's cybercrime investigations agency for failing to act and investigate the cases.

tribune.com.pk/story/257611...

Four senators reveal they were targeted by scammers | The Express Tribune

Multiple senators revealed they had been defrauded, sensitive portions of agenda held privately

tribune.com.pk

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David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 5h

Federal employees are reporting major workplace disruptions at nearly triple the national average federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

Federal employees are reporting major workplace disruptions at nearly triple the national average

In a year of sweeping workforce overhauls, federal employees are reporting high levels of disruption, and low levels of engagement, new data from Gallup shows.

federalnewsnetwork.com

David Foose @davefoose.bsky.social · 6h

Russia’s Sandworm hackers deploying wipers against Ukraine’s grain industry therecord.media/russia-sandw...

Russia’s Sandworm hackers deploying wipers against Ukraine’s grain industry

The Russian state-backed hacking unit Sandworm has been targeting Ukraine's grain industry with wiper malware amid Moscow's ongoing efforts to undermine Kyiv's wartime economy.

therecord.media