Etienne - Tek
@tek.randhome.io
Technologist @ Human Rights Watch (previously Amnesty, Citizen Lab)
Malware, Threats, Online Investigations, Disinformation, Human Rights and silly memes.
On Mastodon: [email protected]
Also on https://maynier.eu/
Malware, Threats, Online Investigations, Disinformation, Human Rights and silly memes.
On Mastodon: [email protected]
Also on https://maynier.eu/
French NGO Reporters Without Borders targeted by Calisto in recent campaign blog.sekoia.io/ngo-reporter...
French NGO Reporters Without Borders targeted by Calisto in recent campaign
Calisto phishing campaign targeting Reporters Without Borders uses ProtonMail impersonation and AiTM techniques to steal credentials in 2025.
blog.sekoia.io
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
French NGO Reporters Without Borders targeted by Calisto in recent campaign blog.sekoia.io/ngo-reporter...
After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/after-intense-backlash-india-pulls-mandate-to-pre-install-government-app-on-smartphones/
After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones | TechCrunch
On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/after-intense-backlash-india-pulls-mandate-to-pre-install-government-app-on-smartphones/
An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/01/1128591/an-ai-model-trained-on-prison-phone-calls-is-now-being-used-to-surveil-inmates/
An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls
The model is built to detect when crimes are being “contemplated.”
www.technologyreview.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/01/1128591/an-ai-model-trained-on-prison-phone-calls-is-now-being-used-to-surveil-inmates/
India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-orders-mobile-phones-preloaded-with-government-app-ensure-cyber-safety-2025-12-01/
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-orders-mobile-phones-preloaded-with-government-app-ensure-cyber-safety-2025-12-01/
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate | Amazon | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/28/amazon-ai-climate-change
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate | Amazon | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/28/amazon-ai-climate-change
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Houthi authorities have detained dozens of political opponents since July 2025, including the leaders of several political parties in Yemen, some of which may amount to enforced disappearances www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Yemen: Houthis’ Widespread Detentions of Political Opponents
Houthi authorities have detained dozens of political opponents since July 2025, including the leaders of several political parties in Yemen, some of which may amount to enforced disappearances.
www.hrw.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Houthi authorities have detained dozens of political opponents since July 2025, including the leaders of several political parties in Yemen, some of which may amount to enforced disappearances www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/sex-workers-built-an-anti-onlyfans-to-take-control-of-their-profits/
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/sex-workers-built-an-anti-onlyfans-to-take-control-of-their-profits/
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Several web portals used by courts across the U.S. and Canada to manage potential jurors had a simple security flaw that exposed their personal data, including names, home addresses, and more.
Tyler said it's fixing the flaw after we alerted the company to the bug.
by @lorenzofb.bsky.social:
Tyler said it's fixing the flaw after we alerted the company to the bug.
by @lorenzofb.bsky.social:
Bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data | TechCrunch
An easy-to-exploit vulnerability in a jury system made by Tyler Technologies exposed the personally identifiable data of jurors, including names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Several web portals used by courts across the U.S. and Canada to manage potential jurors had a simple security flaw that exposed their personal data, including names, home addresses, and more.
Tyler said it's fixing the flaw after we alerted the company to the bug.
by @lorenzofb.bsky.social:
Tyler said it's fixing the flaw after we alerted the company to the bug.
by @lorenzofb.bsky.social:
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/26/openai-claims-teen-circumvented-safety-features-before-suicide-that-chatgpt-helped-plan/
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over their 16-year-old son Adam's suicide, accusing the company of wrongful death. On Tuesday, OpenAI responded to the lawsuit with a filing of its own, arguing that it shouldn't be held responsible for the teenager's death.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/26/openai-claims-teen-circumvented-safety-features-before-suicide-that-chatgpt-helped-plan/
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/ai-workers-tell-family-stay-away
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/ai-workers-tell-family-stay-away
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L’ @arcom.fr demande le blocage du site gore WatchPeopleDie [.tv]
Une plateforme américaine montrant des gens en train de mourir est dans le viseur de l’autorité administrative indépendante.
A lire dans @linforme.com :
www.linforme.com/tech-telecom... #Kick
Une plateforme américaine montrant des gens en train de mourir est dans le viseur de l’autorité administrative indépendante.
A lire dans @linforme.com :
www.linforme.com/tech-telecom... #Kick
L’Arcom demande le blocage du site gore WatchPeopleDie.tv
Une plateforme américaine montrant des gens en train de mourir est dans le viseur de l’autorité administrative indépendante. Cette demande de blocage est une première dans l’histoire de l’Arcom.
www.linforme.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
L’ @arcom.fr demande le blocage du site gore WatchPeopleDie [.tv]
Une plateforme américaine montrant des gens en train de mourir est dans le viseur de l’autorité administrative indépendante.
A lire dans @linforme.com :
www.linforme.com/tech-telecom... #Kick
Une plateforme américaine montrant des gens en train de mourir est dans le viseur de l’autorité administrative indépendante.
A lire dans @linforme.com :
www.linforme.com/tech-telecom... #Kick
Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-is-urging-tech-giants-to-enact-device-based-age-verification/
Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification
The company sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn, as US and UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-is-urging-tech-giants-to-enact-device-based-age-verification/
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My weekly cybersecurity newsletter this.weekinsecurity.com is now out, featuring stories on Gainsight's breach affecting 200 companies; airlines to stop selling flight records to the U.S. government; bank data stolen in SitusAMC hack; DoorDash data breach; Border Patrol's hidden cameras, and more.
this week in security — november 23 2025 edition
Gainsight breach hits 200 companies; airlines to stop selling ticket data to the government; bank data stolen in SitusAMC hack; DoorDash breach, and more.
this.weekinsecurity.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My weekly cybersecurity newsletter this.weekinsecurity.com is now out, featuring stories on Gainsight's breach affecting 200 companies; airlines to stop selling flight records to the U.S. government; bank data stolen in SitusAMC hack; DoorDash data breach; Border Patrol's hidden cameras, and more.
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/
Throttling of Social Media in Türkiye During Protests: An Analysis of OONI Data https://ooni.org/post/2025-turkiye-throttling-social-media/
Throttling of Social Media in Türkiye During Protests: An Analysis of OONI Data
Based on OONI data, this report documents the throttling of social media and instant messaging apps in Türkiye during protests.
ooni.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Throttling of Social Media in Türkiye During Protests: An Analysis of OONI Data https://ooni.org/post/2025-turkiye-throttling-social-media/
NSO seeks to overturn WhatsApp case, saying it is ‘catastrophic’ for the spyware maker | The Record https://therecord.media/nso-seeks-to-overturn-whatsapp-case
NSO seeks to overturn WhatsApp case, saying it is ‘catastrophic’ for the spyware maker
In a court filing ahead of the ruling, NSO told the judge that blocking it from targeting WhatsApp infrastructure to implant its spyware could “put NSO’s entire enterprise at risk” and “force NSO out of business.”
therecord.media
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NSO seeks to overturn WhatsApp case, saying it is ‘catastrophic’ for the spyware maker | The Record https://therecord.media/nso-seeks-to-overturn-whatsapp-case
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hacking From Startup Twenty https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/11/15/pentagon-spends-millions-on-ai-hackers/
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hacking From Startup Twenty
The U.S. government has been contracting stealth startup Twenty, which is working on AI agents and automated hacking of foreign targets at massive scale.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hacking From Startup Twenty https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/11/15/pentagon-spends-millions-on-ai-hackers/
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/s...
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced | TechCrunch
The defacement of Protei's website said "another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust," apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet provid...
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/s...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign | Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign | Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage
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ILO: Strengthen Global Rules to Protect Gig Workers
Treaty Should Guarantee Workers’ Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Treaty Should Guarantee Workers’ Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
ILO: Strengthen Global Rules to Protect Gig Workers
Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management.
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ILO: Strengthen Global Rules to Protect Gig Workers
Treaty Should Guarantee Workers’ Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Treaty Should Guarantee Workers’ Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/
Chat Control 2.0 through the back door | Patrick Breyer https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-through-the-back-door-breyer-warns-the-eu-is-playing-us-for-fools-now-theyre-scanning-our-texts-and-banning-teens/
CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"
Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a "deceptive sleight of hand," a mandatory and expanded Chat Control is being pushed through the back door, in a form even more intrusive tha
www.patrick-breyer.de
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Chat Control 2.0 through the back door | Patrick Breyer https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-through-the-back-door-breyer-warns-the-eu-is-playing-us-for-fools-now-theyre-scanning-our-texts-and-banning-teens/
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/819835/google-android-sideloading-experienced-users-developer-verification
Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps
It’s up to you to “accept the risks.”
www.theverge.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/819835/google-android-sideloading-experienced-users-developer-verification