BrianKrebs
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Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09 […]
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Wrote up some thoughts about the proposed ban on the sale of TP-Link devices in the US.
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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The salmon have arrived in our neighborhood! Last night's rain did the trick.
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The salmon have arrived in our neighborhood! Last night's rain did the trick.
Best quote I've seen all day so far, from an Ars piece by @dangoodin on skepticism around OpenAI's breathless claim that a Chinese hacking group used Claude code to automate 90 percent of their attack:
“I continue to refuse to believe that attackers are somehow able to get these models to jump […]
“I continue to refuse to believe that attackers are somehow able to get these models to jump […]
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infosec.exchange
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Best quote I've seen all day so far, from an Ars piece by @dangoodin on skepticism around OpenAI's breathless claim that a Chinese hacking group used Claude code to automate 90 percent of their attack:
“I continue to refuse to believe that attackers are somehow able to get these models to jump […]
“I continue to refuse to believe that attackers are somehow able to get these models to jump […]
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hey. Check out this squirrel
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
hey. Check out this squirrel
Is there a term for the inverse productivity achieved when you have so many tabs open that you can no longer see any favicons? If not, I'm going to spend some CPU cycles coining one. I feel like I hit this pivotal point almost daily, even though I'm working on many screens at once. The problem […]
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infosec.exchange
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Is there a term for the inverse productivity achieved when you have so many tabs open that you can no longer see any favicons? If not, I'm going to spend some CPU cycles coining one. I feel like I hit this pivotal point almost daily, even though I'm working on many screens at once. The problem […]
This is pretty wild. Checkout.com got hacked by a group that claims to be Shiny Hunters again. Checkout said in blog post that it would not be extorted by criminals.
"We will not pay this ransom.
Instead, we are turning this attack into an investment in security for our entire industry. We […]
"We will not pay this ransom.
Instead, we are turning this attack into an investment in security for our entire industry. We […]
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infosec.exchange
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is pretty wild. Checkout.com got hacked by a group that claims to be Shiny Hunters again. Checkout said in blog post that it would not be extorted by criminals.
"We will not pay this ransom.
Instead, we are turning this attack into an investment in security for our entire industry. We […]
"We will not pay this ransom.
Instead, we are turning this attack into an investment in security for our entire industry. We […]
Historical perspective is fine and all that, but this headline comes across as just more whitewashing bullshit from WaPo's watered down opinion section.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Historical perspective is fine and all that, but this headline comes across as just more whitewashing bullshit from WaPo's watered down opinion section.
It's not clear yet whether Epstein was ever able to share info with the Russians, but this could explain a lot. From Politico:
"Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top […]
"Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top […]
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infosec.exchange
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's not clear yet whether Epstein was ever able to share info with the Russians, but this could explain a lot. From Politico:
"Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top […]
"Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top […]
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Okay, but hear me out, what if we produce an entire generation of students who are *all* the ones who did nothing in the group project?
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Okay, but hear me out, what if we produce an entire generation of students who are *all* the ones who did nothing in the group project?
New, by me: Google is suing more than two dozen unnamed individuals allegedly involved in peddling a popular China-based mobile phishing service that helps scammers impersonate hundreds of trusted brands, blast out text message lures, and convert phished […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New, by me: Google is suing more than two dozen unnamed individuals allegedly involved in peddling a popular China-based mobile phishing service that helps scammers impersonate hundreds of trusted brands, blast out text message lures, and convert phished […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
People like to complain about holiday decorations creeping into public spaces earlier and earlier each year. It's true: I did speaking gig in Nashville at the end October and they were already festooning the place with holiday wreaths and ribbons. But my big Grinch gripe is that the stupid […]
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infosec.exchange
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
People like to complain about holiday decorations creeping into public spaces earlier and earlier each year. It's true: I did speaking gig in Nashville at the end October and they were already festooning the place with holiday wreaths and ribbons. But my big Grinch gripe is that the stupid […]
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#whoopingcough, aka #pertussis, is exploding in #texas. #rfkjr must be proud. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5602511-texas-pertussis-cases-rise/
Whooping cough cases skyrocket to record high in Texas
More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in Texas so far this year, according to state figures, roughly four times the number as last year and the highest since 201…
thehill.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#whoopingcough, aka #pertussis, is exploding in #texas. #rfkjr must be proud. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5602511-texas-pertussis-cases-rise/
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Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the newest member of Congress. https://tucson.com/news/local/government-politics/article_6fc34cd3-02aa-4cc5-a371-51ae9a27ec8f.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the newest member of Congress. https://tucson.com/news/local/government-politics/article_6fc34cd3-02aa-4cc5-a371-51ae9a27ec8f.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
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I did not have "new surge of accounts on infosec.exchange due to X bungling their passkey migration" on my bingo card for today
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I did not have "new surge of accounts on infosec.exchange due to X bungling their passkey migration" on my bingo card for today
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Disgusting. Vile. Illegal. Republicans.
GOP sneaks $500K bonus for senators probed by Jack Smith into shutdown-busting budget bill
https://www.rawstory.com/senate-phone-records-jack-smith/
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 […]
GOP sneaks $500K bonus for senators probed by Jack Smith into shutdown-busting budget bill
https://www.rawstory.com/senate-phone-records-jack-smith/
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Disgusting. Vile. Illegal. Republicans.
GOP sneaks $500K bonus for senators probed by Jack Smith into shutdown-busting budget bill
https://www.rawstory.com/senate-phone-records-jack-smith/
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 […]
GOP sneaks $500K bonus for senators probed by Jack Smith into shutdown-busting budget bill
https://www.rawstory.com/senate-phone-records-jack-smith/
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 […]
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It has been an especially tough couple of days in a very rough time. I needed to remember beauty, so pulled up some photos of the aspens in their fall glory, from several weeks ago here in #newmexico. Maybe they can provide a moment of tonic for you too.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It has been an especially tough couple of days in a very rough time. I needed to remember beauty, so pulled up some photos of the aspens in their fall glory, from several weeks ago here in #newmexico. Maybe they can provide a moment of tonic for you too.
Surprised the POTUS hasn't pulled out his "I didn't know the guy I pardoned, it was my son-in-law's deal" excuse yet, as he did recently in response to 60 Minutes's questioning about why he pardoned the founder of Binance for money laundering. From the NYT:
"In the final hours of President […]
"In the final hours of President […]
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infosec.exchange
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Surprised the POTUS hasn't pulled out his "I didn't know the guy I pardoned, it was my son-in-law's deal" excuse yet, as he did recently in response to 60 Minutes's questioning about why he pardoned the founder of Binance for money laundering. From the NYT:
"In the final hours of President […]
"In the final hours of President […]
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President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
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Wrote up some thoughts about the proposed ban on the sale of TP-Link devices in the US.
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wrote up some thoughts about the proposed ban on the sale of TP-Link devices in the US.
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
This is probably the first album recommendation from Apple Music that I've actually enjoyed: The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, by Khruangbin. Can't really say the genre here, but a lot of this album is light on the vocals, which suits me just fine. Anyway, I'm really diggin it […]
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infosec.exchange
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is probably the first album recommendation from Apple Music that I've actually enjoyed: The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, by Khruangbin. Can't really say the genre here, but a lot of this album is light on the vocals, which suits me just fine. Anyway, I'm really diggin it […]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and seen by CBS News […]
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journa.host
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and seen by CBS News […]
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Scientists have discovered that it is possible to just do something, without making a podcast about it
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Scientists have discovered that it is possible to just do something, without making a podcast about it
Anyone know what to do with 20 lbs of green tomatoes? I guess we can still broil them and turn them into green salsa. We're supposed to get a freeze overnight soon, and so furiously picked the unripe fruit. But now I'm looking at this pile thinking, this is nuts.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Anyone know what to do with 20 lbs of green tomatoes? I guess we can still broil them and turn them into green salsa. We're supposed to get a freeze overnight soon, and so furiously picked the unripe fruit. But now I'm looking at this pile thinking, this is nuts.
That icky sense of growing deeply ashamed for your country worsens with each passing day this sorry excuse for a human being remains in office. From the NYT:
"The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income […]
"The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income […]
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infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
That icky sense of growing deeply ashamed for your country worsens with each passing day this sorry excuse for a human being remains in office. From the NYT:
"The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income […]
"The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income […]
They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
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infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]