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Feb 8: "The U.S. is staring down a future in which it will no longer be trusted for intelligence sharing by any of its fellow Five Eyes nations."
medium.com/@violetblue/...
medium.com/@violetblue/...
March 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Feb 8: "The U.S. is staring down a future in which it will no longer be trusted for intelligence sharing by any of its fellow Five Eyes nations."
medium.com/@violetblue/...
medium.com/@violetblue/...
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‘As the device was not being monitored, the victim organisation's security team were unaware of the increase in malicious Server Message Block (SMB) traffic from the webcam to the impacted server, which otherwise may have alerted them’.
www.s-rminform.com/latest-think...
www.s-rminform.com/latest-think...
Camera off: Akira deploys ransomware via webcam
Learn how Akira ransomware exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass cybersecurity measures and deploy ransomware, highlighting key lessons and strategies for improved IoT security.
www.s-rminform.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
‘As the device was not being monitored, the victim organisation's security team were unaware of the increase in malicious Server Message Block (SMB) traffic from the webcam to the impacted server, which otherwise may have alerted them’.
www.s-rminform.com/latest-think...
www.s-rminform.com/latest-think...
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Finally: 2025 will be the year of the Linux Desktop.
Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...
February 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Finally: 2025 will be the year of the Linux Desktop.
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If you’re familiar with iOS jailbreaking, then you’ve likely heard of the Pangu Team.
1y after the i-SOON leaks, my latest for @nattothoughts.bsky.social examines Pangu’s ties to i-SOON and the links b/w elite vuln researchers and govt-contracted hackers
nattothoughts.substack.com/p/the-pangu-...
1y after the i-SOON leaks, my latest for @nattothoughts.bsky.social examines Pangu’s ties to i-SOON and the links b/w elite vuln researchers and govt-contracted hackers
nattothoughts.substack.com/p/the-pangu-...
The Pangu Team—iOS Jailbreak and Vulnerability Research Giant: A Member of i-SOON’s Exploit-Sharing Network
A year after the i-SOON leaks, a deep dive into the Pangu Team reveals new insight into the relationships between elite vulnerability researchers and government-contracted hackers
nattothoughts.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you’re familiar with iOS jailbreaking, then you’ve likely heard of the Pangu Team.
1y after the i-SOON leaks, my latest for @nattothoughts.bsky.social examines Pangu’s ties to i-SOON and the links b/w elite vuln researchers and govt-contracted hackers
nattothoughts.substack.com/p/the-pangu-...
1y after the i-SOON leaks, my latest for @nattothoughts.bsky.social examines Pangu’s ties to i-SOON and the links b/w elite vuln researchers and govt-contracted hackers
nattothoughts.substack.com/p/the-pangu-...
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there is that theory that the rise of the novel was the spark that ignited the global rise of notions of human rights
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
February 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
there is that theory that the rise of the novel was the spark that ignited the global rise of notions of human rights
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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It's called checks & balances, but there can't be no balances if there ain't no checks, and nobody writes checks no more.
February 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
It's called checks & balances, but there can't be no balances if there ain't no checks, and nobody writes checks no more.
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SCOOP: We have full details of changes Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer, is asking government coders to help the administration with. This includes using login.gov as a fraud surveillance system against Americans, which employees told him is an "illegal task"
www.404media.co/things-are-g...
www.404media.co/things-are-g...
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves ...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
SCOOP: We have full details of changes Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer, is asking government coders to help the administration with. This includes using login.gov as a fraud surveillance system against Americans, which employees told him is an "illegal task"
www.404media.co/things-are-g...
www.404media.co/things-are-g...
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NEW: Spyware maker Paragon Solutions sent us a statement confirming the U.S. government "and its allies" are customers.
Paragon told us customers “explicitly prohibit the illicit targeting of journalists and other civil society figures.”
Lots of questions remain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/s...
Paragon told us customers “explicitly prohibit the illicit targeting of journalists and other civil society figures.”
Lots of questions remain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/s...
Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer | TechCrunch
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries.
techcrunch.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
NEW: Spyware maker Paragon Solutions sent us a statement confirming the U.S. government "and its allies" are customers.
Paragon told us customers “explicitly prohibit the illicit targeting of journalists and other civil society figures.”
Lots of questions remain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/s...
Paragon told us customers “explicitly prohibit the illicit targeting of journalists and other civil society figures.”
Lots of questions remain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/s...
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As digital privacy advocates have explained for years, every back door you create for yourself is a front door for an attacker.
There's no chance code cooked up in a week by Musk acolytes is secure. The question is when, not if, the Treasury will be compromised by hostiles beyond Musk himself.
There's no chance code cooked up in a week by Musk acolytes is secure. The question is when, not if, the Treasury will be compromised by hostiles beyond Musk himself.
This is a backdoor. Elon's coders are creating a backdoor into the US Treasury. This is incredibly dangerous both because of its intended use (by Elon and Trump) and the risk of other actors exploiting a major security vulnerability to cause a massive disruption to the US government.
February 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As digital privacy advocates have explained for years, every back door you create for yourself is a front door for an attacker.
There's no chance code cooked up in a week by Musk acolytes is secure. The question is when, not if, the Treasury will be compromised by hostiles beyond Musk himself.
There's no chance code cooked up in a week by Musk acolytes is secure. The question is when, not if, the Treasury will be compromised by hostiles beyond Musk himself.
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it’s like russia in the 90s - the oligarchs who make deals and/or good relationships w the security services and vory win … or at least survive
The biggest threat to Musk won’t be the Democratic Party, which has proven itself impotent and ineffective at meaningfully resisting oligarchic overreach; it’s the other oligarchs who see him as a liability or a competitor.
February 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
it’s like russia in the 90s - the oligarchs who make deals and/or good relationships w the security services and vory win … or at least survive
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It's really dystopian to see how digitizing everything, which was supposed to keep records safe, is instead being used to quickly purge information. We should have known I guess, but cripes.
January 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's really dystopian to see how digitizing everything, which was supposed to keep records safe, is instead being used to quickly purge information. We should have known I guess, but cripes.
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Meta says almost 100 journalists and activists were targeted with spyware from Israeli company Paragon Solutions using a zero-click vuln in WhatsApp. If you use an iPhone, enabling Lockdown Mode prevents this from working. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware
Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Meta says almost 100 journalists and activists were targeted with spyware from Israeli company Paragon Solutions using a zero-click vuln in WhatsApp. If you use an iPhone, enabling Lockdown Mode prevents this from working. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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when y'all piss me off i go over to the Discover tab and pretend those are my friends
January 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
when y'all piss me off i go over to the Discover tab and pretend those are my friends
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NEW, by me: GPS tracking firm AngelSense exposed the personal information and precise location data of its users to the open internet, security researchers say.
AngelSense confirmed it fixed the exposed server, which was unprotected without a password.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
AngelSense confirmed it fixed the exposed server, which was unprotected without a password.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
Exclusive: AngelSense exposed location data and personal information of tracked users
The exposed database was connected to the internet without a password, exposing GPS coordinates, names, phone numbers, and postal addresses.
techcrunch.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NEW, by me: GPS tracking firm AngelSense exposed the personal information and precise location data of its users to the open internet, security researchers say.
AngelSense confirmed it fixed the exposed server, which was unprotected without a password.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
AngelSense confirmed it fixed the exposed server, which was unprotected without a password.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
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Was literally talking to the union representing federal air traffic controllers earlier today about how there’s already a major shortage of air traffic controllers and the resignation offers they all just got from OPM could seriously endanger public safety.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Passenger jet collided with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says.
January 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Was literally talking to the union representing federal air traffic controllers earlier today about how there’s already a major shortage of air traffic controllers and the resignation offers they all just got from OPM could seriously endanger public safety.
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Sweden seizes ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable sabotage
via (who else) @alexmartin.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
via (who else) @alexmartin.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
Sweden seizes ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Swedish authorities seized and boarded the Vezhen after the cargo ship was suspected of sabotaging a communications cable beneath the Baltic Sea.
therecord.media
January 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Sweden seizes ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable sabotage
via (who else) @alexmartin.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
via (who else) @alexmartin.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
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Always do this prior to going through a security checkpoint or interacting with law enforcement
Security tip for iPhone users: holding the side button and one of the volume buttons for two seconds will lock your phone and disables Face ID until you enter your password. Useful for situations where someone may try to unlock your phone without your consent.
January 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Always do this prior to going through a security checkpoint or interacting with law enforcement
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I’ve focused on security for at-risk civil society groups for over a decade now (🙀), including human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists. I’m available for collaboration, consulting, and presenting, so please get in touch if you’d like to work together!
January 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’ve focused on security for at-risk civil society groups for over a decade now (🙀), including human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists. I’m available for collaboration, consulting, and presenting, so please get in touch if you’d like to work together!
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New: An Israeli private eye is being sought by U.S. authorities over charges that he helped an Exxon lobbyist — the Washington-based DCI Group — steal emails from environmental activists, his lawyer said in a legal filing made public today.
www.reuters.com/world/israel...
www.reuters.com/world/israel...
Israeli private eye wanted in US over alleged hacking for Exxon lobbyist, lawyer says
The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over allegations that he was hired by an Exxon Mobil lobbyist to hack emails of environmental activists.
www.reuters.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New: An Israeli private eye is being sought by U.S. authorities over charges that he helped an Exxon lobbyist — the Washington-based DCI Group — steal emails from environmental activists, his lawyer said in a legal filing made public today.
www.reuters.com/world/israel...
www.reuters.com/world/israel...
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Great research here! "PlushDaemon" 👀
#ESETresearch discovered + named 🇨🇳 China-aligned #APT group #PlushDaemon who did a supply-chain compromise of a 🇰🇷 South Korean #VPN provider, trojanizing its legitimate software installer with a Windows backdoor we named #SlowStepper www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese...
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January 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great research here! "PlushDaemon" 👀
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Silk Road was more than a drug market. Ulbricht was also convicted of conspiracy to traffic false identity documents. Which seems like a big deal, if you’re a party interested in voter ID, human trafficking and immigration.
Trump pardons “the kingpin of a worldwide digital drug-trafficking enterprise” who oversaw digital marketplace for money laundering and murder for hire. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Silk Road was more than a drug market. Ulbricht was also convicted of conspiracy to traffic false identity documents. Which seems like a big deal, if you’re a party interested in voter ID, human trafficking and immigration.
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The last few weeks have really highlighted just how fragile corporate social media is, and just how beholden to political power it is. To build any sort of ground-up power we must continue to invest in decentralized alternatives that are resistant to intervention
www.404media.co/decentralize...
www.404media.co/decentralize...
Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.
www.404media.co
January 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The last few weeks have really highlighted just how fragile corporate social media is, and just how beholden to political power it is. To build any sort of ground-up power we must continue to invest in decentralized alternatives that are resistant to intervention
www.404media.co/decentralize...
www.404media.co/decentralize...
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This is pretty remarkable. And frankly I was really looking forward to seeing the thorough review of Salt Typhoon.
If you were on the CSRB or were familiar with its work and want the public to know where things stood, I'm committed to source protection and my signal is in my bio.
If you were on the CSRB or were familiar with its work and want the public to know where things stood, I'm committed to source protection and my signal is in my bio.
DHS has terminated the memberships of everyone on its advisory committees.
This includes several cyber committees, like CISA's advisory panel and the Cyber Safety Review Board, which was investigating Salt Typhoon.
That review is "dead," person familiar says.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
This includes several cyber committees, like CISA's advisory panel and the Cyber Safety Review Board, which was investigating Salt Typhoon.
That review is "dead," person familiar says.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
January 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is pretty remarkable. And frankly I was really looking forward to seeing the thorough review of Salt Typhoon.
If you were on the CSRB or were familiar with its work and want the public to know where things stood, I'm committed to source protection and my signal is in my bio.
If you were on the CSRB or were familiar with its work and want the public to know where things stood, I'm committed to source protection and my signal is in my bio.
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Here we go. Dark times ahead.
New from 404 Media: Meta is laying the narrative groundwork for Trump's mass deportations. Meta now says users can call migrants pieces of trash, vomit, etc. Multiple experts drew parallels to when Facebook contributed to a genocide in Myanmar. Now U.S. www.404media.co/meta-is-layi...
Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump’s Mass Deportations
Multiple experts drew comparisons between Meta's recent changes around immigration and what happened in Myanmar in 2017, where Facebook contributed to a genocide by allowing the spread of hate.
www.404media.co
January 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Here we go. Dark times ahead.