Google Threat Intelligence Group took down a massive, longterm intrusion campaign into global telcos and government. This PRC-nexus actor built a vast surveillance tool across 42 confirmed countries and another 20 suspected countries. 1/x
Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.
Join me next week at the @SANSInstitute #CTISummit in Arlington, VA where I'll be presenting on an operation against the infostealer #Rhadamanthys from early in its development.
Register @ https://www.sans.org/u/1CtB
A graphic of a baseball card with a photo of Libby Davies and Avi Lewis. Card says: "We need a leader who inspires, isn't afraid to take on bold change, and can change the political landscape by being radical and pragmatic. I've worked with Avi and know he has the vision and depth of character to build a party of change. He is a leader who inspires a new generation of activists while respecting the wisdom of those who built our movement. He's what we need in this moment." - Libby Davies.
A graphic of a baseball card with a photo of Svend Robinson and Jack Layton. Card says: "The future of our party, our socialist movement, is on the line as never before. Avi is the candidate to meet this critical moment: leading the fight for economic, social, and environmental justice, taking on obscene inequality, fighting for a Green New Deal instead of a massive military budget, with a lifetime of solidarity with the Palestinian people." - Svend Robinson.
In 2003, they were the only two MPs to endorse Jack Layton for leader. They saw what our party could be.
That’s the tradition I want to help renew in the NDP. I’m humbled by their support.
Read their full endorsements here:
https://lewisforleader.ca/endorsements
Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
Now we're seeing confirmation of the NSO acquisition.
Mark my words, this is the path through which Pegasus gets put on Americans iPhones & Androids.
This dictatorship-in-a-box belongs nowhere near our constitutional rights.
#prague
Just recorded the fiery afterword for the second edition Cult of the Dead Cow audiobook, out in December! Thanks to all the readers and listeners that made the update necessary.
Cyberattack disrupts European airports including Heathrow, Brussels
www.reuters.com/en/cyberatta...
Prince Edward Island. #PEI
In The Wire they call this “juking the stats.”
This is great work! And every scammer caught is a good thing.
But, to show the enormity of the problem, that $100 Million spread over 7 years means they accounted for less than .08% of attacks in the US alone.
We have a long way to go.
via @jgreig.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
I am honoured and excited to be delivering a keynote @blackhatevents.bsky.social 🇺🇸 2025
Come hear about the history of @citizenlab.ca, our investigations into mercenary spyware and other abuses, and what keeps me up at night!
www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefi...
🚨NEW REPORT: exposing clever new hacking tactic.
🇷🇺Russian state-backed hackers used an App-Specific Password attack against prominent Russia expert @keirgiles.bsky.social
It's like they knew what we all expect from 🇷🇺...and then did the opposite 1/
By us @citizenlab.ca & Google's GTIG
We @citizenlab.ca have a new report that dissects a Russian-linked 🇷🇺 phishing operation with some interesting novel techniques
@jsrailton.bsky.social with the details 👇
Singapore leads multinational operation to shutter scam centers tied to $225 million in thefts
via @jgreig.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social
DanaBot had a HeartBleed-like bug for three years
Leaked all the juicy stuff, such as threat actor usernames, IP addresses, private keys, and loads more
www.zscaler.com/blogs/securi...
Beautiful in it’s own post-apocalyptic way, #LeslieSpit is great for a bike ride and it always reminds me of this song: youtu.be/68G3Yfb6PSE #Gojira #ToxicGarbageIsland
Residential proxies are a key enabler of cybercrime today. This creates a growing need for connection and session-based access control. We used Ja4T fingerprinting that successfully tagged incoming connections from residential proxies to 1,500 IDS systems. www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/sec...
Do you know what the date is today?
Today is the anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre.
Dictators hope that if they make us afraid to speak the truth for long enough... we'll forget it.
This is how history is erased.
A Day to Remember, 2005, by Liu Wei
Full: vimeo.com/44078865
