Sig. Ug.
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You have precious little privacy in this global networked world; don't throw it away for a few clicks and likes.
Shocking sentence of 5 years & 9 months handed to Russian comedian Artemii Ostanin for “inciting hatred” and “offending the faithful” with his comedy. Enhancements for creating an “organized crime group” to help write the sketches. Ostanin was arrested in 2025 trying to flee Russia.
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Shocking sentence of 5 years & 9 months handed to Russian comedian Artemii Ostanin for “inciting hatred” and “offending the faithful” with his comedy. Enhancements for creating an “organized crime group” to help write the sketches. Ostanin was arrested in 2025 trying to flee Russia.
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📌 How is the ransomware gang landscape evolving after the #RAMP forum seizure?
🔴 Another well-known forum seems to be becoming a point of reference in this field.
👉🏼 We discuss it in the article you can read at this link www.neteye-blog.com/2026/02/from...
🔴 Another well-known forum seems to be becoming a point of reference in this field.
👉🏼 We discuss it in the article you can read at this link www.neteye-blog.com/2026/02/from...
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📌 How is the ransomware gang landscape evolving after the #RAMP forum seizure?
🔴 Another well-known forum seems to be becoming a point of reference in this field.
👉🏼 We discuss it in the article you can read at this link www.neteye-blog.com/2026/02/from...
🔴 Another well-known forum seems to be becoming a point of reference in this field.
👉🏼 We discuss it in the article you can read at this link www.neteye-blog.com/2026/02/from...
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The infamous hacker forum breachforums[.]bf just got hacked & defaced by HasanBroker.
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The infamous hacker forum breachforums[.]bf just got hacked & defaced by HasanBroker.
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France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
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Greg Gutfeld claimed Jessica Tarlov was fear mongering. About 85% of the content on Fox News is some form of fear mongering. This is what counts as a 'debate' on Fox News. Berating or screaming over a co-host is considered a win.
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Greg Gutfeld claimed Jessica Tarlov was fear mongering. About 85% of the content on Fox News is some form of fear mongering. This is what counts as a 'debate' on Fox News. Berating or screaming over a co-host is considered a win.
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"“Incognito Market” Owner Sentenced To 30 Years For Operating One Of The World’s Largest Online Narcotics Marketplaces" www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
www.justice.gov
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
"“Incognito Market” Owner Sentenced To 30 Years For Operating One Of The World’s Largest Online Narcotics Marketplaces" www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
No one really knows how to address the foreign cyber threat, and everyone is flailing around desperately trying to *do something*.
Der Bundesinnenminister will den Verfassungsschutz zur IKT-Abwehr einsetzen und das Trennungsgebot aufweichen. Das stößt auf verfassungsrechtliche Bedenken. #Security
„Echter Geheimdienst“: Dobrindt will den Verfassungsschutz radikal umbauen
Der Bundesinnenminister will den Verfassungsschutz zur IKT-Abwehr einsetzen und das Trennungsgebot aufweichen. Das stößt auf verfassungsrechtliche Bedenken.
www.heise.de
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
No one really knows how to address the foreign cyber threat, and everyone is flailing around desperately trying to *do something*.
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Trump says he worries about "nuclear" as the world's biggest problem, but he's letting the last major arms treaty - one even the Russians want - lapse.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era
The last significant treaty is about to expire, and Trump isn’t putting anything in its place.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump says he worries about "nuclear" as the world's biggest problem, but he's letting the last major arms treaty - one even the Russians want - lapse.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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«Россия и США после СНВ-3: будет ли новая гонка вооружений?»
В «Гранях недели» — руководитель проекта «Ядерное вооружение России» Павел Подвиг и политолог, сотрудник Лаборатории публичной социологии Илья Матвеев.
Видео:
youtu.be/YtXKD0IkZws?...
В «Гранях недели» — руководитель проекта «Ядерное вооружение России» Павел Подвиг и политолог, сотрудник Лаборатории публичной социологии Илья Матвеев.
Видео:
youtu.be/YtXKD0IkZws?...
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
«Россия и США после СНВ-3: будет ли новая гонка вооружений?»
В «Гранях недели» — руководитель проекта «Ядерное вооружение России» Павел Подвиг и политолог, сотрудник Лаборатории публичной социологии Илья Матвеев.
Видео:
youtu.be/YtXKD0IkZws?...
В «Гранях недели» — руководитель проекта «Ядерное вооружение России» Павел Подвиг и политолог, сотрудник Лаборатории публичной социологии Илья Матвеев.
Видео:
youtu.be/YtXKD0IkZws?...
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I hope people understand what happened here. Yesterday in the late afternoon, Trump said that Putin had promised not to attack Ukraine in such a way that it would damage their heating. Then a few hours later, that is exactly what the Russians did in a massive attack.
Trump: "I did call up President Putin and he's agreed -- they have the same cold wave that we do, maybe different because it's pretty far away, but it's the equivalent. And Ukraine is a very cold country, much colder than us. I asked him if he wouldn't shoot for one week and he's agreed to do it."
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I hope people understand what happened here. Yesterday in the late afternoon, Trump said that Putin had promised not to attack Ukraine in such a way that it would damage their heating. Then a few hours later, that is exactly what the Russians did in a massive attack.
Russian IR company Positive Technologies reports that attackers going after Russian companies are increasing the amount of customized software they are using in their attacks, up from 268 samples in Q1 2025 to 584 samples in Q4. Malware also often delivered in stages followed by LOTL tools.
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Russian IR company Positive Technologies reports that attackers going after Russian companies are increasing the amount of customized software they are using in their attacks, up from 268 samples in Q1 2025 to 584 samples in Q4. Malware also often delivered in stages followed by LOTL tools.
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Interesting report here from GreyNoise on how CISA silently updated 59 KEV entries last year, flipping their "knownRansomwareCampaignUse" tag, meaning the bugs were being abused for ransomware attacks
www.greynoise.io/blog/unmaski...
www.greynoise.io/blog/unmaski...
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Interesting report here from GreyNoise on how CISA silently updated 59 KEV entries last year, flipping their "knownRansomwareCampaignUse" tag, meaning the bugs were being abused for ransomware attacks
www.greynoise.io/blog/unmaski...
www.greynoise.io/blog/unmaski...
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Dear f***ing lord!
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
The Scam Ad Machine
Nearly one in three Meta ads found to point to a scam, phishing or malware
www.gendigital.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Dear f***ing lord!
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
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A Kremlin-linked think tank (CMACP) says Russia now meets formal criteria for a systemic banking crisis, after earlier warning of a “bad debt” crisis. It also flags rising risks of a depositor run if conditions worsen.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/p...
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/p...
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A Kremlin-linked think tank (CMACP) says Russia now meets formal criteria for a systemic banking crisis, after earlier warning of a “bad debt” crisis. It also flags rising risks of a depositor run if conditions worsen.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/p...
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/p...
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The first serious piece in US media about Putin's hybrid warfare operations across Europe. It's a very big deal, but US broadcast media generally would much rather look the other way. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe
How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The first serious piece in US media about Putin's hybrid warfare operations across Europe. It's a very big deal, but US broadcast media generally would much rather look the other way. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Russia’s largest cryptocurrency mining company, Bitriver, is all over the press today, and not in a good way. Unpaid debts, allegations of tax evasion, company founder allegedly under house arrest, top executives quitting.
Guess that crypto mining was not a license to print money after all.
Guess that crypto mining was not a license to print money after all.
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Russia’s largest cryptocurrency mining company, Bitriver, is all over the press today, and not in a good way. Unpaid debts, allegations of tax evasion, company founder allegedly under house arrest, top executives quitting.
Guess that crypto mining was not a license to print money after all.
Guess that crypto mining was not a license to print money after all.
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
Russian IR company F6 publishes its annual cyber threat report: Russia is under attack by 27 government-aligned threat groups. In 2025, the number of major leaks was down, but the volume of leaked data about Russians rose to 760 million lines. Android trojans increased sixfold.
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Russian IR company F6 publishes its annual cyber threat report: Russia is under attack by 27 government-aligned threat groups. In 2025, the number of major leaks was down, but the volume of leaked data about Russians rose to 760 million lines. Android trojans increased sixfold.
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Сотрудники высших учебных заведений и НИИ должны согласовывать поездки в «недружественные» страны. Это требование возникло после ареста археолога Александра Бутягина в Польше. Ученые опасаются задержания в западных странах, даже не выражая политических взглядов.
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Сотрудники высших учебных заведений и НИИ должны согласовывать поездки в «недружественные» страны. Это требование возникло после ареста археолога Александра Бутягина в Польше. Ученые опасаются задержания в западных странах, даже не выражая политических взглядов.
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The senators had argued Blanche’s shutdown of crypto investigations would help support drug trafficking, child exploitation and scams.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The senators had argued Blanche’s shutdown of crypto investigations would help support drug trafficking, child exploitation and scams.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
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90's / 2000's: If an attacker gets access to my OS it's game over, better protect it.
2010's: If an attacker gets access to my browser it's game over, better sandbox it well.
2020's: I'm going to install this attacker's cool AI agent and give it access to both.
2010's: If an attacker gets access to my browser it's game over, better sandbox it well.
2020's: I'm going to install this attacker's cool AI agent and give it access to both.
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
90's / 2000's: If an attacker gets access to my OS it's game over, better protect it.
2010's: If an attacker gets access to my browser it's game over, better sandbox it well.
2020's: I'm going to install this attacker's cool AI agent and give it access to both.
2010's: If an attacker gets access to my browser it's game over, better sandbox it well.
2020's: I'm going to install this attacker's cool AI agent and give it access to both.
Interesting article on how the Russian IT industry helped the Putin regime centralize control over the Internet, enabling censorship and shutdowns.
doxa.team/articles/rus...
doxa.team/articles/rus...
Как Кремль приручал IT-бизнес и учился управлять интернетом
Как Кремль учился управлять интернетом, шаг за шагом выстраивая зависимость IT-бизнеса от госзаказов и превращая технологии контроля в экспортный товар
doxa.team
January 31, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Interesting article on how the Russian IT industry helped the Putin regime centralize control over the Internet, enabling censorship and shutdowns.
doxa.team/articles/rus...
doxa.team/articles/rus...
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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@jburnmurdoch: "the US slide during Trump’s second term stands out as the most rapid in contemporary history. It outpaces the early stages of backsliding under Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán"
www.ft.com/content/b474...
www.ft.com/content/b474...
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
@jburnmurdoch: "the US slide during Trump’s second term stands out as the most rapid in contemporary history. It outpaces the early stages of backsliding under Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán"
www.ft.com/content/b474...
www.ft.com/content/b474...