Stéphane Koch
@stephanekoch.bsky.social
Trainer, advisor and lecturer in the areas of information technology, communication, reputation and infosec . Vice President of ImmuniWeb SA.
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Russia is recruiting saboteurs across Europe through Telegram by monitoring pro-Kremlin channels to identify potential "low-level agents" and offering small payments for tasks like photographing military sites or starting fires, Germany's intelligence chief warned
How Russia recruits its agents in Germany, one click at a time
Russian intelligence services are using Telegram, among other social media platforms, to recruit so-called "low-level agents" in Germany for small acts of sabotage, surveillance or provocation. Even a...
www.euronews.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Russia is recruiting saboteurs across Europe through Telegram by monitoring pro-Kremlin channels to identify potential "low-level agents" and offering small payments for tasks like photographing military sites or starting fires, Germany's intelligence chief warned
Reposted by Stéphane Koch
Ben non. Parce que c'est pas comme ça que ça fonctionne, en fait. 🤦🏻
August 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ben non. Parce que c'est pas comme ça que ça fonctionne, en fait. 🤦🏻
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The Illusion of AI isn’t just about algorithms and futuristic robots. It’s about the millions of invisible workers who make it all function. This piece empowers you to ask critical questions about the labor behind AI, and why it should be made visible.
📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...
📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...
August 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The Illusion of AI isn’t just about algorithms and futuristic robots. It’s about the millions of invisible workers who make it all function. This piece empowers you to ask critical questions about the labor behind AI, and why it should be made visible.
📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...
📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...
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Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?
Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?
Trump and his administration claim to have helped settle conflicts from the Middle East to Asia, yet the reality is more complex
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?
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Un médecin spécialiste des maladies infectieuses s'est penché sur les "preuves" avancées par RFK Jr pour stopper le financement des vaccins à ARNm.
Sa conclusion est sans appel: "Elles ne justifient pas l'arrêt, elles plaident plutôt pour continuer."
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Sa conclusion est sans appel: "Elles ne justifient pas l'arrêt, elles plaident plutôt pour continuer."
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Kennedy's case against mRNA vaccines collapses under his own evidence
“This isn't scientific disagreement. It's either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” writes infectious disease physician Jake Scott.
www.statnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Un médecin spécialiste des maladies infectieuses s'est penché sur les "preuves" avancées par RFK Jr pour stopper le financement des vaccins à ARNm.
Sa conclusion est sans appel: "Elles ne justifient pas l'arrêt, elles plaident plutôt pour continuer."
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Sa conclusion est sans appel: "Elles ne justifient pas l'arrêt, elles plaident plutôt pour continuer."
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"(...) If legitimate, this dataset can be used in large-scale credential-stuffing attacks, targeted phishing and fraud campaigns. PayPal has not confirmed any data breach. Credential abuse of this scale more commonly stems from malware on users’ devices, not the company’s systems."
Hacker Offers to Sell 15.8 Million Plain-Text PayPal Credentials On Dark Web Forum
A hacker using the handle Chucky_BF is offering a batch of 15.
www.bitdefender.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"(...) If legitimate, this dataset can be used in large-scale credential-stuffing attacks, targeted phishing and fraud campaigns. PayPal has not confirmed any data breach. Credential abuse of this scale more commonly stems from malware on users’ devices, not the company’s systems."
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ETH Zürich's commitment to training data transparency is impressive. Given the prevalence of black-box models in mainstream AI, could this redefine the open source standard in AI? We look forward to the subsequent release of source code and weights to verify its reproducibility and practical value.
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
ETH Zürich's commitment to training data transparency is impressive. Given the prevalence of black-box models in mainstream AI, could this redefine the open source standard in AI? We look forward to the subsequent release of source code and weights to verify its reproducibility and practical value.
"(...) the models will be fully open. Instead of releasing simply the models and weights for the public to scrutinize and tweak, as we've seen with models from Microsoft, Google, Meta, and others, researchers at ETH Zürich also claim that the "training data will be transparent and reproducible.""
Swiss boffins tease 'fully open' LLM trained on Alps super
: Source code and weights coming later this summer with an Apache 2.0 bow on top
www.theregister.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"(...) the models will be fully open. Instead of releasing simply the models and weights for the public to scrutinize and tweak, as we've seen with models from Microsoft, Google, Meta, and others, researchers at ETH Zürich also claim that the "training data will be transparent and reproducible.""
Sophia est chatbot IA qui aide les personnes victimes de violences domestiques à « reconnaître les signes de violence, comprendre leurs droits, rassembler des preuves éventuelles et demander de l'aide »
www.sophia.chat
www.sophia.chat
Sophia.chat
sophia.chat
www.sophia.chat
July 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Sophia est chatbot IA qui aide les personnes victimes de violences domestiques à « reconnaître les signes de violence, comprendre leurs droits, rassembler des preuves éventuelles et demander de l'aide »
www.sophia.chat
www.sophia.chat
"(...) To combat this type of vulnerability, AI systems must have stronger contextual awareness and multi-layered validation systems, according to Figueroa."
How to trick ChatGPT into revealing Windows keys? I give up
: No, really, those are the magic words
www.theregister.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"(...) To combat this type of vulnerability, AI systems must have stronger contextual awareness and multi-layered validation systems, according to Figueroa."
1/2 "(...) L’homme a filmé ou pris en photo 69 autres enfants.Des photos qu’il retouchait ensuite grâce à l’intelligence artificielle pour dénuder les enfants et les représenter dans des situations pornographiques."
Condamné pour avoir agressé sexuellement 22 petites filles, ce père de famille utilisait l’IA pour dénuder les enfants qu’il prenait en photo en cachette
Il sévissait dans les cabines d’essayage de l’Aquaboulevard et des magasins, mais aussi dans les transports en commun.
www.lindependant.fr
May 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
1/2 "(...) L’homme a filmé ou pris en photo 69 autres enfants.Des photos qu’il retouchait ensuite grâce à l’intelligence artificielle pour dénuder les enfants et les représenter dans des situations pornographiques."
"Corporate AI models are already skewed to serve their makers' interests, and unless governments and academia step up to build transparent alternatives, the tech risks becoming just another tool for commercial manipulation. "
Schneier warns that AI loses integrity due to corporate bias
RSAC: Can we turn to govt, academic models instead?
www.theregister.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"Corporate AI models are already skewed to serve their makers' interests, and unless governments and academia step up to build transparent alternatives, the tech risks becoming just another tool for commercial manipulation. "
"(...) The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union's GDPR data protection regulations "
TikTok fined €530 million for sending European user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violati...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"(...) The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union's GDPR data protection regulations "
"(...) Global Entry is a program that allows low-risk and pre-approved travelers to enter the US while skipping the usual processing lines at border control, saving airport travel time."
Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud
: President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020
www.theregister.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"(...) Global Entry is a program that allows low-risk and pre-approved travelers to enter the US while skipping the usual processing lines at border control, saving airport travel time."
"(...) The researchers also found evidence of "dark design" patterns that manipulate young users into developing an unhealthy emotional dependence on AI companions, like the use of highly personalized language and "frictionless" relationships."
AI companions unsafe for teens under 18, researchers say
Testing of popular AI companions revealed details bound to alarm parents.
mashable.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"(...) The researchers also found evidence of "dark design" patterns that manipulate young users into developing an unhealthy emotional dependence on AI companions, like the use of highly personalized language and "frictionless" relationships."
"(...)Either way, if you were wondering whether X is actually gaining traction, and whether Musk’s reformation of the app is actually catching on, these numbers suggest that it remains in steady decline.
ℹ️ From X’s EU disclosure: X has added 211 content moderation staff since last report."
ℹ️ From X’s EU disclosure: X has added 211 content moderation staff since last report."
X Continues To Lose EU Users According To Latest DSA Report
European users are turning away from Elon's social media experiment.
www.socialmediatoday.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"(...)Either way, if you were wondering whether X is actually gaining traction, and whether Musk’s reformation of the app is actually catching on, these numbers suggest that it remains in steady decline.
ℹ️ From X’s EU disclosure: X has added 211 content moderation staff since last report."
ℹ️ From X’s EU disclosure: X has added 211 content moderation staff since last report."
"An investigation by The Markup uncovered that systems used by Match Group, owner of popular dating apps Tinder and Hinge, to keep sexual predators off its platforms are ineffective."
AIAAIC - Investigation finds dating app AI tools fail to detect rapists
Investigation finds Match Group dating app AI tools fail to ban rapists
www.aiaaic.org
April 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"An investigation by The Markup uncovered that systems used by Match Group, owner of popular dating apps Tinder and Hinge, to keep sexual predators off its platforms are ineffective."
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As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth reut.rs/42vaPzh
Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth.
reut.rs
April 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth reut.rs/42vaPzh
"The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for anyone visiting China, Russia, and other states where aggressive electronic surveillance is expected. Apparently the European Union has added the United States to that list."
Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US
: That would put America on the same level as China for espionage
www.theregister.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for anyone visiting China, Russia, and other states where aggressive electronic surveillance is expected. Apparently the European Union has added the United States to that list."
"US government funding for the world's CVE program – the centralized Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database of product security flaws – ends Wednesday.
The 25-year-old CVE program plays a huge role in vulnerability management."
The 25-year-old CVE program plays a huge role in vulnerability management."
Homeland Security funding for CVE program expires
: Because vulnerability management has nothing to do with national security, right?
www.theregister.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"US government funding for the world's CVE program – the centralized Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database of product security flaws – ends Wednesday.
The 25-year-old CVE program plays a huge role in vulnerability management."
The 25-year-old CVE program plays a huge role in vulnerability management."
"The lawsuit targets University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), rather than the named pharmacist, and claims the organization was negligent for failing to detect or stop Bathula's use of keylogging software on hospital systems. (...)"
Pharmacist accused of spying on women using work, home cams
: Lawsuit claims sick cyber-voyeurism went undetected for years, using hundreds of PCs, due to lax infosec
www.theregister.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"The lawsuit targets University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), rather than the named pharmacist, and claims the organization was negligent for failing to detect or stop Bathula's use of keylogging software on hospital systems. (...)"
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La désinformation climatique prospère dans une partie des médias audiovisuels français
La désinformation climatique prospère dans une partie des médias audiovisuels français
Après avoir passé au crible les programmes d’information des dix-huit principales chaînes de télévision et de radio au premier trimestre, des associations ont recensé 128 cas de désinformation sur le climat.
www.lemonde.fr
April 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
La désinformation climatique prospère dans une partie des médias audiovisuels français
"(...) Even so, contact update suggestions are mere suggestions. It's always up to users to check that the information is correct, as well as whether to apply the changes or not. In this case, it appears that Waltz simply accepted his iPhone's suggestion without checking the number."
Apple's iPhone may be the new Signalgate scapegoat
This is why you shouldn't just mindlessly tap "accept".
mashable.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"(...) Even so, contact update suggestions are mere suggestions. It's always up to users to check that the information is correct, as well as whether to apply the changes or not. In this case, it appears that Waltz simply accepted his iPhone's suggestion without checking the number."
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Instead of banning TikTok, "to truly reduce the supply of data that foreign adversaries can obtain, we need federal privacy legislation that limits how all companies collect and share our personal data,” EFF’s Babette Ngene told @contextnewsroom.bsky.social.
TikTok ban: What's next for app as bidding war rages? | Context
TikTok's ban is delayed again as U.S. and China negotiate buyers for app
www.context.news
April 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Instead of banning TikTok, "to truly reduce the supply of data that foreign adversaries can obtain, we need federal privacy legislation that limits how all companies collect and share our personal data,” EFF’s Babette Ngene told @contextnewsroom.bsky.social.
Droits de douane exorbitants, volonté d’annexer certains pays voisins, humiliation du président ukrainie. La tactique incendiaire de D. Trump choque et déstabilise la scène internationale. Mais ses techniques de négociation et de manipulation sont bien connues des chercheurs en psychologie sociale.
Donald Trump : bateleur de foire ou habile stratège ? Ses techniques de négociation décryptées
Les annonces brutales de Donald Trump concernant le commerce, l’Ukraine ou le Groenland, déstabilisent la scène internationale. Mais ses techniques de manipulation et de négociation sont bien connues ...
theconversation.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Droits de douane exorbitants, volonté d’annexer certains pays voisins, humiliation du président ukrainie. La tactique incendiaire de D. Trump choque et déstabilise la scène internationale. Mais ses techniques de négociation et de manipulation sont bien connues des chercheurs en psychologie sociale.