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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New, from me: Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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.”
Reposted by BrianKrebs
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 […]
Original post on journa.host
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 […]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
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 […]
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]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
Enjoyed this Techcrunch piece about the new show Pluribus from the creator of Breaking Bad. Fun fact, the star of the new show Rhea Seehorn and I used to study for a statistics class together at GMU. I had such a secret crush back then (okay maybe still a little).
"If you watched all the way to […]
"If you watched all the way to […]
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infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Enjoyed this Techcrunch piece about the new show Pluribus from the creator of Breaking Bad. Fun fact, the star of the new show Rhea Seehorn and I used to study for a statistics class together at GMU. I had such a secret crush back then (okay maybe still a little).
"If you watched all the way to […]
"If you watched all the way to […]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by BrianKrebs
We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings.
CBS News is gone;
CNN seems about to follow.
The Los Angeles Times installed an AI-powered “bias meter” to warn readers […]
CBS News is gone;
CNN seems about to follow.
The Los Angeles Times installed an AI-powered “bias meter” to warn readers […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings.
CBS News is gone;
CNN seems about to follow.
The Los Angeles Times installed an AI-powered “bias meter” to warn readers […]
CBS News is gone;
CNN seems about to follow.
The Los Angeles Times installed an AI-powered “bias meter” to warn readers […]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
This is what the inventory of vehicle rentals looks like at Enterprise in Crystal City. The manager told me I got the last car that was available in northern Virginia.
The CEO of Hertz, Gil West, is appealing for an end to the government shutdown, saying flight […]
[Original post on journa.host]
The CEO of Hertz, Gil West, is appealing for an end to the government shutdown, saying flight […]
[Original post on journa.host]
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is what the inventory of vehicle rentals looks like at Enterprise in Crystal City. The manager told me I got the last car that was available in northern Virginia.
The CEO of Hertz, Gil West, is appealing for an end to the government shutdown, saying flight […]
[Original post on journa.host]
The CEO of Hertz, Gil West, is appealing for an end to the government shutdown, saying flight […]
[Original post on journa.host]
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Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
This commentary by Lawrence Stowe nails it on why sanctioning bulletproof hosting providers doesn't work unless you also revoke their network resources at the same time (or preferably before sanctions are announced/leaked) […]
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infosec.exchange
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This commentary by Lawrence Stowe nails it on why sanctioning bulletproof hosting providers doesn't work unless you also revoke their network resources at the same time (or preferably before sanctions are announced/leaked) […]
From the independent reporter Jacqueline Sweet (Disaster Girl):
"An FBI informant convicted of lying to the Bureau about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Donald Trump any […]
"An FBI informant convicted of lying to the Bureau about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Donald Trump any […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From the independent reporter Jacqueline Sweet (Disaster Girl):
"An FBI informant convicted of lying to the Bureau about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Donald Trump any […]
"An FBI informant convicted of lying to the Bureau about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Donald Trump any […]
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The former DoJ employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s law enforcement surge in DC has been found not guilty of assault. https://wtop.com/dc/2025/11/man-who-threw-sandwich-at-federal-agent-in-washington-is-found-not-guilty-of-assault-charge/
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge - WTOP News
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault.
wtop.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The former DoJ employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s law enforcement surge in DC has been found not guilty of assault. https://wtop.com/dc/2025/11/man-who-threw-sandwich-at-federal-agent-in-washington-is-found-not-guilty-of-assault-charge/
Meta, Meta, Meta. So Meta. This Reuters report is 🔥
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Meta, Meta, Meta. So Meta. This Reuters report is 🔥
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@bruno_j_navarro/115503399845524889
Intuit must be doing a little jig right now.
"But the IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about […]
Intuit must be doing a little jig right now.
"But the IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about […]
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@bruno_j_navarro/115503399845524889
Intuit must be doing a little jig right now.
"But the IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about […]
Intuit must be doing a little jig right now.
"But the IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about […]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36
New, from me: Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
New, from me: Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Reposted by BrianKrebs
The term "personal firewall" might for some conjure quaint memories of using stuff like Zone Alarm. But I suspect this term will be resurrected in the not-too-distant future to describe pricey wearable technology designed to project a stealth mode that can confuse ubiquitous AI-based security […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The term "personal firewall" might for some conjure quaint memories of using stuff like Zone Alarm. But I suspect this term will be resurrected in the not-too-distant future to describe pricey wearable technology designed to project a stealth mode that can confuse ubiquitous AI-based security […]