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My weekly cybersecurity newsletter is out, featuring stories on DOGE uploading the entire Social Security database to AWS, Salt Typhoon hacked 600+ companies globally, Salesloft's cyberattack affects all Drift customers, TransUnion's breach, and much more. Plus, good news, and a brand new cyber cat.
this week in security — august 31 2025 edition
Plus: WhatsApp zero-day used to hack Apple users, another Citrix flaw under attack, Nevada's ongoing cyberattack, and more.
this.weekinsecurity.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My weekly cybersecurity newsletter is out, featuring stories on DOGE uploading the entire Social Security database to AWS, Salt Typhoon hacked 600+ companies globally, Salesloft's cyberattack affects all Drift customers, TransUnion's breach, and much more. Plus, good news, and a brand new cyber cat.
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Incoming CME alert! A fast-moving solar storm (~1300 km/s) blasted from the Sun yesterday—Earth-directed halo type. Low mass, so moderate-strong impact expected. Arrival: Afternoon Sep 1 (Labor Day). Monitoring closely! #Aurora #SpaceWeather
August 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Incoming CME alert! A fast-moving solar storm (~1300 km/s) blasted from the Sun yesterday—Earth-directed halo type. Low mass, so moderate-strong impact expected. Arrival: Afternoon Sep 1 (Labor Day). Monitoring closely! #Aurora #SpaceWeather
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August 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Covid vaccination saved ~2.5 million lives between 2020-2024
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Lives and life-Years Saved From COVID-19 Vaccination
This comparative effectiveness study analyses the number of lives and life-years saved worldwide among those who had been vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2024 years.
jamanetwork.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Covid vaccination saved ~2.5 million lives between 2020-2024
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Very good piece and not just bc of what @susanrinkunas.com’s byline says 🥲 www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Lisa Murkowski’s megabill vote was everything people hate about politicians
What the senator claimed was a difficult decision was just a case of backroom deals and abandoned principles.
www.msnbc.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very good piece and not just bc of what @susanrinkunas.com’s byline says 🥲 www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
July 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
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When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
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Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
apnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
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just getting around to reading ACB’s response to justice jackson. this is bitchassness at its finest.
"We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself."
www.rawstory.com/amp/coney-ba...
"We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself."
www.rawstory.com/amp/coney-ba...
'Arrogant' Amy Coney Barrett buried over 'out of bounds' personal attack
www.rawstory.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
just getting around to reading ACB’s response to justice jackson. this is bitchassness at its finest.
"We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself."
www.rawstory.com/amp/coney-ba...
"We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself."
www.rawstory.com/amp/coney-ba...
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BREAKING: Senator Warnock calls Big Beautiful Bill “Socialism for the Rich”.
100% true!
100% true!
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
BREAKING: Senator Warnock calls Big Beautiful Bill “Socialism for the Rich”.
100% true!
100% true!
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If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
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Surprisingly effective things Zohran Mamdani ran on:
-free buses
-rent freeze
-halal cart for $8 instead of $10
-taxing the 1%
-no cost childcare
-city-owned grocery stores
-a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response
-building affordable housing
-why Cuomo sucks
-free buses
-rent freeze
-halal cart for $8 instead of $10
-taxing the 1%
-no cost childcare
-city-owned grocery stores
-a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response
-building affordable housing
-why Cuomo sucks
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Surprisingly effective things Zohran Mamdani ran on:
-free buses
-rent freeze
-halal cart for $8 instead of $10
-taxing the 1%
-no cost childcare
-city-owned grocery stores
-a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response
-building affordable housing
-why Cuomo sucks
-free buses
-rent freeze
-halal cart for $8 instead of $10
-taxing the 1%
-no cost childcare
-city-owned grocery stores
-a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response
-building affordable housing
-why Cuomo sucks
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“The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment” www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment” www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
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Solar + storage is now $104 per MWh in Las Vegas or similar regions for nearly 100% clean firm power. There is no way new nuclear can compete with this. Even new gas plants will struggle and that is assuming access to cheap gas over the life-cycle of the plant, which is kind of a crazy gamble TBH.
Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep
Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.
electrek.co
June 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Solar + storage is now $104 per MWh in Las Vegas or similar regions for nearly 100% clean firm power. There is no way new nuclear can compete with this. Even new gas plants will struggle and that is assuming access to cheap gas over the life-cycle of the plant, which is kind of a crazy gamble TBH.
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It's not World War 3. It's not going to be World War 3. It's bad, and it's vile, and it's fucking absurd and wrong, but it's not World War 3. You have to have a whole world of irrational death cultists to get World War 3, and most countries aren't run by them.
But the United States and Israel are.
But the United States and Israel are.
June 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's not World War 3. It's not going to be World War 3. It's bad, and it's vile, and it's fucking absurd and wrong, but it's not World War 3. You have to have a whole world of irrational death cultists to get World War 3, and most countries aren't run by them.
But the United States and Israel are.
But the United States and Israel are.
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Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via Critical CVE-2023-28771
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via Critical CVE-2023-28771
Zyxel firewalls are under a coordinated attack exploiting critical RCE flaw CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS 9.8) via UDP port 500, likely by Mirai botnets. Patch immediately
securityonline.info
June 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via Critical CVE-2023-28771
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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
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I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal."
That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.
That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.
June 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal."
That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.
That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.
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Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.
‘This is not a joke’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar rips Mike Lee for posts about a deadly Minnesota shooting
Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.
www.sltrib.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.
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Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts?
Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”
Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”
June 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts?
Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”
Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”
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Birds of a feather always flock together
June 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Birds of a feather always flock together
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.