Erka Koivunen
@ekoivune.bsky.social
Engineer by training, hacker by heart. Conditioned to think like a CISO.
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Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on Russian targets: Novorossiysk naval base was hit with Neptunes and drones, damaging port sites, the Sheskharis terminal, an S-400 launcher, and a missile depot. Saratov’s refinery and the Kristall fuel site near Engels were also hit and set ablaze.
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on Russian targets: Novorossiysk naval base was hit with Neptunes and drones, damaging port sites, the Sheskharis terminal, an S-400 launcher, and a missile depot. Saratov’s refinery and the Kristall fuel site near Engels were also hit and set ablaze.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Due to sanctions, Lukoil is effectively paralyzed in foreign markets:
— in Iraq, it cannot receive money or oil for extraction;
— in Finland, the Teboil gas station network has run out of fuel;
— Swiss Litasco cannot charter tankers or make payments;
— even India and China are refusing its oil.
— in Iraq, it cannot receive money or oil for extraction;
— in Finland, the Teboil gas station network has run out of fuel;
— Swiss Litasco cannot charter tankers or make payments;
— even India and China are refusing its oil.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Due to sanctions, Lukoil is effectively paralyzed in foreign markets:
— in Iraq, it cannot receive money or oil for extraction;
— in Finland, the Teboil gas station network has run out of fuel;
— Swiss Litasco cannot charter tankers or make payments;
— even India and China are refusing its oil.
— in Iraq, it cannot receive money or oil for extraction;
— in Finland, the Teboil gas station network has run out of fuel;
— Swiss Litasco cannot charter tankers or make payments;
— even India and China are refusing its oil.
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Russia's Lukoil has plummeted by $10 billion after US sanctions
Shares of the Russian oil giant have been falling for the fourth consecutive week. On the Moscow Exchange, they dropped to 4,900 rubles each — the lowest in the past two and a half years, Russian media report.
Shares of the Russian oil giant have been falling for the fourth consecutive week. On the Moscow Exchange, they dropped to 4,900 rubles each — the lowest in the past two and a half years, Russian media report.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Russia's Lukoil has plummeted by $10 billion after US sanctions
Shares of the Russian oil giant have been falling for the fourth consecutive week. On the Moscow Exchange, they dropped to 4,900 rubles each — the lowest in the past two and a half years, Russian media report.
Shares of the Russian oil giant have been falling for the fourth consecutive week. On the Moscow Exchange, they dropped to 4,900 rubles each — the lowest in the past two and a half years, Russian media report.
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Norway may provide €100B from its welfare fund as collateral to unblock the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine — The Times.
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Norway may provide €100B from its welfare fund as collateral to unblock the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine — The Times.
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
Belgium is blocking the decision, but Oslo may use its €1.7T sovereign wealth fund to guarantee Brussels against any risks. 1/
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High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
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Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€£: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russian flagged bulker with container capacity Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Tartus Syria. #T
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€£: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russian flagged bulker with container capacity Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Tartus Syria. #T
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McDonald's has again registered the trademarks "Big Tasty" and "McDelivery" in Russia. Same scum who hold a secret “buy-back” clause on their businesses in Russia.
They never left - they just changed administrative names to keep customers from buying their crap fast food.
They never left - they just changed administrative names to keep customers from buying their crap fast food.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
McDonald's has again registered the trademarks "Big Tasty" and "McDelivery" in Russia. Same scum who hold a secret “buy-back” clause on their businesses in Russia.
They never left - they just changed administrative names to keep customers from buying their crap fast food.
They never left - they just changed administrative names to keep customers from buying their crap fast food.
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An Essex man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to offer himself as a spy to the Russian Intelligence Service, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63863
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63863
Essex man jailed for offering to spy for Russia
An Essex man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to offer himself as a spy to the Russian Intelligence Service, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
An Essex man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to offer himself as a spy to the Russian Intelligence Service, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63863
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63863
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This is what the grave of a "Russian hero" of the so-called special operation looks like — a broken sign, artificial flowers stuck in the ground, a torn photo, and a bottle of vodka. Quite a show of love for their hero, no doubt.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is what the grave of a "Russian hero" of the so-called special operation looks like — a broken sign, artificial flowers stuck in the ground, a torn photo, and a bottle of vodka. Quite a show of love for their hero, no doubt.
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Universaalirikos = sellainen vakava kansainvälinen rikos, josta voidaan nostaa syyte missä tahansa maailman valtiossa, kuten esimerkiksi kansanmurha, rikokset ihmisyyttä vastaan, laittomat teloitukset, sotarikokset, kidutus ja tahdonvastaiset katoamiset.
yle.fi/a/74-20192853
yle.fi/a/74-20192853
Turkissa syyttäjä on antanut Netanjahusta pidätysmääräyksen
Uutiset nopeasti ja luotettavasti.
yle.fi
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Universaalirikos = sellainen vakava kansainvälinen rikos, josta voidaan nostaa syyte missä tahansa maailman valtiossa, kuten esimerkiksi kansanmurha, rikokset ihmisyyttä vastaan, laittomat teloitukset, sotarikokset, kidutus ja tahdonvastaiset katoamiset.
yle.fi/a/74-20192853
yle.fi/a/74-20192853
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🧯The security community is pushing back against new claims that 80% of #ransomware attacks are AI-driven, a figure from a recent MIT-linked report now drawing widespread criticism. →
socket.dev/blog/securit...
socket.dev/blog/securit...
Security Community Slams MIT-linked Report Claiming AI Power...
Experts push back on new claims about AI-driven ransomware, warning that hype and sponsored research are distorting how the threat is understood.
socket.dev
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🧯The security community is pushing back against new claims that 80% of #ransomware attacks are AI-driven, a figure from a recent MIT-linked report now drawing widespread criticism. →
socket.dev/blog/securit...
socket.dev/blog/securit...
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‼️ Russian Media: “The Pentagon has informed the US presidential administration that the sale of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will not negatively impact US arsenals, CNN reports”
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178058
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178058
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
‼️ Russian Media: “The Pentagon has informed the US presidential administration that the sale of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will not negatively impact US arsenals, CNN reports”
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178058
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178058
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Yulia Stanika, a Ukrainian, was sentenced to 12.5 years by a russian occupation ‘court’ for donating to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Forced into russian citizenship, she was accused of ‘treason’ for supporting her country.
These sham trials reveal russia’s brutal repression in occupied #Ukraine
These sham trials reveal russia’s brutal repression in occupied #Ukraine
Russian invaders’ ‘court’ sentences Ukrainian to 12.5 years for patriotism
Russia claims that donations to the defenders of one's country constitute 'crimes' aimed against the 'security' of the Russian Federation
khpg.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Yulia Stanika, a Ukrainian, was sentenced to 12.5 years by a russian occupation ‘court’ for donating to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Forced into russian citizenship, she was accused of ‘treason’ for supporting her country.
These sham trials reveal russia’s brutal repression in occupied #Ukraine
These sham trials reveal russia’s brutal repression in occupied #Ukraine
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Welp. That's the third telco in South Korea to have reported a data breach in the past six months, after SK Telecom and KT.
LG Uplus is latest South Korean telco to confirm cybersecurity incident | TechCrunch
Korean telecom giant LG Uplus is the third major phone provider in the past six months to report a cybersecurity incident.
techcrunch.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Welp. That's the third telco in South Korea to have reported a data breach in the past six months, after SK Telecom and KT.
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Fifteen individuals are expected to plead guilty this month in Italy to a complex hacking and extortion scheme.
The individuals worked for Equalize, an Italian company that hacked government databases to create dossiers on the country's elite
www.politico.eu/article/ital...
The individuals worked for Equalize, an Italian company that hacked government databases to create dossiers on the country's elite
www.politico.eu/article/ital...
How a hacking gang held Italy’s political elites to ransom
Wiretaps and arrest warrants reveal the intricate plot to build a database of high-level secrets — and blackmail Italy’s rich and powerful.
www.politico.eu
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Fifteen individuals are expected to plead guilty this month in Italy to a complex hacking and extortion scheme.
The individuals worked for Equalize, an Italian company that hacked government databases to create dossiers on the country's elite
www.politico.eu/article/ital...
The individuals worked for Equalize, an Italian company that hacked government databases to create dossiers on the country's elite
www.politico.eu/article/ital...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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[1/2] World Service Engineering Solutions (based St. Petersburg, RF) acquired SP35 contra-rotating propellers from SteerProp (based in Rauma, Finland) for installation on future RF Navy Barskov-class tanker Valentin Rykov (IMO 4750653).
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
[1/2] World Service Engineering Solutions (based St. Petersburg, RF) acquired SP35 contra-rotating propellers from SteerProp (based in Rauma, Finland) for installation on future RF Navy Barskov-class tanker Valentin Rykov (IMO 4750653).
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Speaking of which, we followed up that story last week as we identified a new ship transporting grain from occupied and Western-sanctioned Sevastopol to Houthi-controlled Yemen bsky.app/profile/bell...
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
www.bellingcat.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Speaking of which, we followed up that story last week as we identified a new ship transporting grain from occupied and Western-sanctioned Sevastopol to Houthi-controlled Yemen bsky.app/profile/bell...
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Russian losses per 26/10/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+900 men
+4 tanks
+18 ACVs
+15 artillery
+214 UAVs
+900 men
+4 tanks
+18 ACVs
+15 artillery
+214 UAVs
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Russian losses per 26/10/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+900 men
+4 tanks
+18 ACVs
+15 artillery
+214 UAVs
+900 men
+4 tanks
+18 ACVs
+15 artillery
+214 UAVs
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Overnight, Russia launched 101 attack drones, including around 60 Shaheds, from multiple directions. Ukraine’s air defense shot down or jammed 90 of them across the north, south, and east. Hits were recorded at 4 locations, with debris falling in 5 more.
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Overnight, Russia launched 101 attack drones, including around 60 Shaheds, from multiple directions. Ukraine’s air defense shot down or jammed 90 of them across the north, south, and east. Hits were recorded at 4 locations, with debris falling in 5 more.
Which local law would that be?
(Hint: there is none.)
(Hint: there is none.)
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Which local law would that be?
(Hint: there is none.)
(Hint: there is none.)
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So, this is such an obvious lie.
But if it isn't, it sure seems like some kind of scandal and just doesn't seem like it's legal...
But if it isn't, it sure seems like some kind of scandal and just doesn't seem like it's legal...
Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So, this is such an obvious lie.
But if it isn't, it sure seems like some kind of scandal and just doesn't seem like it's legal...
But if it isn't, it sure seems like some kind of scandal and just doesn't seem like it's legal...