Cyberattacks on our water systems put the basic needs of millions at risk, and we're seeing increasing concern that they have become a weapon of choice for ransomware attacks.
I'm working on legislation to improve the tools municipalities have to keep hackers out of our water supply.
I'm working on legislation to improve the tools municipalities have to keep hackers out of our water supply.
February 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Cyberattacks on our water systems put the basic needs of millions at risk, and we're seeing increasing concern that they have become a weapon of choice for ransomware attacks.
I'm working on legislation to improve the tools municipalities have to keep hackers out of our water supply.
I'm working on legislation to improve the tools municipalities have to keep hackers out of our water supply.
Sweden's military intelligence just named Russia the #1 threat to Sweden and NATO — "serious, concrete, opportunistic and aggressive." Drone incursions, sabotage, cyberattacks. And Estonia says Russia's artillery output is up 17x since 2022.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/s...
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/s...
Sweden’s intelligence name Russia main military threat as drone incursions and sabotage mount
Two Nordic intelligence services in two weeks have reached the same conclusion: Russia is the Baltic region's most serious military threat.
euromaidanpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Sweden's military intelligence just named Russia the #1 threat to Sweden and NATO — "serious, concrete, opportunistic and aggressive." Drone incursions, sabotage, cyberattacks. And Estonia says Russia's artillery output is up 17x since 2022.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/s...
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/s...
When is say "Generative AI harms small businesses," I mean it both on the sense that they steal our shit, and they hammer us with literal cyberattacks that knock us out for average people. Overnight, I received three different texts telling me that AH was offline.
I had to fix these manually.
I had to fix these manually.
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
When is say "Generative AI harms small businesses," I mean it both on the sense that they steal our shit, and they hammer us with literal cyberattacks that knock us out for average people. Overnight, I received three different texts telling me that AH was offline.
I had to fix these manually.
I had to fix these manually.
hey @edzitron.com now that coding agents are mainstream do you want to pivot to the new issue of "we don't really know how to stop them from driving autonomous tool use-driven OSINT audit-style stalking campaigns/cyberattacks" it's a free article I'll even give you quotes if you want
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
hey @edzitron.com now that coding agents are mainstream do you want to pivot to the new issue of "we don't really know how to stop them from driving autonomous tool use-driven OSINT audit-style stalking campaigns/cyberattacks" it's a free article I'll even give you quotes if you want
AI is making scams incredibly difficult to identify and I genuinely don't know how, for want of a better phrase, 'regular people' are going to be able to deal with this sort of thing going forward.
Especially as people still fall victim to relatively simple cyberattacks...
Especially as people still fall victim to relatively simple cyberattacks...
Pretty sure I just received and AI scam call via my Teams phone number. The voice was slightly off and the pauses slightly wrong. So that's a fun development.
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
AI is making scams incredibly difficult to identify and I genuinely don't know how, for want of a better phrase, 'regular people' are going to be able to deal with this sort of thing going forward.
Especially as people still fall victim to relatively simple cyberattacks...
Especially as people still fall victim to relatively simple cyberattacks...
By collaborating with populists who undermine our values, using disinformation to sow discord and employing cyberattacks and sabotage," stated UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
If a peace agreement is reached in Ukraine, the danger to Europe will not end there, but will only increase.
If a peace agreement is reached in Ukraine, the danger to Europe will not end there, but will only increase.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
By collaborating with populists who undermine our values, using disinformation to sow discord and employing cyberattacks and sabotage," stated UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
If a peace agreement is reached in Ukraine, the danger to Europe will not end there, but will only increase.
If a peace agreement is reached in Ukraine, the danger to Europe will not end there, but will only increase.
“The nonprofit advocacy group Center for Democracy and Technology on Friday announced a new initiative to provide local elections administrators with additional support as they attempt to defend their infrastructure from cyberattacks.”
Democracy nonprofit launches project to aid elections officials on cybersecurity | StateScoop
The Center for Democracy and Technology announced a new program aiming to “strengthen mechanisms that provide timely, actionable research and analysis to support the cybersecurity and resilience of vital election processes.”
statescoop.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
“The nonprofit advocacy group Center for Democracy and Technology on Friday announced a new initiative to provide local elections administrators with additional support as they attempt to defend their infrastructure from cyberattacks.”
I've been radicalized, alright. The countless sleepless nights as I clean up after their bots' rolling cyberattacks, the many hours of trying to defend from them stealing from us, the front-row seat to the harms they do small web-server admins.
I fucking DESPISE it with every fiber of my being.
I fucking DESPISE it with every fiber of my being.
"For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds. Meanwhile, tech hobbyists are becoming radicalized by bots that can work for hours on end, collapsing months of work into weeks, or weeks into an afternoon."
AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm
The post-chatbot era has begun.
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I've been radicalized, alright. The countless sleepless nights as I clean up after their bots' rolling cyberattacks, the many hours of trying to defend from them stealing from us, the front-row seat to the harms they do small web-server admins.
I fucking DESPISE it with every fiber of my being.
I fucking DESPISE it with every fiber of my being.
#Leaked technical documents show #China rehearsing #cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
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therecord.media/leaked-china...
Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
Internal files describe a training platform as part of a large integrated system designed to allow attackers to practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operationa...
therecord.media
February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
#Leaked technical documents show #China rehearsing #cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
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2/He pointed out that North Korean military personnel are mastering modern methods of warfare — ranging from drones and artificial intelligence to cyberattacks and traditional weaponry.
February 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
2/He pointed out that North Korean military personnel are mastering modern methods of warfare — ranging from drones and artificial intelligence to cyberattacks and traditional weaponry.
“Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks, a problem that has been exacerbated by federal government cuts to programs that support school cybersecurity, experts say.” www.edweek.org/technology/w...
Why AI Is a Big Problem for School Cybersecurity
Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks.
www.edweek.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks, a problem that has been exacerbated by federal government cuts to programs that support school cybersecurity, experts say.” www.edweek.org/technology/w...
Cyberattacks and disinformation tops the risk index of @munsecconf.bsky.social. Rightly so. Also, global warming moved aside.
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Cyberattacks and disinformation tops the risk index of @munsecconf.bsky.social. Rightly so. Also, global warming moved aside.
"Add up what just happened. Federal govt has withdrawn from election protection; the agency that helped states defend against cyberattacks has been gutted; the lawyers who enforced voting rights have been sent home; the campaign finance watchdog has been neutralized. All of it has already happened"
February 16, 2026 at 6:44 AM
"Add up what just happened. Federal govt has withdrawn from election protection; the agency that helped states defend against cyberattacks has been gutted; the lawyers who enforced voting rights have been sent home; the campaign finance watchdog has been neutralized. All of it has already happened"
Why AI Is a Big Problem for School Cybersecurity: Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks.
Why AI Is a Big Problem for School Cybersecurity
Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks.
www.edweek.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Why AI Is a Big Problem for School Cybersecurity: Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks.
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Discord Data Breach Backlash, French Crypto Kidnapping Risks, Russian Olympic Cyberattacks, Check Point Startup Acquisitions, and DHS Shutdown Effects rodtrent.substack.co...
#Security #Cybersecurity
#Security #Cybersecurity
February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Discord Data Breach Backlash, French Crypto Kidnapping Risks, Russian Olympic Cyberattacks, Check Point Startup Acquisitions, and DHS Shutdown Effects rodtrent.substack.co...
#Security #Cybersecurity
#Security #Cybersecurity
China warns that OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent gaining global traction, poses high security risks if left under default or poor configurations—potentially exposing users to cyberattacks and data leaks. #AI #CyberSecurity #OpenSource
February 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
China warns that OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent gaining global traction, poses high security risks if left under default or poor configurations—potentially exposing users to cyberattacks and data leaks. #AI #CyberSecurity #OpenSource
Google: China's APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs
Google: China's APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs
Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise
A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America's critical infrastructure used Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, the company says.…
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February 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Google: China's APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs
The report notes an “expansion of the battlefield” beyond Ukraine’s borders through hybrid attacks, sabotage and cyberattacks on NATO and the EU.
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The report notes an “expansion of the battlefield” beyond Ukraine’s borders through hybrid attacks, sabotage and cyberattacks on NATO and the EU.
A Munich Security Conference report warns that a ceasefire in Ukraine could allow Russia to rebuild for a regional war in the Baltic region within two years, and potentially attack a neighboring state within six months, alongside expanded hybrid and cyberattacks against NATO and the EU.
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
A Munich Security Conference report warns that a ceasefire in Ukraine could allow Russia to rebuild for a regional war in the Baltic region within two years, and potentially attack a neighboring state within six months, alongside expanded hybrid and cyberattacks against NATO and the EU.
China appears to be using a secret training platform to rehearse cyberattacks against the critical infrastructure of its closest neighbors, according to a cache of leaked technical documents reviewed by Recorded Future News.
Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
Internal files describe a training platform as part of a large integrated system designed to allow attackers to practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operationa...
therecord.media
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
China appears to be using a secret training platform to rehearse cyberattacks against the critical infrastructure of its closest neighbors, according to a cache of leaked technical documents reviewed by Recorded Future News.
''for the sake of teen safety'' same company who got more than 70k government IDs compromised because of cyberattacks btw
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
''for the sake of teen safety'' same company who got more than 70k government IDs compromised because of cyberattacks btw
Heads up: “Apple has rushed out emergency security updates for iOS & iPadOS to address a critical zero-day vulnerability under active attack; CVE-2026-20700. Apple labels it part of ‘extremely sophisticated’ cyberattacks targeting specific high-profile individuals, such as activists or journalists”
February 13, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Heads up: “Apple has rushed out emergency security updates for iOS & iPadOS to address a critical zero-day vulnerability under active attack; CVE-2026-20700. Apple labels it part of ‘extremely sophisticated’ cyberattacks targeting specific high-profile individuals, such as activists or journalists”
Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbours’ critical infrastructure –The Record: ‘part of a large integrated system […] practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operational opponents […] South China Sea and Indochina directions.”’
Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
Internal files describe a training platform as part of a large integrated system designed to allow attackers to practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operationa...
therecord.media
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbours’ critical infrastructure –The Record: ‘part of a large integrated system […] practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operational opponents […] South China Sea and Indochina directions.”’
Wenn Schlagzeilen den „WorstCase“ maximal zuspitzen …
geht es dann primär um wissenschaftliche Einordnung oder um Aufmerksamkeit in einem umkämpften Informationsmarkt?
#KI
#KünstlicheIntelligenz und das #Artensterben. 🖖
geht es dann primär um wissenschaftliche Einordnung oder um Aufmerksamkeit in einem umkämpften Informationsmarkt?
#KI
#KünstlicheIntelligenz und das #Artensterben. 🖖
February 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Wenn Schlagzeilen den „WorstCase“ maximal zuspitzen …
geht es dann primär um wissenschaftliche Einordnung oder um Aufmerksamkeit in einem umkämpften Informationsmarkt?
#KI
#KünstlicheIntelligenz und das #Artensterben. 🖖
geht es dann primär um wissenschaftliche Einordnung oder um Aufmerksamkeit in einem umkämpften Informationsmarkt?
#KI
#KünstlicheIntelligenz und das #Artensterben. 🖖
Hey yo @discord.com why should I be punished by showing my ID to a database prone to cyberattacks when the worst people I know can't stop having crotch goblins to give iPads to, huh
Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service | Discord
At Discord, protecting the privacy and security of our users is a top priority. That’s why it’s important to us that we’re transparent with them about events that impact their personal information.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Hey yo @discord.com why should I be punished by showing my ID to a database prone to cyberattacks when the worst people I know can't stop having crotch goblins to give iPads to, huh