Saudi Telecom Hosts 72% of Regional Hacker Servers
Don't often see this kind of analysis of Middle East infrastructure: Over 3 months this year, 1,350 hacker command-and-control servers found being hosted across 98 regionaly providers. Saudi Telecom Company hosts 981 , or 72.4%, of them. https://t.co/iXfai68l41
Data Center Secretly Drains 30M Gallons, Triggers Complaints
A story likely to be repeated in other places where data centers are located. An Atlanta data center was siphoning 30M gallons of water unnoticed until residents complained about low water pressure. Officials discovered unauthorized pipes feeding center https://t.co/Mel4YoS6og
Exec Ordered to Pay $10M for Selling Exploits to Russia
Trenchant exec, Peter Williams, who stole zero day exploits from his employer and sold them to a Russian buyer (known to sell exploits to the Russian government) has been ordered to pay $10 million in restitution to his former employer...
Pulitzer Jury Once Rejected Julie K. Brown's Epstein Reporting
Former member of Pulitzer Prize jury explains why, years ago, the jury didn't believe @jkbjournalist should get a Pulitzer for the very original and difficult work she did in tracking down victims of Jeffrey Epstein and getting them to tell...
AI Speeds Delivery: Weeks Become Days for Small Teams
"AI is changing how we work... I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take...weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many...workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused...
Washington Post Ukraine Chief Among Recent Layoff Victims
Be sure to read the story, but also the second tweet in this thread from @siobhan_ogrady, the Washington Post's Ukraine bureau chief who was caught up in the recent layoffs
Earthquake Alert Bot Forced to Pay, Signs Off
Wonder if this means @earthquakesSF, which provides automatic alerts about earthquakes in San Francisco area, will be charged to provide that public service
Cybersecurity Journalist Turns Independent After Stuxnet Book
Journalist covering cybersecurity/national security. Wrote book on Stuxnet - Countdown to Zero Day. Longtime @WIRED staffer now writing independently @WIRED @nytimes @politico @washingtonpost @guardian and https://t.co/zZ9vRad5LX Tips? Reach me: Signal: KimZ.42 Keybase: kimzet
DoJ’s National Security Division Loses 38% of Staff
DoJ has cut thousands of jobs. Its National Security Division, which handles intelligence and terrorism, has lost nearly 38% of staff. This includes the unit that handles espionage cases and the export of sensitive military technology https://t.co/vamkuDYRgp
New Wiper Links Venezuela Oil Firm to December Hack
Mystery around Venezuelan cyberattack deepens with new discovery of "highly destructive" wiper. Hard-coded into the wiper was the domain for Venezuela's state-run oil company, suggesting the wiper may have been used in December's attack against company https://t.co/v0gHlATx4w
China Moves From Sanctions Victim to Export Regulator
"After years...on the receiving end of sanctions, China is now developing its own export control regime. Last year's controls on rare earths only signalled the beginning of what might be a much greater degree of intervention" - from @China_Digital https://t.co/EzBswTk66J
Guard Your Credibility: Vet Every LinkedIn Connection
Friendly reminder that you shouldn't accept a connection from just anyone who asks to connect on LinkedIn. I see sham accounts that have legit people connected to them. They're obviously using these connections to lure others into connecting. Don't lend...
FIRESTARTER Maintains Post‑patch Persistence on Cisco ASA/FTD
"FIRESTARTER can persist as an active threat on Cisco devices running ASA or Firepower Threat Defense software, maintaining post-patching persistence and enabling threat actors to re-access compromised devices without re-exploiting vulnerabilities" https://t.co/wVwgbLKaNj
AI Labs Purchase Defunct Startup Communications, Raising Privacy Concerns
AI labs are buying internal communications of defunct startups to train their agents. Emails, Slack archives, etc. Personally identifiable info is removed by data resellers. But how would you feel knowing your former board/CEO is selling your comms to recover...
Nordic‑Baltic Nations Deploy Offline Card Payments for Essentials
Nordic/Baltic states are creating system to allow offline card payment purchases for essentials like gas/medicine/food to continue in case of internet/grid outage due to war/cyber/sabotage. Systems supposed to be in place this yr. Announcement last yr: https://t.co/KKJqG76TR9