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Always questioning. Latest news focused on #cybersecurity, #privacy, #Apple, #Microsoft, #Google, #AI. Mainly posting on infosec.exchange: I post more here: https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL
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Trump: "I did ask Elon because he knows more about computers than anybody I know. I said, what do you think of the voting system? He said, computers are not meant for voting. It's too many transactions taking place too quickly."

Also women's votes, minority votes, all votes. Why do you need votes if you are the almighty self-appointed Napoleon/Hitler gift to the insane world? People's World: Trump seizure of USPS aims to kill vote-by-mail nationwide www.peoplesworld.org/article/trum... @peoplesworld1924.bsky.social

This week, a Mississippi judge ordered the Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued. RCFP's Lisa Zycherman told @apnews.com that the order “constitutes censorship and is unquestionably a serious First Amendment violation.”

seriously, it's not even like a coup at this point. it's just pure, mindless destruction and pillage and a divvying up of the spoils.

It's in the crosshairs to be merged with Commerce, despite denials. CNN: If Trump again moves to privatize Postal Service, here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/b... @cnn.com

BBC: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row www.bbc.com/news/article... #Apple #cybersecurity

The Register: Experts race to extract intel from Black Basta internal chat leaks www.theregister.com/2025/02/21/e... @theregister.com Infosecurity-Magazine: BlackBasta Ransomware Chatlogs Leaked Online www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blackba... #cybersecurity

Don't do it. This is a witch hunt. PC Mag: FTC Wants Your Thoughts on 'Tech Censorship' on Social Media Platforms www.pcmag.com/news/ftc-wan... @pcmagofficial.bsky.social @robpegoraro.com

CISA has added one vulnerability to the KEV catalogue: - CVE-2025-24989: Microsoft Power Pages Improper Access Control Vulnerability www.cve.org/CVERecord?id... #cybersecurity #Microsoft

The Record: Pentagon fast-tracks ‘Cyber Command 2.0’ review, requests authorities wish list therecord.media/hegseth-cybe... @therecord.bsky.social #cybersecurity

Barracuda: Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New OpenSHH vulnerabilities blog.barracuda.com/2025/02/21/c... #cybersecurity

Cyble: Ghost in the Shell: Null-AMSI Evading Traditional Security to Deploy AsyncRAT cyble.com/blog/null-am... OmniGPT Leak Claims Show Risk of Using Sensitive Data on AI Chatbots cyble.com/blog/omnigpt... #cybersecurity #privacy #AI

Corruption at the DOJ, in accordance with the order from Trump.

Hey programmers – is AI making us dumber? www.theregister.com/2025/02/21/o... by @sjvn.bsky.social via @theregister.com Used lazily, #AI will make you stupider.

Kaspersky: Angry Likho (AKA Sticky Werewolf): Old beasts in a new forest securelist.com/angry-likho-... @kasperskylab.bsky.social #cybersecurity

The executive board of the National Association of Secretaries of State is urging DHS Secretary Kristi Noem not to eliminate CISA's election security services to state and local governments as part of CISA's ongoing ES program review: bit.ly/3Qrj223

Malwarebytes: Healthcare security lapses keep piling up www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... @malwarebytes.com #cybersecurity

Proofpoint Research: 2024 Account Takeover Statistics www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/thre... @proofpoint.com #cybersecurity

We asked the American people which government agencies DOGE should target.

Sentinel Labs: Censorship as a Service | Leak Reveals Public-Private Collaboration to Monitor Chinese Cyberspace www.sentinelone.com/labs/censors... @sentinellabs.bsky.social #cybersecurity

Bleeping Computer: Cybercrook steals record $1.46 billion from Bybit ETH cold wallet www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... @bleepingcomputer.com.web.brid.gy @serghei.bsky.social #cybersecurity

The Guardian: Anti-Trump conservative summit charts alternative to CPAC Maga-fest www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @theguardian.com

Easy action of resistance 💙🇺🇸

If true, Congressional collaborators should feel very proud of themselves for selling out their country. The Daily Beast: Former Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited Trump www.thedailybeast.com/former-intel... @thedailybeast.bsky.social

DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it, according to documents and interviews: cnn.it/417VuEn

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as FBI chief, installing a staunch Trump loyalist as the head of the top US law enforcement agency. cnn.it/3EJHXeH

Betanews: Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum chip could break encryption and expose your data to attackers betanews.com/2025/02/19/m... @brianfagioli.bsky.social #Microsoft #cybersecurity #encryption

Zimperium Research Exposes Surge in Mishing (Mobile-Targeted Phishing) Attacks www.zimperium.com/resources/zi... @zimperium.bsky.social #cybersecurity #phishing

The Register: Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider HCRG Care Group www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/m... @theregister.com #cybersecurity #ransomware

#ESETresearch analyzed a campaign by #DeceptiveDevelopment targeting developers with trojanized coding tests. Posing as recruiters, the operators approach their targets on job-hunting platforms, aiming to steal their cryptocurrency wallets and more. www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese... 🧵 1/6

Tech Crunch: California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/c... @techcrunch.com @zackwhittaker.bsky.social #privacy #cybersecurity

The Record: Experts say DOGE access to Social Security, IRS data could create privacy and security risks therecord.media/doge-access-... @therecord.bsky.social #cybersecurity #privacy

Cisco: Weathering the storm: In the midst of a Typhoon blog.talosintelligence.com/salt-typhoon... @talosintelligence.com #cybersecurity

Spanish #spyware startup #Mollitiam Industries shuts down https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/spanish-spyware-startup-mollitiam-industries-shuts-down/ #privacy #cybersecurity #Spain

Bleeping Computer: Microsoft testing fix for Windows 11 bug breaking SSH connections www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso... @bleepingcomputer.com.web.brid.gy @serghei.bsky.social #Microsoft #cybersecurity #Windows

CISA has added two vulnerabilities to the KEV catalogue. - CVE-2025-23209: Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability www.cve.org/CVERecord?id... - CVE-2025-0111: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability www.cve.org/CVERecord?id... #cybersecurity

Privatization leads to abuse.

Bitdefender: "Beginning March 23, Chase will block or delay Zelle transactions identified as originating from social media contacts." Chase to Block Zelle Payments to Sellers on Social Media Amid Rising Scams www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h... @bitdefender.bsky.social #cybersecurity #phishing

Checkpoint: The Cat and Mouse Game: Exploiting Statistical Weaknesses in Human Interaction Anti-evasions research.checkpoint.com/2025/the-cat... #cybersecurity

Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

ESET: Fake job offers target software developers with infostealers www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/fa... @esetresearch.bsky.social #cybersecurity

Group-IB: Fingerprint Heists: How your browser fingerprint can be stolen and used by fraudsters www.group-ib.com/blog/fingerp... #cybersecurity #fingerprinting

Dang this really flies in the face of conventional ThinkPad wisdom, huh arstechnica.com/gadg...

Kaspersky: Managed detection and response in 2024 securelist.com/kaspersky-ma... @kasperskylab.bsky.social #cybersecurity

Malwarebytes: Google Docs used by infostealer ACRStealer as part of attack www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #DeepSeek found to be sharing user data with TikTok parent company ByteDance www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... @malwarebytes.com #cybersecurity #Google #AI