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pabischoff.bsky.social
🌞 Editor of Comparitech.com || 🌙 Solo game dev https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057820/Jack_of_Clubs/
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okay now we're talking #artpost #blender #3dcg virtually all of this is just textures, no lighting at all.

trying to find the fun in my simultaneous turn-based top-down shooter prototype. experimenting with different spacing and density of environment and enemies. enemies (yellow) are way too dense in this one. #gamedev #gamemaker

36 schools and counting reported data breaches following a ransomware attack on a consultant that administers their employees' retirement savings plans www.comparitech.com/news/36-us-s... #databreach #ransomware #skira

just learned that if your microsoft account gets compromised and you hit the “sign me out of everywhere” button, you get this pop up telling you it’ll take 24 hours (???) incredible company. nobody does it like them

‼️Accounting firm Legacy Professionals 🇺🇸 notifies 191K people of a #databreach that compromised SSNs & health info. This follows a #cyberattack in April 2024. #Ransomware gang #LockBit claimed the attack in August 2024. Read more: bit.ly/3DrKvO0 Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

The TAKE IT DOWN Act is “a censorship bill” that will lead platforms to take down all kinds of legitimate content because they won’t have time to sift the valid takedown requests from the malicious ones, EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told the @washingtonpost.com.

🚨 Systems Pavers 🇺🇸 is issuing #databreach notifications following a #cyberattack in September 2024. #Ransomware gang #Medusa claimed the attack on the Californian construction company in October 2024, issuing a $1M ransom for the data. Read more: bit.ly/4ifwq5c Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

Great news for money launderers!

🚨 #Ransomware gang #Medusa has claimed a February 2025 #cyberattack on Bell Ambulance 🇺🇸 It alleges to have stolen 220 GB of data and is demanding $400K for it. Bell Ambulance notified employees of disrupted systems on February 13. Read more: bit.ly/3XoLl4W Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

This Truth Social post was DEFINITELY written by Trump himself and not his techbro puppet masters to stave off a steep decline in crypto prices. Trump is an expert in XRP, SOL, and ADA. He knows exactly what they are.

Shout out to @duranerd.bsky.social , who got the the hardest achievement in my indie golf game, #JackOfClubs! 140+ "safari" holes, where you hit the ball into a hole that's different from the tee you started on. I haven't even gotten this achievement myself! Please give him a follow on Twitch!

🚨 #Ransomware gang #RansomHub has given the Town of Bourne, MA 🇺🇸 one week to pay a ransom before 100 GB of alleged stolen data will be sold. Bourne suffered a #cyberattack on January 11, 2025. Read more: bit.ly/3EWRVcB Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

BREAKING The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.

🚨 BREAKING! #Qilin has just claimed the recent #ransomware attack on Lee Enterprises, allegedly stealing 350 GB of data. The company's 70+ newspapers suffered widespread disruption following the attack on February 3. Read more: bit.ly/3QBi7vW Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

BREAKING Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.

🚨 The City of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is notifying 3,534 residents of a #databreach that compromised SSNs, vehicle license plate numbers, health information & more. #Ransomware gang #BlackSuit claimed the June 2024 attack. Read more: bit.ly/4hVqoqr Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

The only reason they're using "software" for this is to launder any individual responsibility out of the farcical process. It doesn't matter what program they pick, they could cut an Excel sheet in half, they don't care what the people they're firing do and won't ever try to learn

1. The benefit of Trump's "shock and awe" approach to governance is that there is so much going on that brazen corruption goes virtually unnoticed. Consider Coinbase. It was charged by the SEC in 2023 with violating numerous laws. Now the SEC is dropping the lawsuit. Why? FOLLOW THE MONEY

Senator, welcome to Bluesky. Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space? Thanks. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...

House Republicans plan to use the Congressional Review Act to repeal the CFPB's authority over payment apps from Big Tech companies. The rollback would further clear the way for X Money after Musk spent big for swing district House GOP candidates. New for @sludge.bsky.social subscribers:

The United States is literally for sale

Seeing reports that the FCC plans to take a vague and ineffective step on Section 230 to try to control speech online. So, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on why this Administration's war against the First Amendment and Americans' free speech rights is going nowhere. 🧵 1/??

Elon Musk instructed federal workers to respond to an email summarizing their weekly accomplishments, a tactic he previously used to downsize staff at X. “Please reply to this email with approximately five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and CC your manager,” the message stated.

“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

Conduent serves half of fortune 100 companies and 600 government and transportation agencies. It just suffered its second ransomware attack: www.comparitech.com/news/another... #ransomware #databreach by me

🚨Great Plains Bank 🇺🇸 notifies 7K+ people of #databreach following a #ransomware attack in November 2024. SSNs compromised. Ransomware gang #Akira claimed the attack in December 2024, allegedly stealing 18 GB of data. Read more: bit.ly/3QyB1Dv Written by: @pabischoff.bsky.social

Cool band from my home state of Missouri! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaVp...

🚨 San Antonio doctors, Consultants in Pain Medicine 🇺🇸 notify 2,000 patients of #databreach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info following a #cyberattack in June 2024. #Ransomware gang INC claimed the attack in August 2024. Read more: bit.ly/3CTedvf Written by @pabischoff.bsky.social

👂 We want to hear your CFPB story, for a Sludge story Have you contacted the CFPB with a consumer complaint? Tell us about it, on this easy survey: actionnetwork.org/surveys/tell...

Today I called @repsuhas.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social to express my support to expand the IRS free direct file program to Virginia. I want direct file in my state and I want to protect it from DOGE and scam companies like Intuit TurboTax.

oh shit I made grass letsgo

For #screenshotSaturday, here's one of the new environments for my 64x64 metroidvania Ascent DX. Check out the trailer on Steam 👉 https://bit.ly/ascent_dx #gamedev #pixelart

Last night, the Trump admin fired around 20 staff at the CFPB, eliminating a team focused on understanding Big Tech’s moves into financial products. (For example, X's plan to offer instant bank transfers and p2p payments.)

CFPB saves billions for American consumers. It shuts down scams and predatory fees, and is cracking down on unfair medical debt collection. But greedy special interests want more money so their corrupt friend Elon Musk is trying to shut down CFPB. Unacceptable. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The Corporate Transparency Act's implementation has turned into a winding saga, plagued by legal challenges, delays, and political conflict. Two separate federal judges in Texas recently issued injunctions halting its enforcement. Read the update:

happy free font friday! Today we have a bold monospaced font for your UI needs, 100% free under CC0 licence not-jam.itch.io/not-jam-gian...

Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...

‼️Two Illinois school districts disclose #databreaches claimed by #ransomware gangs 🇺🇸 - Community High School District 117 (June 2024) - 18,830 people. #BlackSuit - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 (Oct 2024) - 14,207 people. #RansomHub Read more: bit.ly/4gzb1mi

Here's welcome ransomware news: Victims choosing to pay a ransom has hit an all-time low www.databreachtoday.com/blogs/ransom...

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social can federal workers file restraining orders against DOGE employees? just spitballing

And what about OPM?

I just arrived at the Department of Treasury with my Oversight Democratic colleagues to demand answers on the illegal access of Americans’ private info. 🚨📢

Musk is promoting a digitally altered video of Ilhan Omar, which makes it seem like she appeared at an event that she did not attend. Also, it is not "literally" or figuratively "breaking the law" to advise someone of their legal rights, which is all Omar is doing in the video.

Hear me out — If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is. Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.

We showed up, they turned us away, but we spoke up. 🗣️🚨💪 Thank you to my colleagues and everyone who joined me outside the Treasury to take a stand against the unconstitutional takeover of peoples’ private data and our taxpayer money.

Trump just proposed that the US take over Gaza and turn it into "the Riviera of the Middle East.” In February, Kushner described Gaza's "waterfront property" as "very valuable." Kushner, who raised billions from the Saudis, is partnering with Trump right now to build a new Trump Tower in Serbia

A Philadelphia casino has until Feb 15 to pay a ransom to ransomware gang Cicada3301, which threatens to leak SSNs and bank account info www.comparitech.com/news/ransomw... #philadelphia #PA #Pennsylvania #databreach

BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...

Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.