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RedNovember Targets Government, Defense, and Technology Organizations
RedNovember, a likely Chinese state-sponsored cyber-espionage group, has targeted global government, defense, and tech sectors using advanced tools like Pantegana and Cobalt Strike. Discover the lates...
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First public report at Recorded Future by yours truly is out! RedNovember (formerly TAG-100, a.k.a. Storm-2077) is a Chinese state-sponsored threat group focused on intelligence collection, especially on flashpoint issues of strategic interest to China. www.recordedfuture.com/research/red...
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There are many more bad tech products to avoid. But I keep coming back to @hypervisible.blacksky.app and David Golumbia’s concept of luxury surveillance.
We need to really think about the surveillance tech we’re adopting — and certainly that we’re pushing on others.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
We need to really think about the surveillance tech we’re adopting — and certainly that we’re pushing on others.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There are many more bad tech products to avoid. But I keep coming back to @hypervisible.blacksky.app and David Golumbia’s concept of luxury surveillance.
We need to really think about the surveillance tech we’re adopting — and certainly that we’re pushing on others.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
We need to really think about the surveillance tech we’re adopting — and certainly that we’re pushing on others.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
That cursed feeling of having 3 years' worth of obsession to drop into a 25-minute presentation while also feeling like you have absolutely nothing to contribute because everyone else who works on your same obsession is so incredibly smart :)))))
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
That cursed feeling of having 3 years' worth of obsession to drop into a 25-minute presentation while also feeling like you have absolutely nothing to contribute because everyone else who works on your same obsession is so incredibly smart :)))))
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There is a whole underworld of exploited workers who make up the foundation of digital tech. We talk about content moderators, but content farms are also very exploitative industries where moderately educated people with reasonable English skills in the global majority are used to push content.
It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There is a whole underworld of exploited workers who make up the foundation of digital tech. We talk about content moderators, but content farms are also very exploitative industries where moderately educated people with reasonable English skills in the global majority are used to push content.
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There's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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they're saying bees understand the concept of time. can they teach me
Our work on time processing in bees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...
@qmulse.bsky.social
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
... and videoclip explanation youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...
@qmulse.bsky.social
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
... and videoclip explanation youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
they're saying bees understand the concept of time. can they teach me
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Important story: The very wealthiest people in America are playing an ever more important role in financing America’s elections — and potentially determining their outcome.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Important story: The very wealthiest people in America are playing an ever more important role in financing America’s elections — and potentially determining their outcome.
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Just saw an extended version
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just saw an extended version
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Investigators at the U.K.’s National Crime Agency say cash generated by Britain’s local drug trade was funnelled through a bank connected to the Kremlin’s intelligence services and sanctioned defense sector, expanding the known scope of a vast Russian money laundering network uncovered last year.
UK drug funds flowed into bank tied to Russian spy services, military
The NCA on Friday confirmed that a money laundering network under investigation was used to purchase Keremet Bank in Kyrgyzstan, which was sanctioned earlier this year.
therecord.media
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Investigators at the U.K.’s National Crime Agency say cash generated by Britain’s local drug trade was funnelled through a bank connected to the Kremlin’s intelligence services and sanctioned defense sector, expanding the known scope of a vast Russian money laundering network uncovered last year.
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Just as China’s approach to cyber operations has developed, so has its counter-attribution strategy. Western attribution strategies haven’t kept pace, argues @weberv.bsky.social in his latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/chinas-attri...
China’s attribution strategy has changed; it’s time for us to catch up
To effectively counter Chinese efforts, Western countries and their partners must adapt by expanding joint attribution, broadening global audiences, and pre-empting disinformation narratives.
bindinghook.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just as China’s approach to cyber operations has developed, so has its counter-attribution strategy. Western attribution strategies haven’t kept pace, argues @weberv.bsky.social in his latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/chinas-attri...
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So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
Just over 2 weeks until SANS CyberThreat on December 3-4, co-organized with @ncsc.gov.uk! Definitely my favourite UK technical #CTI conference 🇬🇧
LLMs, drones, cybercrime, and backdoors - not forgetting APTs - CyberThreat has it all.
Agenda here! 👉 www.sans.org/cyber-securi...
LLMs, drones, cybercrime, and backdoors - not forgetting APTs - CyberThreat has it all.
Agenda here! 👉 www.sans.org/cyber-securi...
www.sans.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just over 2 weeks until SANS CyberThreat on December 3-4, co-organized with @ncsc.gov.uk! Definitely my favourite UK technical #CTI conference 🇬🇧
LLMs, drones, cybercrime, and backdoors - not forgetting APTs - CyberThreat has it all.
Agenda here! 👉 www.sans.org/cyber-securi...
LLMs, drones, cybercrime, and backdoors - not forgetting APTs - CyberThreat has it all.
Agenda here! 👉 www.sans.org/cyber-securi...
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If you're a reporter and want to dive a bit into the command line and how it can help you as a reporter, Jan has an excellent writeup with workable examples.
(Some of the tools I shied away from using, but now will look into)
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
(Some of the tools I shied away from using, but now will look into)
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Edition 3 - Journalism from the command line, part 1
Today's newsletter shows some command line tools that Jan uses in his day to day work. The idea here is not to claim the sole solution to a problem, but to...
buttondown.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you're a reporter and want to dive a bit into the command line and how it can help you as a reporter, Jan has an excellent writeup with workable examples.
(Some of the tools I shied away from using, but now will look into)
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
(Some of the tools I shied away from using, but now will look into)
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
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Anthropoic describes this as “AI-orchestrated cyber espionage”.
A grown-up would describe it as “a cyber espionage operator delegated the most basic and tedious tasks of an intrusion to an automation tool that said operator still had to consistently supervise and sanity check.”
brb becoming joker
A grown-up would describe it as “a cyber espionage operator delegated the most basic and tedious tasks of an intrusion to an automation tool that said operator still had to consistently supervise and sanity check.”
brb becoming joker
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Anthropoic describes this as “AI-orchestrated cyber espionage”.
A grown-up would describe it as “a cyber espionage operator delegated the most basic and tedious tasks of an intrusion to an automation tool that said operator still had to consistently supervise and sanity check.”
brb becoming joker
A grown-up would describe it as “a cyber espionage operator delegated the most basic and tedious tasks of an intrusion to an automation tool that said operator still had to consistently supervise and sanity check.”
brb becoming joker
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NEW: Five people who live in the U.S. pleaded guily for "facilitating" and helping the North Korean regime place fake remote IT workers inside American companies.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as 'remote IT workers' | TechCrunch
The U.S. Department of Justice said five people — including four U.S. nationals — "facilitated" North Korean IT workers to get jobs at American companies, allowing the regime to earn money from their ...
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Five people who live in the U.S. pleaded guily for "facilitating" and helping the North Korean regime place fake remote IT workers inside American companies.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
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Another Reuters exclusive
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Another Reuters exclusive
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
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Ok my beloved APT crowd.... it's time to update all those APT charts
The DPRK RGB is now the RIGB
Let's go! I want new charts by next month!
The DPRK RGB is now the RIGB
Let's go! I want new charts by next month!
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Ok my beloved APT crowd.... it's time to update all those APT charts
The DPRK RGB is now the RIGB
Let's go! I want new charts by next month!
The DPRK RGB is now the RIGB
Let's go! I want new charts by next month!
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"Having saturated its own market with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, Chinese companies are now exporting their wares to energy-hungry countries in the developing world." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics
At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Having saturated its own market with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, Chinese companies are now exporting their wares to energy-hungry countries in the developing world." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
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The Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 report is here!
Based on insights from dozens of Google security leaders and experts, the report helps organizations feel prepared for the year ahead.
Read some key highlights, and then download the full report for a deeper look: cloud.google.com/security/res...
Based on insights from dozens of Google security leaders and experts, the report helps organizations feel prepared for the year ahead.
Read some key highlights, and then download the full report for a deeper look: cloud.google.com/security/res...
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 report is here!
Based on insights from dozens of Google security leaders and experts, the report helps organizations feel prepared for the year ahead.
Read some key highlights, and then download the full report for a deeper look: cloud.google.com/security/res...
Based on insights from dozens of Google security leaders and experts, the report helps organizations feel prepared for the year ahead.
Read some key highlights, and then download the full report for a deeper look: cloud.google.com/security/res...
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CISA has updated its directive to agencies about patching vulnerable Cisco firewalls after some agencies attested to compliance despite updating to software versions that were still vulnerable. Hackers are still breaching agencies using these vulns. www.cisa.gov/ed-25-03-gui...
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
CISA has updated its directive to agencies about patching vulnerable Cisco firewalls after some agencies attested to compliance despite updating to software versions that were still vulnerable. Hackers are still breaching agencies using these vulns. www.cisa.gov/ed-25-03-gui...
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Omfg
"NSO’s new executive chairman, David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump, said he wants to use his ties to the Trump administration to help rebuild the company’s spyware business in the U.S."
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
"NSO’s new executive chairman, David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump, said he wants to use his ties to the Trump administration to help rebuild the company’s spyware business in the U.S."
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation
Investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds have taken a controlling stake in the company behind Pegasus, and former Trump official David Friedman has been named executive chairman.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Omfg
"NSO’s new executive chairman, David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump, said he wants to use his ties to the Trump administration to help rebuild the company’s spyware business in the U.S."
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
"NSO’s new executive chairman, David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump, said he wants to use his ties to the Trump administration to help rebuild the company’s spyware business in the U.S."
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...