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404 Media @404media.co · 2d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 8d

New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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404 Media @404media.co · 8d

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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Greg Otto @gregotto.bsky.social · 16d

🚨🚨🚨 Google released a report on "Brickstorm" this morning — a next-level, suspected China-linked campaign targeting U.S. firms. Ultra-stealthy, 400+ day dwell times, focus on stealing IP, finding zero-days, and focused on long-term cyberespionage. cyberscoop.com/chinese-cybe...

Brickstorm malware powering ‘next-level’ Chinese cyberespionage campaign

Mandiant and Google have identified “Brickstorm,” a sophisticated, suspected China-linked hacking campaign targeting U.S. tech firms, legal organizations, and BPOs. The operation often goes undetected...

cyberscoop.com

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 18d

Holy shit

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Ann Marie AwooOoooOooooo 👻 @anntastic.bsky.social · 18d

if you’re canceling your Disney and worried about what your kids will watch…might i suggest supporting your local PBS station, which gets you streaming access to all their content via PBS passport

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18d

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

www.404media.co

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Joseph @eflags.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to speak at FTSCon next month!

Volatility @volatilityfoundation.org · 22d

#FTSCon Speaker Spotlight: Joseph Edwards (@eflags.bsky.social) is presenting “The Forensics of Zoom's Remote Control” in the HUNTER track.

See the full list of speakers + event info, including how to register, here: volatilityfoundation.org/from-the-sou...

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Volatility @volatilityfoundation.org · 22d

#FTSCon Speaker Spotlight: Joseph Edwards (@eflags.bsky.social) is presenting “The Forensics of Zoom's Remote Control” in the HUNTER track.

See the full list of speakers + event info, including how to register, here: volatilityfoundation.org/from-the-sou...

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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · Jul 3

For those unfamiliar, Ellen Nakashima is also one of the best natsec/intelligence/cyber reporters in the world, and has been for decades, in no small part because of course she cultivates high level sources instead of relying on official agency press offices.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · Jul 3

Let’s assume what she’s saying here is true. Calling senior intelligence officials and using a non-personal phone to do so is just called reporting with good opsec. I’d expect that from someone trying to keep sources safe when reporting on national security.

Post on X from DNI director Tulsi Gabbard that reads: It has come to my attention that Washington Post reporter @nakashimae appears to be actively harassing ODNI staff. Instead of reaching out to my press office, she is calling high level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact that she works for the Washington Post, and then demanding they share sensitive information.

Apparently, publishing leaked classified material wasn't enough for the Washington Post, so now they’ve decided to go after the Intelligence professionals charged to protect it.

This is a clear political op by the same outlet and the same reporter who harassed and stalked my family in Hawaii.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm a huge fan of @iceblock.app and their commitment to privacy. The differences in how iOS and Android handle push notifications doesn't usually matter.

For this threat model, it ABSOLUTELY DOES and ICEBlock is taking the right stance here.
www.iceblock.app/android

ICEBlock - Android Platform Statement

www.iceblock.app

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jul 1

New evidence suggests Russian forces shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 www.euronews.com/2025/07/01/n...

New evidence suggests Russian forces caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash

An Azerbaijani news outlet released evidence Tuesday suggesting the Russian military ordered the 2024 missile strike on Flight 8243, causing a crash in which 38 passengers died and another 29 were inj...

www.euronews.com

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · Jul 1

I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · Jul 1

ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Jul 2

Check out our weekly @americansunlight.org Last Week in Censorship roundup.

Last week: unprecedented lawsuit against the MD federal judiciary, the tourist denied entry over political meme, and the resignation of UVA president Jim Ryan.

(Also: merch!)

americansunlight.substack.com/p/last-week-...

Last Week in Censorship: June 22-28, 2025

Maryland federal judiciary hit with unprecedented lawsuit, tourist denied entry over political meme, and university president resigns under federal pressure.

americansunlight.substack.com

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Nicole Hoffman @threathuntergirl.bsky.social · Jul 2

I’ve spent a majority of my career focusing on ransomware thanks to everything I learned while working under Kurtis Minder. He taught me so much from numerous ransomware negotiations.

I highly recommend adding his new book to your summer reading list. a.co/d/gZynHMp

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 30

ICE rolls facial recognition tools out to officers’ phones, Scattered Spider targets airlines, and hackers open a valve at a Norwegian dam, in this week’s security news roundup.
@evystadium.bsky.social has more:

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Robert Cameron @robertcameron.bsky.social · Jun 25

RUN FOR SOMETHING is an organization whose main gig is recruiting, training, and supporting diverse YOUNG progressive candidates like Zohran Mamdani.

We have a ton more work to do to transform the Democratic Party so ...

GIVE THEM MONEY !!!

runforsomething.net

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 25

NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.

Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...

www.wired.com

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · Jun 24

There's a new ClickFix variation called FileFix

This one works by tricking users into copying a file path in Windows Explorer.

Attackers modify the clipboard, so you're actually pasting and running PowerShell ahead of the file path

mrd0x.com/filefix-clic...

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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · Jun 24

And she's writing from Kyiv as they go through nightly Russian attacks. Really amazing that @darynant.bsky.social does what she does.

Alexander Martin @alexmartin.bsky.social · Jun 24

A Russian court sentenced several members of the notorious REvil ransomware gang to five years in prison but let them walk free right after the verdict, saying they had already spent enough time behind bars while awaiting trial.

✍️ @darynant.bsky.social

Russia releases REvil members after convictions for payment card fraud

Four convicted members of the REvil cybercrime gang were released from custody after being sentenced in St. Petersburg for offenses related to payment card fraud.

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · Jun 22

Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · Jun 21

The White House has rejected the Pentagon's pick for the next head of the NSA and Cyber Command

The DOD proposed Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle to replace Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was dismissed by President Trump in April

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle's name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

www.politico.com

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