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Erka Koivunen
@ekoivune.bsky.social
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Engineer by training, hacker by heart. Conditioned to think like a CISO.
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socket.dev
Socket @socket.dev · 4d
🧯The security community is pushing back against new claims that 80% of #ransomware attacks are AI-driven, a figure from a recent MIT-linked report now drawing widespread criticism. →

socket.dev/blog/securit...
Security Community Slams MIT-linked Report Claiming AI Power...
Experts push back on new claims about AI-driven ransomware, warning that hype and sponsored research are distorting how the threat is understood.
socket.dev
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prune602.bsky.social
Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 3d
‼️ Russian Media: “The Pentagon has informed the US presidential administration that the sale of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will not negatively impact US arsenals, CNN reports”

www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178058
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eugenemcparland.bsky.social
Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 6d
Yulia Stanika, a Ukrainian, was sentenced to 12.5 years by a russian occupation ‘court’ for donating to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Forced into russian citizenship, she was accused of ‘treason’ for supporting her country.

These sham trials reveal russia’s brutal repression in occupied #Ukraine
Russian invaders’ ‘court’ sentences Ukrainian to 12.5 years for patriotism
Russia claims that donations to the defenders of one's country constitute 'crimes' aimed against the 'security' of the Russian Federation
khpg.org
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zackwhittaker.com
Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 6d
Welp. That's the third telco in South Korea to have reported a data breach in the past six months, after SK Telecom and KT.
LG Uplus is latest South Korean telco to confirm cybersecurity incident | TechCrunch
Korean telecom giant LG Uplus is the third major phone provider in the past six months to report a cybersecurity incident.
techcrunch.com
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campuscodi.risky.biz
Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 6d
Fifteen individuals are expected to plead guilty this month in Italy to a complex hacking and extortion scheme.

The individuals worked for Equalize, an Italian company that hacked government databases to create dossiers on the country's elite

www.politico.eu/article/ital...
How a hacking gang held Italy’s political elites to ransom
Wiretaps and arrest warrants reveal the intricate plot to build a database of high-level secrets — and blackmail Italy’s rich and powerful.
www.politico.eu
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juliadavisnews.bsky.social
Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 7d
From Professor Kuzio's review of my book:

www.e-ir.info/2025/10/27/r...
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spectrecrouton.bsky.social
spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 9d
[1/2] World Service Engineering Solutions (based St. Petersburg, RF) acquired SP35 contra-rotating propellers from SteerProp (based in Rauma, Finland) for installation on future RF Navy Barskov-class tanker Valentin Rykov (IMO 4750653).
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eoghanmacguire.bsky.social
Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · 9d
Speaking of which, we followed up that story last week as we identified a new ship transporting grain from occupied and Western-sanctioned Sevastopol to Houthi-controlled Yemen bsky.app/profile/bell...
bellingcat.com Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 12d
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
www.bellingcat.com
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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 9d
Russian losses per 26/10/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

+900 men
+4 tanks
+18 ACVs
+15 artillery
+214 UAVs
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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 9d
Overnight, Russia launched 101 attack drones, including around 60 Shaheds, from multiple directions. Ukraine’s air defense shot down or jammed 90 of them across the north, south, and east. Hits were recorded at 4 locations, with debris falling in 5 more.
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ekoivune.bsky.social
Erka Koivunen @ekoivune.bsky.social · 10d
Which local law would that be?

(Hint: there is none.)
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malwarejake.bsky.social
Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 11d
So, this is such an obvious lie.

But if it isn't, it sure seems like some kind of scandal and just doesn't seem like it's legal...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."
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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11d
Ukrainian police released the first moments after a Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv.

Thanks to the teachers who swiftly reacted to the air raid alert, all children were in the shelter, preventing more tragedy.
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joniaskola.bsky.social
Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12d
The result of Trump’s and Europe’s policy
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14d
She stated that Philip,a boy from Mariupol taken to Russia,didn’t want to live in Russia.Moreover,he constantly visited pro-Ukrainian websites,sang songs in Ukrainian,&said,"I love Ukraine,everything Russian annoys me"
She expressed pride that,over time,they managed to break him&change his attitude
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14d
"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."

Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
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joniaskola.bsky.social
Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12d
Russia is committing a genocide in Ukraine
antongerashchenko.bsky.social Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14d
"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."

Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
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drewharwell.com
Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 12d
Here's who @scottnover.bsky.social and I have confirmed so far.

All right-wing bloggers and influencers who
* agreed to the press restrictions refused by established reporters
* are known for soft-touch treatment of the Trump administration
* will now get special access to the "Department of War"
Gateway Pundit Human Events (Jack Posobiec) Just the News LindellTV (MyPillow's Mike Lindell) National Pulse The Post Millennial Real America’s Voice RedState Timcast (Tim Pool) Turning Point USA’s Frontlines Washington Reporter
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kateinkharkiv.bsky.social
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15d
Russia launched a massive attack on a coal mine in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 192 miners were underground at the time.

Evacuation efforts are currently underway.
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financialtimes.com
Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15d
Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A
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kateinkharkiv.bsky.social
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15d
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree. - FT

Which circle of this are we in? 🤦‍♀️
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16d
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
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ekoivune.bsky.social
Erka Koivunen @ekoivune.bsky.social · 16d
www.threads.com/@zachstaff/p...
Zach Stafford (@zachstaff) on Threads
Trump just posted an AI video of himself dumping waste on No Kings Day protestors. Never again do I want to hear outrage over Hillary Clinton saying “deplorables.”
www.threads.com
ekoivune.bsky.social
Erka Koivunen @ekoivune.bsky.social · 16d
www.threads.com/@zachstaff/p...
Zach Stafford (@zachstaff) on Threads
Trump just posted an AI video of himself dumping waste on No Kings Day protestors. Never again do I want to hear outrage over Hillary Clinton saying “deplorables.”
www.threads.com
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propublica.org
ProPublica @propublica.org · 16d
📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
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