hakan
@hatr.bsky.social
reporter covering cyber (both crime and state-sponsored) for Der Spiegel and ZDF, short overview at https://linktr.ee/hakantanriverdi, Signal: hakan.25
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hakan
@hatr.bsky.social
· Mar 1
If you've been following #BlackBasta (and the recent leak), this thread might be of interest.
Last December, out of the blue, a source reached out to me (and, as I was to find out, to @valerymarchive.bsky.social as well) offering to doxx the leader of that ransomware-operation, known as "tramp".
Last December, out of the blue, a source reached out to me (and, as I was to find out, to @valerymarchive.bsky.social as well) offering to doxx the leader of that ransomware-operation, known as "tramp".
"This has created a system where it makes financial sense for people from the entire world to specifically target Americans with highly engaging, divisive content. It pays more. "
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"This has created a system where it makes financial sense for people from the entire world to specifically target Americans with highly engaging, divisive content. It pays more. "
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
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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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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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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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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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Sometimes, even when you basically know what's been going on, seeing it all in one place is pretty striking -> www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sometimes, even when you basically know what's been going on, seeing it all in one place is pretty striking -> www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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...
"AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue,"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when...
When AI Hype Meets AI Reality: A Reckoning in 6 Charts
Record capital expenditures and data-center planning are running up against the ground truths of physical infrastructure.
www.wsj.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue,"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when...
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New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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A senior U.S. military officer with no digital warfare experience has emerged as a top contender to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, Recorded Future News has learned.
✍️ @martinmatishak.bsky.social with the scoop
✍️ @martinmatishak.bsky.social with the scoop
Army officer with Indo-Pacific experience emerges as potential Cyber Command, NSA pick
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, the No. 2 at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has emerged as a potential pick to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, multiple people familiar with the search told...
therecord.media
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A senior U.S. military officer with no digital warfare experience has emerged as a top contender to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, Recorded Future News has learned.
✍️ @martinmatishak.bsky.social with the scoop
✍️ @martinmatishak.bsky.social with the scoop
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
If you're interested in #OSINT, this one might be for you. A short item in this week's newsletter on using Virustotal to find (clues to) leaked data.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you're interested in #OSINT, this one might be for you. A short item in this week's newsletter on using Virustotal to find (clues to) leaked data.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
“We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
www.newyorker.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
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There could not be a newsletter more perfectly aimed at journalism/data/cyber nerds like me: buttondown.com/readwrite (thank you @hatr.bsky.social, @jls.bsky.social)
readwrite
What readwrite is about This is a newsletter about journalism and coding. If you subscribe, here’s what you can expect: Tutorials on finding information – pictures, profiles, malware – what’s generall...
buttondown.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There could not be a newsletter more perfectly aimed at journalism/data/cyber nerds like me: buttondown.com/readwrite (thank you @hatr.bsky.social, @jls.bsky.social)
The first edition of the newsletter is out in case you're interested:
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Edition 1 - the first one is the hardest
Hi, This is the first of hopefully many emails we’ll deliver to your inbox. Thanks for signing up! For this week’s edition, Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s...
buttondown.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The first edition of the newsletter is out in case you're interested:
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
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For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
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Scoop: Trump’s OLC head tells lawmakers the War Powers Act doesn’t apply to cartel strikes, and the administration does not need to cease strikes by Monday.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
A top Trump administration lawyer told Congress that the War Powers Resolution, which would require the end of hostilities within 60 days, doesn’t apply to cartel strikes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Scoop: Trump’s OLC head tells lawmakers the War Powers Act doesn’t apply to cartel strikes, and the administration does not need to cease strikes by Monday.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Grokipedia dedicates an entire section of its entry on the AfD defending the far-right party from accusations of being far-right grokipedia.com/page/Alterna...
October 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Grokipedia dedicates an entire section of its entry on the AfD defending the far-right party from accusations of being far-right grokipedia.com/page/Alterna...