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@hatr.bsky.social

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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".

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 11m

“It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money,” Thiel said

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 5h

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump administration is portraying its boat-bombing campaign in the Caribbean as an anti-drug mission. The evidence suggests it's about a lot more, report @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, Gisela Salim-Peyer and @jonlemire.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning

What the U.S. government is portraying as a drug mission may be about a lot more.

www.theatlantic.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 1d

zehn jahre, my man. don't confuse me!

hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 1d

Hungary uses spies within the EU to close an information gap due to their public positioning in political matters that often is at odds with what the bloc is doing/saying

www.spiegel.de/ausland/eu-w...

(S+) EU: Wie Ungarns Agenten in Brüssel Informanten anzuwerben versuchten

Ungarische Spione trieben wohl jahrelang ihr Unwesen in Brüssel. Recherchen zeigen erstmals, dass sie sogar EU-Beamte rekrutieren wollten.

www.spiegel.de

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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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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 2d

Our New York Times Visual Investigations team is hiring a reporter. It's the same job I have -- use visual investigation/OSINT/etc. skills to report on the world.

You'll need to be based in/near NYC. Pay range is ~110-130k.

www.nytco.com/careers/job-...

Open-Source Reporter (Video Journalist), Visual Investigations | The New York Times Company

www.nytco.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 2d

WaPo analysis of "TikTok watch histories from 1,100 users", a database of roughly 15 million videos served during a six-month period.

"After five months, the data trends for both groups [power users, least actives], suggested features of compulsive behavior"

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 2d

Sigh. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Amazon Caught Peddling AI Slop Version of Cory Doctorow That's So Ironic That We Have to Go Outside and Stare at the Sky for a Bit

The renowned tech critic's book "Enshittification" hasn't even been out for a full day, and Amazon is already selling AI-generated knockoffs.

futurism.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 2d

Kurzgesagt on AI slop
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 3d

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings"

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’

www.theguardian.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 5d

"This blog will explore the operations, networks, and mechanisms by which DPRK IT workers facilitate their revenue generation and laundering processe"

www.chainalysis.com/blog/dprk-it...

North Korea IT Workers: Inside the DPRK’s Crypto Laundering Network

Discover the workings of the DPRK IT worker network and how they leverage the blockchain to fund their activity and launder revenue.

www.chainalysis.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 6d

„Across the developed world, adults aged 16 and older spent an average of two hours and 20 minutes per day on social platforms at the end of 2024, down by almost 10 per cent since 2022.“

on.ft.com/4gP83eW

Have we passed peak social media?

As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

on.ft.com

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 6d

SCOOP by me & @amanda.omg.lol: Event planning app Partiful was not stripping precise location data from user-uploaded images, including profile photos.

Partiful fixed the bug at TechCrunch's request. The bug meant anyone using Partiful could've seen exactly where a person's profile photo was taken.

Exclusive: Event startup Partiful wasn't stripping GPS locations from user-uploaded photos

The event planning startup, which has raised over $27M from a16z and others, fixed the bug after TechCrunch found that Partiful was not removing granular location data from users' profile photos.

techcrunch.com

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 6d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 10d

Sure your workers are loyal. But are they $1 million worth of loyal? #ransomware www.bbc.com/news/article...

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

www.bbc.com

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Signal @signal.org · 7d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

signal.org

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The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple’s ICEBlock crackdown

Red Dot has been removed from the iPhone’s App Store, too.

buff.ly

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · Mar 25

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 11d

DFACE is "is designed for activists and social media users to quickly and privately redact faces in imagery before posting to social media."

adam.harvey.studio/dface/

DFACE

Automatic, private, open-source face redaction web app

adam.harvey.studio

hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 12d

"For Xi, the difference between not supporting Taiwan’s independence and explicitly opposing it is more than semantics. It would signal a shift in U.S. policy from a neutral position to one that actively aligns with Beijing against Taiwanese sovereignty."

www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Exclusive | Xi Is Chasing a Huge Concession From Trump: Opposing Taiwan Independence

The Chinese leader views President Trump’s eagerness for a trade deal as an opportunity to press for his top goal.

www.wsj.com

hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 12d

„Using radar data collected by European Space Agency satellites, the FT was able to locate the spy ship hovering over critical cables in the middle of the Irish Sea in November, at a point in the voyage when the ship was seeking to hide its activities.“

on.ft.com/3VBqytS

The Russian spy ship stalking Europe’s subsea cables

Covert operations in waters surrounding the British Isles pose a grave threat to critical infrastructure and a fresh challenge to Nato

on.ft.com

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hakan @hatr.bsky.social · 13d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/n...

The Billionaire, the Psychedelics and the Best-Selling Memoir

www.nytimes.com

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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 17d

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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