Martin Untersinger
@untersin.gr
Cyber / disinformation / privacy / Big Tech / scams @ Le Monde
Contact: familyname @lemonde.fr / [email protected]
Auteur d'"Espionner, mentir, détruire : comment le cyberespace est devenu un champ de bataille", éditions Grasset : cyber.untersin.gr
Contact: familyname @lemonde.fr / [email protected]
Auteur d'"Espionner, mentir, détruire : comment le cyberespace est devenu un champ de bataille", éditions Grasset : cyber.untersin.gr
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Martin Untersinger
@untersin.gr
· Dec 6
Le prix Albert Londres récompense deux journalistes du « Monde »
Lorraine de Foucher, dans la catégorie presse écrite, et Martin Untersinger, pour le livre, partagent avec Antoine Védeilhé et Germain Baslé, pour l’audiovisuel, l’honneur de la prestigieuse récompens...
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Cela fait quelques jours et personne ne m'a appelé pour me dire que c'était une erreur, c'est que ça doit donc être vrai : j'ai reçu le prix Albert-Londres pour mon livre « Espionner, mentir, détruire ». Pfiou.
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You may have seen reports swimming around claiming that X finally restricted the Grok deepfake/undressing features behind a paid subscription.
That simply isn't true. Not even close. www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
That simply isn't true. Not even close. www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
You may have seen reports swimming around claiming that X finally restricted the Grok deepfake/undressing features behind a paid subscription.
That simply isn't true. Not even close. www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
That simply isn't true. Not even close. www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says
www.reuters.com/world/france...
www.reuters.com/world/france...
France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says
A Russian basketball player who was arrested in France last year and threatened with extradition to the United States has been released and flown back to Moscow, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Thu...
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says
www.reuters.com/world/france...
www.reuters.com/world/france...
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Tribune parue ce jour dans @liberation.fr :
Ce que la cyberattaque contre La Poste Groupe nous dit de la stratégie russe de « harcèlement géopolitique » de l’Europe (et de ses faiblesses).
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
Ce que la cyberattaque contre La Poste Groupe nous dit de la stratégie russe de « harcèlement géopolitique » de l’Europe (et de ses faiblesses).
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
Cyberattaque contre la Poste : un révélateur de la «guerre hybride» menée par la Russie
L’objectif de l’attaque revendiquée par le groupe de hackers NoName057 (016) est probablement de chercher à exagérer la capacité de nuisance de la Russie, analyse Kevin Limonier, professeur à l’Instit...
www.liberation.fr
January 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Tribune parue ce jour dans @liberation.fr :
Ce que la cyberattaque contre La Poste Groupe nous dit de la stratégie russe de « harcèlement géopolitique » de l’Europe (et de ses faiblesses).
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
Ce que la cyberattaque contre La Poste Groupe nous dit de la stratégie russe de « harcèlement géopolitique » de l’Europe (et de ses faiblesses).
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
"“The remarkable aspect is how ineffective the sabotage campaign has been,” says a former British official (...) pointing to the vast discrepancy [with] the damage done to Russia in Ukraine by Western arms. “Five years ago, we would have expected much more chaos and blowback.”"
I wrote on the latest rash of disruption to undersea cables in the Baltic sea. Still no clear evidence this is the work of Russia. Some of this storm-related. But fact that Finland & Latvia are boarding ships shows that they are concerned about deliberate sabotage.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
A rash of Baltic cable-cutting raises fears of sabotage
But Russian grey-zone attacks may not be the only reason for outages
www.economist.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
"“The remarkable aspect is how ineffective the sabotage campaign has been,” says a former British official (...) pointing to the vast discrepancy [with] the damage done to Russia in Ukraine by Western arms. “Five years ago, we would have expected much more chaos and blowback.”"
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Les adolescentes françaises de plus en plus victimes de « déshabillage » généré par l’IA www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
Les adolescentes de plus en plus victimes de « déshabillage » généré par l’IA
Des sites permettent facilement de « dévêtir », à l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle, n’importe qui à partir d’une simple photo. L’utilisation de ces outils contre des jeunes filles mineures se dév...
www.lemonde.fr
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Les adolescentes françaises de plus en plus victimes de « déshabillage » généré par l’IA www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
“We are living in a space between peace and war” (...) “The new frontline is everywhere”.
U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Acute Russia Threat: The ‘Frontline is Everywhere’
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
“We are living in a space between peace and war” (...) “The new frontline is everywhere”.
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Repro Uncensored, an NGO tracking digital censorship, said that it had tracked 210 incidents of account removals and severe restrictions affecting these groups this year, compared with 81 last year.
Meta denied an escalating trend of censorship.
Read the full story ⬇️
Meta denied an escalating trend of censorship.
Read the full story ⬇️
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Repro Uncensored, an NGO tracking digital censorship, said that it had tracked 210 incidents of account removals and severe restrictions affecting these groups this year, compared with 81 last year.
Meta denied an escalating trend of censorship.
Read the full story ⬇️
Meta denied an escalating trend of censorship.
Read the full story ⬇️
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Extensive and detailed investigation about russian drone intrusion into Germany and Netherlands. The full scope might supprise you, including civilian lead counter drone operation
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Extensive and detailed investigation about russian drone intrusion into Germany and Netherlands. The full scope might supprise you, including civilian lead counter drone operation
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
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Géolocalisation, backdoors : Laurent Nuñez remet le pied sur l'accélérateur
www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
France • Géolocalisation, backdoors : Laurent Nuñez remet le pied sur l'accélérateur
Une nouvelle bataille législative s'annonce en matière de techniques de renseignement. Que ce soit l'extension de la géolocalisation ou l'accès aux messageries chiffrées, le ministre de l'intérieur a
www.intelligenceonline.fr
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Géolocalisation, backdoors : Laurent Nuñez remet le pied sur l'accélérateur
www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
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« L’arrêté émis par la préfecture cite à plusieurs reprises les paroles des artistes invités pour justifier l’interdiction et ne se cache pas de vouloir censurer tout un pan artistique. » www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran... Par @rue89lyon.fr
La préfecture du Rhône interdit les concerts de groupes « anti-système » et « anti-police » d’un festival antifasciste
L’État a déposé un arrêté d’interdiction contre l’Antifa Fest de Lyon, après les polémiques lancées par l’extrême droite et le syndicat policier Alliance. Une décision « grave » pour les organisateur…
www.mediapart.fr
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
« L’arrêté émis par la préfecture cite à plusieurs reprises les paroles des artistes invités pour justifier l’interdiction et ne se cache pas de vouloir censurer tout un pan artistique. » www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran... Par @rue89lyon.fr
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« À un moment j’ai pensé à tout arrêter, tout simplement. » Le député Aly Diouara raconte son calvaire sur X, en tant que député noir, recevant chaque jour de nombreux commentaires racistes et haineux.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Cyberharcèlement raciste du député Aly Diouara : six hommes devant le tribunal et « des centaines qui n’ont pas été interpellés »
La procureure de Paris a requis mercredi jusqu’à huit mois de prison ferme pour trois prévenus et des peines avec sursis pour trois autres, tous mis en cause pour avoir envoyé des commentaires racist…
www.mediapart.fr
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
« À un moment j’ai pensé à tout arrêter, tout simplement. » Le député Aly Diouara raconte son calvaire sur X, en tant que député noir, recevant chaque jour de nombreux commentaires racistes et haineux.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
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Le 23 novembre, le journaliste Frédéric Martel recevait «l’un des propagateurs les plus actifs de la stratégie d’influence russe», qui a «bénéficié d’un espace de parole sans filtre», dénonce un collectif de spécialistes de la Russie.
@franceculture.fr
@franceculture.fr
Alexandre Douguine sur France Culture, ou la porosité des médias français à la propagande russe
Le 23 novembre, le journaliste Frédéric Martel recevait «l’un des propagateurs les plus actifs de la stratégie d’influence russe», qui a «bénéficié d’un espace de parole sans filtre», dénonce un colle...
www.liberation.fr
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Le 23 novembre, le journaliste Frédéric Martel recevait «l’un des propagateurs les plus actifs de la stratégie d’influence russe», qui a «bénéficié d’un espace de parole sans filtre», dénonce un collectif de spécialistes de la Russie.
@franceculture.fr
@franceculture.fr
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Mit angeblich nur zu Werbezwecken erhobenen Standortdaten aus Frankreich lässt sich sogar Personal von Geheimdiensten und Militär ausspionieren – inklusive Entourage von Emmanuel Macron. #DatabrokerFiles
– mit @lemonde.fr, L'Echo und @brkommunikation.bsky.social
netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
– mit @lemonde.fr, L'Echo und @brkommunikation.bsky.social
netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
Databroker Files: Handy-Daten exponieren Begleiter von Emmanuel Macron
Databroker verhökern die Standortdaten von Millionen Menschen in Frankreich. Neue Recherchen zeigen: Mit den angeblich nur zu Werbezwecken erhobenen Daten lässt sich dort sogar Personal von Geheimdien...
netzpolitik.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Mit angeblich nur zu Werbezwecken erhobenen Standortdaten aus Frankreich lässt sich sogar Personal von Geheimdiensten und Militär ausspionieren – inklusive Entourage von Emmanuel Macron. #DatabrokerFiles
– mit @lemonde.fr, L'Echo und @brkommunikation.bsky.social
netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
– mit @lemonde.fr, L'Echo und @brkommunikation.bsky.social
netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
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Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed
Australia’s world-first social media ban begins as millions of children and teens lose access to accounts
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed
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"An individual operating as “Cyber_1ce_Killer,” a moniker associated with at least one GRU officer instructed CARR leadership on what kinds of victims CARR should target" www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department Announces Actions to Combat Two Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Criminal Hacking Groups
The Justice Department announced two indictments in the Central District of California charging Ukrainian national Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, also known as Vika, Tory, and SovaSonya, for her r...
www.justice.gov
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"An individual operating as “Cyber_1ce_Killer,” a moniker associated with at least one GRU officer instructed CARR leadership on what kinds of victims CARR should target" www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Espions de la DGSE, protection de Macron, militaires de bases nucléaires, cadres de l'armement... En exposant leurs déplacements et habitudes ainsi que ceux de leurs proches, les données publicitaires géolocalisées posent un problème de sécurité nationale. Notre enquête, avec @okami.bsky.social :
Espions, policiers ou militaires d’élite français trahis par les données publicitaires de leurs smartphones
En utilisant des données publicitaires d’accès facile, « Le Monde » a pu déterminer avec certitude ou un haut niveau de probabilité l’identité, le domicile et les habitudes de plusieurs dizaines de sa...
www.lemonde.fr
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Espions de la DGSE, protection de Macron, militaires de bases nucléaires, cadres de l'armement... En exposant leurs déplacements et habitudes ainsi que ceux de leurs proches, les données publicitaires géolocalisées posent un problème de sécurité nationale. Notre enquête, avec @okami.bsky.social :
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Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
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The widow of slain Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi Monday filed a legal complaint in 🇫🇷France accusing Saudi Arabia of using Israeli #spyware to steal data from her phones before he was killed, her lawyers said.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Khashoggi widow seeks probe in France over phone hacking before killing
The widow of slain Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi Monday filed a legal complaint in France accusing Saudi Arabia of using Israeli spyware to steal data from her phones before he was killed, her lawye...
www.france24.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The widow of slain Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi Monday filed a legal complaint in 🇫🇷France accusing Saudi Arabia of using Israeli #spyware to steal data from her phones before he was killed, her lawyers said.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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I've waited nearly ten years to tell this story: In 2016, I developed a source in Iranian intelligence named Mohammad Hossein Tajik. He told me he came from a politically connected family. That he had led Iran's cyber army. And that he had secretly worked for the CIA. 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've waited nearly ten years to tell this story: In 2016, I developed a source in Iranian intelligence named Mohammad Hossein Tajik. He told me he came from a politically connected family. That he had led Iran's cyber army. And that he had secretly worked for the CIA. 🧵
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🚨 A huge leak exposes the new targets and internal operations of Intellexa, the secretive and murky company behind the notorious Predator spyware.
Introducing #IntellexaLeaks, a joint investigation with partners @insidestory.gr, @haaretzcom.bsky.social & WAV Research Collective 🧵👇
Introducing #IntellexaLeaks, a joint investigation with partners @insidestory.gr, @haaretzcom.bsky.social & WAV Research Collective 🧵👇
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨 A huge leak exposes the new targets and internal operations of Intellexa, the secretive and murky company behind the notorious Predator spyware.
Introducing #IntellexaLeaks, a joint investigation with partners @insidestory.gr, @haaretzcom.bsky.social & WAV Research Collective 🧵👇
Introducing #IntellexaLeaks, a joint investigation with partners @insidestory.gr, @haaretzcom.bsky.social & WAV Research Collective 🧵👇
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Btw, in 2014 Russia leaked a phone call between US assistant secretary of state Victoria Nuland and US ambassador to Ukraine.
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Btw, in 2014 Russia leaked a phone call between US assistant secretary of state Victoria Nuland and US ambassador to Ukraine.
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Russia is exposed trying to access insider intel on how to manage Trump and now they’re furious they got caught? 🤡🎪
"Hybrid Warfare is bad and other countries shouldn't do it to us because that's not nice" -Russia
Russia says leak of Witkoff call recording is unacceptable, amounts to hybrid warfare | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Russia says leak of Witkoff call recording is unacceptable, amounts to hybrid warfare | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Russia is exposed trying to access insider intel on how to manage Trump and now they’re furious they got caught? 🤡🎪
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NEW: Myanmar has made a big show of destroying the notorious KK Park scam compound—even publishing a video of a steamroller driving over thousands of phones
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Myanmar has made a big show of destroying the notorious KK Park scam compound—even publishing a video of a steamroller driving over thousands of phones
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
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Brian Krebs identified the real-world identity of Rey, a key administrator of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, a hacking group blamed for dozens of high profile hacks.
The hacker, identified as a Jordanian teenager, agreed to be interviewed after Krebs tracked him down and contacted his father.
The hacker, identified as a Jordanian teenager, agreed to be interviewed after Krebs tracked him down and contacted his father.
Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’
A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself "Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters" made headlines regularly this year by stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the ...
krebsonsecurity.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Brian Krebs identified the real-world identity of Rey, a key administrator of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, a hacking group blamed for dozens of high profile hacks.
The hacker, identified as a Jordanian teenager, agreed to be interviewed after Krebs tracked him down and contacted his father.
The hacker, identified as a Jordanian teenager, agreed to be interviewed after Krebs tracked him down and contacted his father.
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There's some really big caveats to this. A thread.
New: Google says it has discovered at least 5 malware families that use AI to rewrite their code and generate new capabilities on the fly, suggesting AI-powered malware is finally starting to take off. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Report also has interesting stories about state actors' AI use.
Report also has interesting stories about state actors' AI use.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There's some really big caveats to this. A thread.