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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 12h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 7h

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"We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga (DEFCON 33)

YouTube video by Micah Lee

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16h

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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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 12h

I'm losing count of all the "we're clean on opsec" moments from the admin.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

Good lord.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 1d

Once again clean on opsec.

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 1d

Scoop, by @lorenzofb.bsky.social: A federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with fake cellphone towers known as cell-site simulators, which can be used to spy on nearby phones.

ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch

The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who spent the weekend at the ICE facility in Portland, this is absolutely hilarious.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 3d

@councilormorillo.bsky.social Hey councilor, tech journalist with Straight Arrow News here. Can you shoot me a DM or a message on Signal (in bio)? Thanks

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning reporter, was deported to El Salvador — a nation he fled more than two decades ago. He was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says

Mario Guevara, an independent journalist, was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

New: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells 404 Media "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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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 8d

New from 404 Media: ICE to buy tool that tracks locations of hundreds of millions of phones every day. Billions of pieces of location data. ICE previously stopped using data remotely harvested from smartphones. Now it's buying it again. Usually used w/o warrant
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 8d

New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch

The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

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Sean Lyngaas @snlyngaas.bsky.social · 8d

Hacker stole FEMA and border patrol data in months-long breach
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

Hacker stole sensitive FEMA and border patrol data in months-long breach | CNN Politics

An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, accordi...

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 9d

We are once again clean on OPSEC.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: An app launched by Cancel the Hate, a website for anonymously reporting those accused of speaking ill against Charlie Kirk, was leaking user data.

Cancel the Hate declined to respond to my inquires & removed the app from its website shortly after.

san.com/cc/app-for-o...

App for outing Charlie Kirk’s critics leaked its users’ personal data

An app for anonymously reporting individuals accused of speaking ill against conservative Charlie Kirk leaked personal data about its users.

san.com

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 10d

Shout out to @wired.com for including my story in their weekly roundup about the app that doxed its users who doxed critics of Charlie Kirk.

WIRED @wired.com · 11d

Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more. www.wired.com/story/app-us...

An App Used to Dox Charlie Kirk Critics Doxed Its Own Users Instead

Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more.

www.wired.com

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 11d

Important case to follow happening in LA. Three women who run activist Instagram accounts charged with conspiracy and doxxing of an ICE agent after posting a livestream outside the agent’s house. Details about how they threatened the agent are still murky.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Feds indict three women for alleged 'doxing' of ICE agent in Los Angeles

Three women are accused of following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to their home in Los Angeles County and broadcasting the address on Instagram, according to a federal indictment u...

www.latimes.com

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks, ryan 🫡

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: A company that sells spyware that monitors individuals on parole & probation, many of whom are sex offenders, was hacked.

The hacked data contains sensitive info such as the names, email addresses, IP addresses, home addresses & phone numbers of offenders and officers. san.com/cc/company-t...

Company that sells spyware for monitoring sex offenders hacked

A company that sells spyware that monitors individuals on parole and probation had its data leaked to a cybercrime forum.

san.com

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 12d

The documents show Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel had scheduled meetings with Epstein, while Elon Musk may have visited his island.

Docs Show MAGA Stars Appearing on Epstein’s Daily Schedule

The documents show Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel had scheduled meetings with Epstein, while Elon Musk may have visited his island.

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

NEW: Jeffery Epstein's emails, obtained by Bloomberg news, shine a freshlight on how the disgraced financier's elite network supported him as investigators closed in.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In

A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”

www.bloomberg.com

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