Sarah A | ساره
@xsa.bsky.social
hacker | infosec + human rights + anti-surveillance丨past VP Security @OpenTechFund, @internetFF, @HRW丨past fellow @mozilla @NewAmerica丨Beirut ➝ Brooklyn
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I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...
TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials
Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar...
micahflee.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...
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Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
March 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
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is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
Not the first story i hear about people being asked to show a passport or permanent residence card while traveling domestically in the US.
I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
March 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Not the first story i hear about people being asked to show a passport or permanent residence card while traveling domestically in the US.
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More details here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
March 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
More details here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
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A new version of Cyd is out today! Upgrade now.
The biggest thing is change is your local Cyd archive now includes images, videos, replies, and quote tweets. Re-import your X archive into Cyd to get all of this stuff -- you'll want it you want to eventually migrate your tweets into Bluesky
The biggest thing is change is your local Cyd archive now includes images, videos, replies, and quote tweets. Re-import your X archive into Cyd to get all of this stuff -- you'll want it you want to eventually migrate your tweets into Bluesky
check out what I've been working on! soon, using @cyd.social, you'll be able to migrate all your old tweets directly into bluesky. so you can delete everything from X/delete your X account, but still have a place to reference all your old stuff
February 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A new version of Cyd is out today! Upgrade now.
The biggest thing is change is your local Cyd archive now includes images, videos, replies, and quote tweets. Re-import your X archive into Cyd to get all of this stuff -- you'll want it you want to eventually migrate your tweets into Bluesky
The biggest thing is change is your local Cyd archive now includes images, videos, replies, and quote tweets. Re-import your X archive into Cyd to get all of this stuff -- you'll want it you want to eventually migrate your tweets into Bluesky
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“Parents should check reviews of the devices they buy, both within the site they're buying it on as well as separate from that site,” EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told Parents magazine. Also, stick with recognized brands that have good product security histories.
Mom Says She Heard a Stranger Talking to Her Child Through Their WiFi Baby Monitor–Now She’s Warning Other Parents
After a parent noticed a stranger speaking to their child through a WiFi baby monitor, experts share what may have led to this and how parents can stay safe.
www.parents.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Parents should check reviews of the devices they buy, both within the site they're buying it on as well as separate from that site,” EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told Parents magazine. Also, stick with recognized brands that have good product security histories.
A Lithuanian company provided data on US military personnel in Germany to a databroker in Florida, which could then theoretically sell that data to essentially anyone. The global nature of commercial online ad surveillance should concern everyone.
www.404media.co/email/0747f7...
www.404media.co/email/0747f7...
This Adtech Company is Powering Surveillance of U.S. Military Personnel
In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members from a Lithuanian company, revealing the global nature of commercial online ad surveilla...
www.404media.co
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A Lithuanian company provided data on US military personnel in Germany to a databroker in Florida, which could then theoretically sell that data to essentially anyone. The global nature of commercial online ad surveillance should concern everyone.
www.404media.co/email/0747f7...
www.404media.co/email/0747f7...
The Trump admin intends to undermine access to health care and destroy social safety net programs through budget cuts, funding disruptions, and increased eligibility requirements. Here's a rundown, with the help of @upturn.org:
February 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Trump admin intends to undermine access to health care and destroy social safety net programs through budget cuts, funding disruptions, and increased eligibility requirements. Here's a rundown, with the help of @upturn.org:
All the actions taken by the Trump admin are a widespread attack on civil rights protections that have been instrumental to confronting racism and other forms of exclusion in housing, hiring, and credit. Here's a rundown, with the help of @upturn.org:
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
All the actions taken by the Trump admin are a widespread attack on civil rights protections that have been instrumental to confronting racism and other forms of exclusion in housing, hiring, and credit. Here's a rundown, with the help of @upturn.org:
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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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February 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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Why do medical costs continue to skyrocket in the US? Well, manufacturers are forcing hospitals into 1st repair contracts, which means a hospital's own staff are prevented from repairing devices that they had long been able to fix.
www.404media.co/email/42b13b...
www.404media.co/email/42b13b...
Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures
Hospitals are increasingly being forced into maintenance contracts with device manufacturers, driving up costs.
www.404media.co
February 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Why do medical costs continue to skyrocket in the US? Well, manufacturers are forcing hospitals into 1st repair contracts, which means a hospital's own staff are prevented from repairing devices that they had long been able to fix.
www.404media.co/email/42b13b...
www.404media.co/email/42b13b...
I don’t know when people will start realizing that the US is under authoritarian rule
New — USAID staff received an email just a few minutes ago letting them know HQ would be closed to all personnel Monday. It’s likely some employees will miss the overnight email, show up and be turned away.
It was sent by Gavin Kliger, one of the young guys at DOGE doing Musk’s bidding.
It was sent by Gavin Kliger, one of the young guys at DOGE doing Musk’s bidding.
February 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I don’t know when people will start realizing that the US is under authoritarian rule
The hackers behind the massive breach of AT&T data last year hunted through the data for phone numbers and records of top officials and their families, including the Trump family (Melania and Ivanka Trump); Kamala Harris; and Marco Rubio’s wife
www.404media.co/email/061e4e...
www.404media.co/email/061e4e...
Hackers Mined AT&T Breach for Data on Trump's Family, Kamala Harris
Hackers behind the breach of “nearly all” of AT&T customers’ metadata searched for records associated with members of the Trump family, Kamala Harris, and Marco Rubio’s wife.
www.404media.co
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The hackers behind the massive breach of AT&T data last year hunted through the data for phone numbers and records of top officials and their families, including the Trump family (Melania and Ivanka Trump); Kamala Harris; and Marco Rubio’s wife
www.404media.co/email/061e4e...
www.404media.co/email/061e4e...
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
Nearly 100 journalists and civil society folks were targets of Israeli spyware company #Paragon.
The targeting was a “zero-click” attack, which means targets wouldn't have had to click on any malicious links to be infected.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The targeting was a “zero-click” attack, which means targets wouldn't have had to click on any malicious links to be infected.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware
Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nearly 100 journalists and civil society folks were targets of Israeli spyware company #Paragon.
The targeting was a “zero-click” attack, which means targets wouldn't have had to click on any malicious links to be infected.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The targeting was a “zero-click” attack, which means targets wouldn't have had to click on any malicious links to be infected.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Trump's sudden freeze of federal aid has profound repercussions all around the world. Here are some of the stories that are coming up:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump's sudden freeze of federal aid has profound repercussions all around the world. Here are some of the stories that are coming up:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
China’s repression of #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang extends beyond borders to target women Uyghur activists and their families, using digital threats, harassment, surveillance, and other means to silence them. Read @citizenlab.ca's report: citizenlab.ca/case-studies...
Xinjiang region, China - The Citizen Lab
Since 2014, the Chinese government has escalated its repression against Uyghurs and other Turkic ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region in northwestern
citizenlab.ca
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
China’s repression of #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang extends beyond borders to target women Uyghur activists and their families, using digital threats, harassment, surveillance, and other means to silence them. Read @citizenlab.ca's report: citizenlab.ca/case-studies...
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Trump administration just suspended all new foreign aid pending review, per State Department cable leaked to me (1/2)
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump administration just suspended all new foreign aid pending review, per State Department cable leaked to me (1/2)
Are you a journalist? Or do you work on investigative research?
The Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org is offering a free, online cyber investigations training program for investigative journalists. The course will run for six weeks, starting April 14, 2025.
gijn.org/stories/digi...
gijn.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Are you a journalist? Or do you work on investigative research?
The Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org is offering a free, online cyber investigations training program for investigative journalists. The course will run for six weeks, starting April 14, 2025.
gijn.org/stories/digi...
Users are reporting that their posts are being taken down from #TikTok for saying "Free Palestine," yet TikTok denies that this is happening.
Still incredible to witness how afraid the world is of even the idea of a free Palestine.
www.404media.co/tiktok-free-...
Still incredible to witness how afraid the world is of even the idea of a free Palestine.
www.404media.co/tiktok-free-...
TikTok Says It’s Not Censoring ‘Free Palestine’ Comments. Users See Something Different
When TikTok returned after being pulled from the U.S., hours before President Trump’s inauguration, users reported “free palestine” comments were being instantly removed.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Users are reporting that their posts are being taken down from #TikTok for saying "Free Palestine," yet TikTok denies that this is happening.
Still incredible to witness how afraid the world is of even the idea of a free Palestine.
www.404media.co/tiktok-free-...
Still incredible to witness how afraid the world is of even the idea of a free Palestine.
www.404media.co/tiktok-free-...
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The volume of scam phone calls targeting elderly people in the US is insane.
If you've visited an aging person, you know what I'm talking about.
Ring after ring on that landline.
Several calls a day isn't out of the ordinary.
Each of them a risk of wiping out their savings.
If you've visited an aging person, you know what I'm talking about.
Ring after ring on that landline.
Several calls a day isn't out of the ordinary.
Each of them a risk of wiping out their savings.
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The volume of scam phone calls targeting elderly people in the US is insane.
If you've visited an aging person, you know what I'm talking about.
Ring after ring on that landline.
Several calls a day isn't out of the ordinary.
Each of them a risk of wiping out their savings.
If you've visited an aging person, you know what I'm talking about.
Ring after ring on that landline.
Several calls a day isn't out of the ordinary.
Each of them a risk of wiping out their savings.