Report informing readers about the threat to UK industry and society from commercial cyber tools and services.
Month: October 2024
Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 423
Firstly, my apologies for the minute and a bit of echo at the start of this video, OBS had somehow magically decided to start recording both the primary mic and the one built into my camera. Easy fix, moving on… During the livestream, I was perplexed as to why the HIBP DB was suddenly maxing…
Global Security News, Technology, World
U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-Fighting Forces
Less than a year after OpenAI quietly signaled it wanted to do business with the Pentagon, a procurement document obtained by The Intercept shows U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, believes access to OpenAI’s technology is “essential” for its mission. The September 30 document lays out AFRICOM’s rationale for buying cloud computing services directly from Microsoft…
Global Security News, Technology, World
U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-Fighting Forces
Less than a year after OpenAI quietly signaled it wanted to do business with the Pentagon, a procurement document obtained by The Intercept shows U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, believes access to OpenAI’s technology is “essential” for its mission. The September 30 document lays out AFRICOM’s rationale for buying cloud computing services directly from Microsoft…
Global Security News, Technology, World
Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories” Collection — and Erased the Whole Thing in Israel
In 2021, Netflix moved to create a new movie collection for its viewers. “Netflix will launch the Palestinian Stories collection, showcasing films from some of the Arab world’s finest filmmakers,” said an announcement of the new grouping. “[T]he collection is a tribute to the creativity and passion of the Arab film industry as Netflix continues…
Global Security News, Technology, World
Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories” Collection — and Erased the Whole Thing in Israel
In 2021, Netflix moved to create a new movie collection for its viewers. “Netflix will launch the Palestinian Stories collection, showcasing films from some of the Arab world’s finest filmmakers,” said an announcement of the new grouping. “[T]he collection is a tribute to the creativity and passion of the Arab film industry as Netflix continues…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Crypto PAC Throws a Lifeline to Ted Cruz in Tightening Senate Battle
Two political action committees with ties to the cryptocurrency industry are coming off the sidelines to help Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as he faces an unexpectedly tight reelection fight with Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Allred is not known as a crypto skeptic; he voted for the industry’s top-priority bill this year. That has not…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Crypto PAC Throws a Lifeline to Ted Cruz in Tightening Senate Battle
Two political action committees with ties to the cryptocurrency industry are coming off the sidelines to help Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as he faces an unexpectedly tight reelection fight with Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Allred is not known as a crypto skeptic; he voted for the industry’s top-priority bill this year. That has not…
Global Security News, Technology, World
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief Tried to Suppress Pro-Palestinian Instagram Posts
A former senior Israeli government official now working as Meta’s Israel policy chief personally pushed for the censorship of Instagram accounts belonging to Students for Justice in Palestine — a group that has played a leading role in organizing campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Internal policy discussions reviewed by The Intercept show Jordana Cutler, Meta’s Israel…
Global Security News, Technology, World
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief Tried to Suppress Pro-Palestinian Instagram Posts
A former senior Israeli government official now working as Meta’s Israel policy chief personally pushed for the censorship of Instagram accounts belonging to Students for Justice in Palestine — a group that has played a leading role in organizing campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Internal policy discussions reviewed by The Intercept show Jordana Cutler, Meta’s Israel…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
After Major Industry Donor Pops Up, Harris Makes Bizarre Proposal: Crypto for Black Men
Days after a leading crypto industry figure endorsed her, Vice President Kamala Harris gave cryptocurrencies a vague embrace this week — as part of a pitch to Black men. Along with a pledge to legalize weed, the policy document released by Harris’s campaign Monday made a bid for Black men’s votes with ambiguous wording about…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
After Major Industry Donor Pops Up, Harris Makes Bizarre Proposal: Crypto for Black Men
Days after a leading crypto industry figure endorsed her, Vice President Kamala Harris gave cryptocurrencies a vague embrace this week — as part of a pitch to Black men. Along with a pledge to legalize weed, the policy document released by Harris’s campaign Monday made a bid for Black men’s votes with ambiguous wording about…
Global Security News, North America, Politics, Technology
Pegasus Spyware Maker Said to Flout Federal Court as It Lobbies to Get Off U.S. Blacklist
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, serves a primarily rural district anchored in Waco, a city of 150,000. It’s unclear why he is so interested in NSO Group, the infamous Israeli spyware firm that was blacklisted by the U.S. for its role in human rights abuses. Between February and July, though, Sessions and his team met eight…
Global Security News, North America, Politics, Technology
Pegasus Spyware Maker Said to Flout Federal Court as It Lobbies to Get Off U.S. Blacklist
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, serves a primarily rural district anchored in Waco, a city of 150,000. It’s unclear why he is so interested in NSO Group, the infamous Israeli spyware firm that was blacklisted by the U.S. for its role in human rights abuses. Between February and July, though, Sessions and his team met eight…
Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 422
Apparently, Stefan and I trying to work stuff out in real time about how to build more efficient features in HIBP is entertaining watching! If I was to guess, I think it’s just seeing people work through the logic of how things work and how we might be able to approach things differently, and doing…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users
The United States’ secretive Special Operations Command is looking for companies to help create deepfake internet users so convincing that neither humans nor computers will be able to detect they are fake, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. The plan, mentioned in a new 76-page wish list by the Department of Defense’s…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users
The United States’ secretive Special Operations Command is looking for companies to help create deepfake internet users so convincing that neither humans nor computers will be able to detect they are fake, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. The plan, mentioned in a new 76-page wish list by the Department of Defense’s…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Haters Are Burning Cash in Her Senate Race
There’s zero chance that a Republican will win this year’s Senate election in Massachusetts. That hasn’t stopped the crypto industry from lighting money on fire in a doomed bid to defeat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Cryptocurrency figures have given the majority of the donations or loans to the effort to replace Warren, an industry scourge, with…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Haters Are Burning Cash in Her Senate Race
There’s zero chance that a Republican will win this year’s Senate election in Massachusetts. That hasn’t stopped the crypto industry from lighting money on fire in a doomed bid to defeat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Cryptocurrency figures have given the majority of the donations or loans to the effort to replace Warren, an industry scourge, with…
Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 421
It wasn’t easy talking about the Muah.AI data breach. It’s not just the rampant child sexual abuse material throughout the system (or at least requests for the AI to generate images of it), it’s the reactions of people to it. The tweets justifying it on the basis of there being noo “actual” abuse, the characterisation…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Crypto Billionaires Could Flip the Senate to the GOP. Here’s What They Want.
After two elections where he bucked Ohio’s rightward trend, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is clinging to the narrowest of polling leads. If he loses to unpopular car salesman Bernie Moreno next month, he might have crypto to blame. Cryptocurrency companies are pouring tens of millions of dollars into the race through a super PAC in…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Crypto Billionaires Could Flip the Senate to the GOP. Here’s What They Want.
After two elections where he bucked Ohio’s rightward trend, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is clinging to the narrowest of polling leads. If he loses to unpopular car salesman Bernie Moreno next month, he might have crypto to blame. Cryptocurrency companies are pouring tens of millions of dollars into the race through a super PAC in…
Global Security News, Technology
Internet Archive Was Exposing User Email Addresses for Years Before Recent Breach
The Internet Archive recently was the target of a data breach that exposed information related to 31 million users, including their usernames and email addresses, among other materials. The group SN_Blackmeta has claimed responsibility for a concurrent DDoS attack that took the site offline. The party responsible for the data breach has not yet been identified. Related New York Times Doesn’t…
Global Security News, Technology
Internet Archive Was Exposing User Email Addresses for Years Before Recent Breach
The Internet Archive recently was the target of a data breach that exposed information related to 31 million users, including their usernames and email addresses, among other materials. The group SN_Blackmeta has claimed responsibility for a concurrent DDoS attack that took the site offline. The party responsible for the data breach has not yet been identified. Related New York Times Doesn’t…
Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 420
Ok, the scenery here is amazing, but the real story is data breach victim notification. Charlotte and I wanted to do this one together today and chat about some of the things we’d been hearing from government and law enforcement on our travels, and the victim notification angle featured heavily. She reminded me of the…