Huib Modderkolk
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Jurre van Bergen
2 days ago
The general counsel uploaded a picture on Linkedin showing the web panel of Paragon's spyware. The panel shows a phone number in Czechia, Apps, Accounts, media on the phone, the interception status and numbers extracted from social media applications.
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Ilona
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Aangezien mijn gegevens al eerder op straat lagen (PsyQ, Bevolkingsonderzoek) kan ik nu net zo goed een billboard langs de A10 zetten met al mijn gegevens. Kosda?
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Ed Wilson
3 days ago
"Switzerlandās military has terminated its contract with Palantir⦠following a security audit⦠concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data⦠significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
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Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
https://www.newscase.com/palantirs-swiss-exit-highlights-global-data-sovereignty-challenge/
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The Barents Observer
7 days ago
Covert maritime intelligence from non-Russian flag ships gives Russia an overview of military capacities and infrastructure along the coast and on the seabed, Norway's Police Security Service warns.
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Police: Russian crew members pose a significant espionage threat
Covert maritime intelligence from non-Russian flag ships gives Russia an overview of military capacities and infrastructure along the coast and on the seabed, Norway's Police Security Service warns.
https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/police-russian-crew-members-pose-a-significant-espionage-threat/444849
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Margaret Mitchell
3 days ago
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/
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Euromaidan Press
4 days ago
Estonia's intelligence: Russia won't attack NATO this year or next, but is "very concerned" about European rearmament "Russian leadership sees Europe may be capable of independent military operations against Russia in 2-3 years"āintelligence chief said
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Estonian intelligence: Russia wonāt attack NATO this year but fears European rearmament
Moscow has no intention of attacking NATO countries in the near term as European defense measures force Russia to "carefully calculate its actions," Estonia's intelligence chief Kauppo Rosin toldā¦
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/10/estonian-intelligence-russia-wont-attack-nato-this-year-but-fears-european-rearmament/
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'The cache specifies recreating target computer networks used in the power, energy transmission and transportation sectors as well as in smart home infrastructure'
therecord.media/leaked-china...
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Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighborsā critical infrastructure
Internal files describe a training platform as part of a large integrated system designed to allow attackers to practice hacking replicas of āthe real network environmentsā of Chinaās āmain operationa...
https://therecord.media/leaked-china-documents-show-testing-cyber-neighbors
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The Wall Street Journal
5 days ago
Whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is based on U.S.-intercepted phone conversation in which individuals linked to a foreign government discussed a person close to President Trump.
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Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Foreign Call About Person Close to Trump
The call intercepted by the U.S. formed a key part of a complaint filed last year against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
https://on.wsj.com/3Og37FP
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Seth Abramson
6 days ago
Not sure how to read this as anything other than Trump's handpicked Director of National Intelligence betraying the United States and doing so to protect him from revelation of the fact that his regime is secretly working with a hostile foreign intelligence agency
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower
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Anton Gerashchenko
7 days ago
Yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine last night. Russia attacked energy infrastructure in the western parts of Ukraine. Emergency electricity shutdowns in Ukraine. There are injured and a lot of damage. Yet another Russian war crime.
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Hans de Vreij
7 days ago
'Duitsland zet Russische diplomaat uit na reeks sabotageacties: "Moskou zet in op escalatie"'
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Duitsland zet Russische diplomaat uit na reeks sabotageacties: āMoskou zet in op escalatieā
Duitsland werd vorig jaar zeker 321 keer getroffen door sabotageacties. De hybride oorlogsvoering tegen de Duitsers gaat dit jaar onverminderd door. Duitsland verdenkt Rusland. De uitzetting van een R...
https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/duitsland-zet-russische-diplomaat-uit-na-reeks-sabotageacties-moskou-zet-in-op-escalatie~a85088d4/?slug_rd=1
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'Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow'
www.ft.com/content/cd08...
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Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europeās key satellites, officials believe
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
https://www.ft.com/content/cd08c49c-658e-49c9-9a15-234f2bfc2074
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Ben je een journalist of activist en vrees je, waar ter wereld ook, de veiligheidsdiensten: Lockdown Mode (āisolatiemodusā voor iPhone) is your friend
www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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FBI Couldnāt Get into WaPo Reporterās iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlockingā¦
https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/
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Nieuws: VS voeren druk op Europese beleidsmakers en ambtenaren die zich inzetten voor reguleren Big Tech verder op. Ook Nederlandse organisaties worden daarbij voor het eerst beschuldigd van pogingen om Amerikaanse bedrijven te censureren. Lees
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VS noemen regulering van Big Tech ācensuurā, halen in rapport ook uit naar Nederlandse organisaties
De Verenigde Staten voeren de druk op Europese beleidsmakers en ambtenaren die zich bezighouden met het reguleren van Amerikaanse Big Tech verder op. Ook Nederlandse organisaties worden daarbij voorā¦
https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/vs-noemen-regulering-van-big-tech-censuur-halen-in-rapport-ook-uit-naar-nederlandse-organisaties~bc7a897e/
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Tom-Jan Meeus
11 days ago
-De realiteit: āPutin waited for the temperatures to drop and stockpiled drones and missiles to continue his genocidal attacks against the Ukrainian people.ā -De dromende klasse: āPoetin wil vrede.ā
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Andrii Sybiha šŗš¦ on X: "The temperature in Ukraine is below -20°C (-4°F). Overnight, Russia attacked with 450 drones and over 60 missiles, including ballistic ones. Primary targets: energy and residential houses in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, and other regions. Putin waited for the https://t.co/472hClO1LJ" / X
The temperature in Ukraine is below -20°C (-4°F). Overnight, Russia attacked with 450 drones and over 60 missiles, including ballistic ones. Primary targets: energy and residential houses in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, and other regions. Putin waited for the https://t.co/472hClO1LJ
https://x.com/andrii_sybiha/status/2018574832028254427?s=46&t=Tm2MfcEyA72KdrwVnCZ17Q
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Zorgelijke escalatie: voor het eerst hebben Russische hackers Europese systemen voor duurzame opwekking van energie aangevallen. De hack geldt ook als waarschuwing voor Nederland: zon-en windparken zijn door beperkte veiligheidseisen uiterst kwetsbaar
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/r...
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Russen hackten in Polen duurzame energiebronnen en dat leidt ook tot zorgen in Nederland
Een Russische hack van het Poolse stroomnet eind december blijkt nu ook een waarschuwing voor Nederland: de systemen van nieuwe energiebronnen als zonne- en windenergie zijn door beperkteā¦
https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/russen-hackten-in-polen-duurzame-energiebronnen-en-dat-leidt-ook-tot-zorgen-in-nederland~b212dba0/
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JĆ”n TrenÄanský
15 days ago
Extensive report by CERT.PL on Polandās energy grid incident.
cert.pl/en/posts/202...
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Energy Sector Incident Report - 29 December 2025
CERT Polska presents a report on the analysis of an incident in the energy sector that occurred on 29 December 2025. The attacks were destructive in nature and targeted wind and photovoltaic farms, a ...
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/01/incident-report-energy-sector-2025/
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Koen Haegens
15 days ago
Goh, Deloitte, die zitten ook in Nederland
#ICE
www.ft.com/content/c741...
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Companies reap $22bn from Trumpās immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d?segmentId=b0d7e653-3467-12ab-c0f0-77e4424cdb4c
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Jeffry Bazooka
28 days ago
"An intelligence assessment provided to the British military revealed a 1:27 kill ratio in the battle for Kupiansk, with 27 Russian soldiers lost for each Ukrainian."
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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Ukraine killed 27 Russian soldiers for every loss as it regained Kupiansk
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-kills-27-russian-soldiers-for-every-loss-in-kupiansk-b2901725.html
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Arnout Brouwers
15 days ago
De snelste weg naar meer Europese zelfredzaamheid loopt via de Navo
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Een Europa dat zichzelf kan verdedigen, is lang niet zo ver weg als het soms lijkt
Na de Groenlandcrisis vragen militaire planners zich meer dan ooit af: kunnen we eventueel zonder Amerika de Russen tegenhouden? Experts zeggen dat de meest pragmatische weg naar meer Europese zelfred...
https://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/een-europa-dat-zichzelf-kan-verdedigen-is-lang-niet-zo-ver-weg-als-het-soms-lijkt~bbf1d5d9/
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JĆ©rĆ“me š³ļøāššŖšŗš¬
15 days ago
Smeerlappen!
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Capgemini helpt immigratiedienst ICE bij opsporing migranten
De Fransen zijn woedend over de werkzaamheden van het IT-bedrijf in de VS. Capgemini werkt actief mee aan het aanleveren van gegevens van vreemdelingen die de Trumpregering het land wil uitzetten.
https://fd.nl/samenleving/1584867/capgemini-helpt-immigratiedienst-ice-bij-opsporing-migranten
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De nieuwe baas van MI6, Blaise Metreweli, wil niet langer toekijken hoe Rusland in het Westen opereert maar ook terug gaan slaan:
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/m...
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Britainās New Spy Chief Has a New Mission
Blaise Metreweli is revamping the legendary MI6 for an era of conflict in Europe.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/mi6-sis-blaise-metreweli-intelligence-espionage-britain-russia/
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Anders Puck Nielsen
17 days ago
France to ban officials from using American video conference tools including Zoom and Teams.
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France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams
The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio/
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Nauwelijks opgemerkt maar Frankrijk levert inmiddels veel meer inlichtingen aan OekraĆÆne dan de VS. In tijden van techno-pessimisme een hoopvol signaal. Hoe doen de Fransen dat? Welke inlichtingen verstrekken ze? Uitgebreid in de laatste Schaduwoorlog:
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Zo neemt Frankrijk de positie van Amerikaanse diensten over
Schaduwoorlog Ā· Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UudrbQXiqWDLT2u3X7kb6?si=uAqTghjMTv-Gv9QZJVn12A
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Meta and WhatsApp āstore, analyze, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp usersā purportedly āprivateā communicationsā
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lawsuit Claims Meta Can See WhatsApp Chats in Breach of Privacy
An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/lawsuit-claims-meta-can-see-whatsapp-chats-in-breach-of-privacy
18 days ago
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One source with knowledge of the breach said it went āright into the heart of Downing Streetā.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/26/china-hacked-downing-street-phones-for-years/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_video_downing-street-phones-for-years/
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Timothy Snyder
20 days ago
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Arnout Brouwers
21 days ago
Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
www.volkskrant.nl/cs-bb9fd1c3/
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Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
Met knappe crisisdiplomatie ontzenuwde Navo-chef Rutte de Groenlandcrisis. Maar er zijn diepe wonden geslagen door de confrontatie tussen Trump en Europa.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-bb9fd1c3/
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Eliot Higgins
24 days ago
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
theins.ru/en/news/288644
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Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
The Kremlin-linked online bot network known as āMatryoshkaā has launched a disinformation campaign focused on the escalating dispute over Greenland, according to researchers from the Bot Blocker proje...
https://theins.ru/en/news/288644
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David Ho
26 days ago
It was inevitable.
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Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/
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Laatste kaarten!
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Trump wil Groenland om zān techvrienden aan een eigen land te helpen: āSilicon Valley tech investors had begun āpromoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation.āā
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The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland
Trumpās fixation on filching the island territory from Denmark may seem like the demented ravings of a mad king. But to a cohort of plutocrat weirdos, it makes perfect sense.
http://newrepublic.com/article/205102/oligarchs-pushing-conquest-greenland-trump
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āHet systeem genaamd Elite (Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement) kan een kaart genereren met potentiĆ«le te deporteren personen en toont van hen een dossier, plus een ābetrouwbaarheidsscoreā voor het huidige adres van de persoonā
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ICE gebruikt superapp Elite van Palantir voor klopjachten op migranten
Agenten van de federale immigratiedienst ICE maken gebruik van een dataplatform dat alle mogelijke informatie van personen op een kaart projecteert. Het omstreden techbedrijf Palantir is de maker.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/ice-gebruikt-superapp-elite-van-palantir-voor-klopjachten-op-migranten~bc5cb5a2/
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Arnout Brouwers
about 1 month ago
Geen woorden maar daden.
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Ben Coates
about 1 month ago
the Danube Institute is a nasty thing - a far right body paid by Orban to promote Orban; allied with Project 2025 and supporting people like Eric Zemmour and the AfD. Itās baffling and troubling that the NRC wouldnāt think this matters when publishing their views
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Eliot Higgins
about 1 month ago
Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
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Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome | CNN Politics
The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting sp...
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politics/havana-syndrome-device-pentagon-hsi
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Catalin Cimpanu
about 1 month ago
"Poland's power system faced its largest cyberattack in years in the last week of December" "The failed attack aimed to disrupt the communication between renewable installations and the power distribution operators"
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Massive cyberattack on Polish power system in December failed, minister says
Poland's power system faced its largest cyberattack in years in the last week of December that also followed a different pattern, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/massive-cyberattack-polish-power-system-december-failed-minister-says-2026-01-13/
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ChrisO_wiki
about 1 month ago
1/ Ukrainians are said to be funding their war effort by systematically fleecing billions from Russian citizens and businesses through online and phone scams. It's a hidden front of a hybrid war that employs both kinetic means on the battlefield and hacking on the home front. ā¬ļø
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Ben Coates
about 1 month ago
While his country struggles with overlapping crises and puts together a new government, Wilders travels the world (paid?) saying Amsterdam is a war zone and people get jailed for their opinions. Perhaps someone can ask for examples? Or ask when he last walked 400m through Amsterdam?
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de Volkskrant
about 1 month ago
Wat is er nodig om eindelijk te handelen nu vanuit Amerika het onversneden fascisme ons recht in het gezicht staart?
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Wat is er nodig om eindelijk te handelen nu vanuit Amerika het onversneden fascisme ons recht in het gezicht staart?
https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de-dag/wat-is-er-nodig-om-eindelijk-te-handelen-nu-vanuit-amerika-het-onversneden-fascisme-ons-recht-in-het-gezicht-staart%7Ebed40af0/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1768055062
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TechCrunch
about 1 month ago
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/
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Trump had het over āeen zekere expertise die we hebbenā. Het lijkt er sterk op dat het Amerikaanse Cyber Command het elektriciteitsnetwerk in Venezuela vlak voor de aanval platlegde. Ook NYT spreekt over een ācyber operationā:
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Eliot Higgins
about 1 month ago
A very embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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Business Ukraine magazine
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: US officials have concluded that Ukraine did not launch a drone strike on Putinās residence. In other words, it is now apparent that the Russian dictator personally lied to Trump in a bid to derail peace efforts. Will there be consequences?
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de Volkskrant
about 1 month ago
āCIA ook onder Trump pro-OekraĆÆens, inlichtingen cruciaal bij aanvallen op Russische industrieā
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āCIA ook onder Trump pro-OekraĆÆens, inlichtingen cruciaal bij aanvallen op Russische industrieā
https://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/cia-ook-onder-trump-pro-oekraiens-inlichtingen-cruciaal-bij-aanvallen-op-russische-industrie%7Ebbbac004/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767208840
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Mathijs Bouman
about 2 months ago
De ware reden achter de Amerikaanse intimidatie van Thierry Breton:
fd.nl/opinie/15811...
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NOS
about 2 months ago
Pro-Russische hackers eisen cyberaanval op Frans postbedrijf op
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Pro-Russische hackers eisen cyberaanval op Frans postbedrijf op
De groep wordt in verband gebracht met meerdere aanvallen in andere Europese landen, ook in Nederland.
https://nos.nl/l/2595839?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Dave Keating
about 2 months ago
It begins. The EU lawmaker who was in charge of digital affairs during šŖšŗPresident von der Leyen's first term has been banned from entering the United States, because the šŗšø tech giants and government don't like the EU's tech laws. What will be the šŖšŗPresident's response?
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Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/24/us-state-department-visa-ban-former-eu-commissioner-europe
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