Let me let you in on a secret, most federal judges don't believe that other federal judges higher up the food chain are one bit smarter, or any more faithful to the law, than they are. And yet, by and large, they fully accept the legitimacy of review and potential reversal of their decisions. Why?

Iran-Linked Hackers Target Europe With New Malware

OpenAI and Nvidia agreed to deploy 10 gigawatts worth AI chips to power the next generation of ChatGPT.

For TechCrunch, I wrote about Unit 221B, a cybersecurity company that's recently made a name for itself by tracking today's top English-speaking hacking groups, including Scattered Spider, and helping to disrupt their operations. Now the company has raised $5 million to focus on the threat.

For more than a year I’ve spoken with Scattered Spider “caller” Noah Urban from a Florida jail. I wanted to know how they chose victims, their methods and how Noah became entangled in a virtually and physically violent world. We’re publishing his story today: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Don't get too excited about AI's ability to find software vulnerabilities, @rgblights.bsky.social said today — we'll never be able to keep up w/ the patching, esp. for unsupported & poorly maintained software. My report from Google's Cyber Defense Summit: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-vuln...

NEW from me: It's been three weeks since JLR shut down factories after a cyberattack—losing tens of millions as a result. We know little about the specifics of that hack, but the shutdown is on the verge of creating a full-blown crisis for hundreds of JLR suppliers, who are laying off staff

This is absolute CTI bait, great job ESET www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese...

Teen hackers aren’t villains-in-waiting, they’re untapped defenders. We can intercept talent early, show real career paths, and turn curiosity into cyber defense. My take on building ethical on-ramps for #cybersecurity www.forbes.com/councils/for...

Hey, #ruby folks! I've been one of the #RubyGems maintainers for the last decade. Ruby Central has forcefully taken control of the RubyGems organization on GitHub, the `rubygems-update` and `bundler` gems on rubygems[.]org, and more. You can read the details here: pup-e.com/goodbye-ruby...

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... great article

filing this under the, "this is why we can't have nice things" folder...

I was homeless as a teenager and, let me tell you, it can happen to most Americans faster than they’d like to believe.

New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...

Day 15 #SciArtSeptember prompt spawn. I’m sharing my portrait of self-taught trail-blazing Irish #marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity & document their full lifecycle. 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 #histsci She is surrounded by blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) life 🧵

Japanese 7-11s are a much better experience than American convenience stores, but maybe that's because they sell better stuff, like Pocari Sweat and Calpis.

Post-training 101: A hitchhiker's guide into LLM post-training by Han Fang and Karthik Abinav Sankararaman tokens-for-thoughts.notion.site/post-trainin...

DHS failed to effectively implement a critical retention incentive program for cyber talent, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general, which found that federal funds meant for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were used incorrectly. fedscoop.com/cisa-cyber-i...

This new center strikes the right tone in approaching the AI alignment problem. alignmentalignment.ai

Great article by @kimzetter.bsky.social about Mandiant and APT1. The behind-the-scenes look at how the report came together and the assessment of what Mandiant was willing to expose in order to publish the report. Well done...

Scientists have discovered a gnarly undocumented reproductive strategy: Ant queens that produce offspring from two entirely different species by cloning the “alien genome” of males from another lineage. This behavior has been dubbed “xenoparity,” 🔗 www.404media.co/the-biologic...

Doctors ignored my reports if pain for years. In high school my mom would have to come pick me up because I was puking from agony. I'd pass out at work. I was told some discomfort is normal. At 23 a (cis woman!) doctor told me if I did not stop complaining the only solution was a hysterectomy.

An AP investigation finds that Silicon Valley companies sold surveillance technology to Chinese police and security contractors, ignoring warnings that the tools were being used to quash dissent, persecute religious sects and target minorities.

Great talk from @ollieatnowhere.bsky.social youtu.be/UVNMozEgYtY?...

Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover threatens to hit British economic growth via @alexmartin.bsky.social & @there

Peter Kyle raised eyebrows last year when he said he was made, just hours into office, “very very aware that there was a cybersecurity challenge that our country faced that I simply wasn’t aware of before.” We report a secret briefing by intel chiefs was responsible: therecord.media/cyberattack-...

This is a surprisingly great book IMHO a.co/d/cBin4DW

Worth a read for the co-op trust.salesloft.com?uid=Update+o...

This is like sterling silver humor written for maybe ten people.

Live streams from the OrangeCon 2025 security conference, which took place on Friday, are available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@OrangeCon/s...

In a DoD shake-up, Ashley Manning, the principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy, and Jonathan Owen, the acting deputy assistant secretary of Defense for homeland defense integration and defense support to civil authorities, have left the Pentagon. thehill.com/policy/defen...

These videos are so good. youtu.be/BmCWryz3dsU?...

First harvest of honey crisps have just started coming in from yakama , here’s why don’t taste like you used to remember www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycri...

once again tapping the sign

Senior Vulnerability Researchers, we have currently have roles available in our iOS and Browsers teams. Both can be based in the UK, USA or Australia 🌍 Find out more and apply at www.interruptlabs.co.uk/careers

"Citrix Netscaler backdoors — Part One — May 2025 activity against governments", This is not a ransomware group; it’s espionage. doublepulsar.com/citrix-netsc... #cybersecurity #espionage #governments

TP-Link failed to patch a vulnerability in its routers for more than a year. The bug is in a protocol that allows ISPs to manage routers deployed at customer premises, also known as CWMP or TR-069. TP-Link was notified of the bug in May last year. medium.com/@mehrrun/zer...

Normie cyber people it brings me no pleasure to announce the aerospace cyber people absolutely cooked us

This was the laugh I needed! 😂😂😂

Cisco ASA honeypot blew up Aug 28: – 200k probes in 20h – 3 ASNs only: NYBULA / CHEAPY-HOST / GCS – Each IP ~10,102 reqs (scripted) likely prepping for CVE-2025-20182/20134 (DoS), disclosure bugs, or legacy RCEs. Report: medium.com/@Nadsec/hone... OTX Pulses: otx.alienvault.com/user/conrat

Why do sapphic books offer something extra? Hear how representation, fresh voices & new angles create more powerful reading experiences. Sept 27 | Online #Lesfic #BookEvent #lesfic #lesbianbooks Get your tickets thelesbianreview.com/nice-genres-... @anakwrenn.bsky.social @cjeandowner.bsky.social

New zero-click exploit allegedly used to hack WhatsApp users

"What the hell is Freon?" I do have a blog post about it! soatok.blog/2025/08/09/i... TL;DR - Imagine code-signing where your secret key is held by no one, but requires the cooperation of several trusted parties to generate a signature. (Like torpedoes requiring 2 keys, except not destructive.)

New: I looked at 90 porn sites to test the new age-verification law rewriting the web. The ones following the rules, and scanning visitors' faces, are crumbling, while the lawbreakers are doubling or tripling their traffic. One of many unintended consequences for an experimental tech wapo.st/47QuttW

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