Posts by jsrailton@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #Aa2cewuFfY8gl57byi by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-09-22T23:11:26Z
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6/ Without brave victims like Ahmed Tantawy getting checked & coming forwards, these recent exploits would not have been found.Billions of apple devices would still be vulnerable.Including yours.#egypt #elections #democracy #infosec #cybersecurity #predator #spyware #apple #ios #osx #update @maddiestone @citizenlab
(DIR) Post #AabmrcwBNlkP1lQiCe by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-10-09T20:58:08Z
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🚨NEW RESEARCH: #predator mercenary #spyware targeting in #Twitter/ #Xitter replies to:❌🇺🇸 US congresspeople❌ 🇪🇺EU & Asian officials❌ JournalistsClicking on the links in these replies to officials could lead to the infection of a device using a chain of zero-day exploits.Creating a spy in your pocket.Report by Amnesty Tech: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/global-predator-files-spyware-scandal-reveals-brazen-targeting-of-civil-society-politicians-and-officials/Independent investigation & confirmation by us @citizenlab : https://citizenlab.ca/2023/10/predator-spyware-targets-us-eu-lawmakers-journalists/#cybersecurity #infosec #hacking #malware #citizenlab
(DIR) Post #AabmreBoj7qcuXkiDA by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-10-09T21:03:19Z
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2/ Tweeting zero day infection links is very YOLO. Crazier still when it's at officials like key US Senators & a head of state.Because you'll get caught. Just. Like. This.It's a sign that mercenary spyware proliferation is still out of control.
(DIR) Post #Aabmrf6XKFDZkSI0cS by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-10-09T21:12:03Z
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3/ While US is actually tackling mercenary spyware proliferation (2 sets of sanctions, an executive order, diplomatic push), #EU & member states have been embarrassingly ineffective.Many observers find 🇩🇪 #Germany in particular puzzlingly quiet on spyware.They are also a customer of NSO Group. Which is a very bad lookSpeaking of, here's targeting on a tweet by then German ambassador to the US Emily Haber...
(DIR) Post #Aci4bMwyXVKiYrvTPs by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T18:29:41Z
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🚨PAY ATTENTION: tomorrow the US House votes on two bills. An actual intelligence reform bill and this bad, fake reform bill.No exaggeration to call this an unprecedented spying expansion.Cloud companies & customers should be *deeply concerned*Not only does it contain massive surveillance expansions...But the bill's accompanying materials carefully avoided mentioning them.That should be your sign: something is up.#privacy #surveillance #intelligence #internet #cloud #cybersecurity
(DIR) Post #Aci4bOsnM1B4YTzAB6 by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T18:32:14Z
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2/ Yes, but equally: the bad Section 702 #intelligence bill has a massive potential to irreversibly chase biz away from US #cloud companies.For example, if this 702 bill passes, a customer from #EU faces a scenario where the Gov can force the US provider to grant access to their servers.#cybersecurity #privacy #internet #GDPR #EU
(DIR) Post #AhUnytiW8BHlnc6AdM by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-02T23:04:34Z
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BREAKING: #Israeli private investigator arrested for cyberespionage on behalf of American PR firm.Caught by UK under #RedNotice from 🇺🇸US while boarding a flight.BIG TWIST in a wild case that began w/our @citizenlab investigation into indian hack-for-hire group #belltrox Sound familiar?Because Amit Forlit is the *second* PI from #Israel arrested in similar way for this case.First = convicted. https://www.reuters.com/world/israeli-private-eye-arrested-uk-over-alleged-hacking-us-pr-firm-2024-05-02/#hacking #cybersecurity #infosec #malware #espionage #intelligence
(DIR) Post #AhUnyvPRq3Dj33ByBk by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-02T23:06:20Z
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There's a disgraceful ecosystem of public relations & lobbying firms using hackers for hire.Sometimes they are used to silence critics & advocacy groups.Like US nonprofits doing climate advocacy.Our investigation into a group we christened #DarkBasin uncovered a sprawling #India-based hack-for-hire operation.They enabled US corporations to outsource lawbreaking.https://citizenlab.ca/2020/06/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/#infosec #cybersecurity #malware #hacking #climatechange #climatecrisis #exxon #phishing
(DIR) Post #AhUnyxDT7YpIeTbQnI by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-02T23:07:36Z
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I'd bet my bottom dollar that this "unnamed...PR and lobbying firm" knows exactly who they are......and are no doubt experiencing an afternoon of the purest panic.Using the offshore hack-for-hire ecosystem has been largely consequence-free for the middlemen & the ultimate beneficiaries of stolen information.The tide may be turning & this latest arrest suggests that more consequences may be inbound.#hacking #infosec #spyware #malware #cybersecurity #phishing #India
(DIR) Post #Ahj3WZehiq6Txphscy by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-09T18:30:25Z
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I can confidently diagnose #betterhelp as sociopaths.Promised therapy customers privacy...then gave their mental health info to advertisers.Victims get less than ten bucks each. Company made billion+ in revenue last year alone.In a just society with good privacy laws, they'd face existential civil & criminal consequences.https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/betterhelp-therapy-class-action-settlement-refund/507-b4ef5e0f-c722-4562-95e9-c3cdd7738d1a#therapy #psychology #privacy #psychotherapy #mentalhealth #telehealth #medicine #HIPAA #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #facebook #meta
(DIR) Post #AhxjemEjkIvTaXarzs by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-16T20:23:29Z
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Even for cancer and transplant patients.We are speeding into idiocracy.#cancer #transplantation #immunocompromised #health #healthcare #masks #northcarolina
(DIR) Post #Ai7lmPxUbO7WIdtkUC by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-21T18:21:31Z
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Reading this🧵? Your blood probably contains some amount of toxic #foreverchemicals made by #3m Enough to spike your risk of cancers & illnesses? Without a blood test, you have no idea.Why is their toxin running in your veins?Well, 3M & #dupont kept the harms secret even as their toxins were incorporated into...everything.From french fry bags to chairs.They gaslit their own scientists.& regularly dumped the chemicals, creating toxic zones. 1/https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story#environment
(DIR) Post #Ai7lmR0MiC0pXqFYbQ by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-21T18:28:11Z
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2/ Risks from #foreverchemicals include Diabetes, obesity, testicular #cancer, developmental delays...Some researchers think that anyone exposed to these chemicals will have an elevated cancer risk. At ANY concentration.Since scientists estimate that we ALL have at least one of these forever chemicals in our blood...That would be all of us.#environment #endocrine #immunesystem
(DIR) Post #Ai7lmS8CWXsH2QvKSG by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-21T18:30:45Z
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3/ If the "we are all at risk of cancer" from #foreverchemicals framing for some reason doesn't bug you, consider the taxpayer costs.Numbers are staggering. $64 billion in estimated increased disease burden in a single year.Meanwhile #3M makes $1.5 billion a year from making the stuff.And 16,000 of 3M's products still contain the chemical.While company pledges to wind down manufacture. They haven't stopped.To date, 3m has not admitted wrongdoing and faced no criminal liability
(DIR) Post #AiHcKyblE5xteFAm1Y by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-26T10:10:13Z
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When politicians attack the means of knowledge transmission like libraries, science, teachers & universities, remember:Your ignorance is their power.#education #science #highered #universities #teachers #populism #libraries
(DIR) Post #AiJebVHO6wR1pnZVsO by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-27T09:58:10Z
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So... the #FBI ran a Truman Show on this 🇨🇳spy for 8 years?Wild.#espionage #surveillance #china #spy #investigation #counterintelligence #intelligence #CIA #China
(DIR) Post #AiJebYH8yJ1R7uTrPc by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-05-27T09:59:02Z
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This ex-CIA PRC spy basically lived his 50s in a constructed universe, thinking he was unobserved.Like the Robert Hanssen story on steroids. I want to watch this movie.https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-cia-officer-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-commit-espionage-0
(DIR) Post #AjX5n8Ed2dSK2OtsAq by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-07-02T14:45:12Z
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NEW: parliament of #Poland voted to strip immunity of official involved in purchasing #Pegasus.Charges include diverting funds intended for *victims of crime, crime prevention & rehab* to pay for the notorious mercenary spyware.Report: https://therecord.media/polish-parliament-strips-official-of-immunity-pegasus-spyware#malware #infosec #cybersecurity #hacking #polska #sejm
(DIR) Post #AlXrXu971sDi1nP2oq by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-09-01T01:07:32Z
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JSR's law of data: if you collect it, they will come.Investigators will eventually identify any consumer product that persistently records peoples' activities.One day, they'll show up, requesting access. If the data is consistently helpful, they'll stop asking & start demanding.Once this happens enough the company will probably create a law enforcement portal to simplify access & save customers the trouble...#infosec #police #cybersecurity #privacy #security #crime #surveillance
(DIR) Post #AlXrXv6fSRrJ0VGbeC by jsrailton@mastodon.social
2024-09-01T01:18:36Z
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So many companies build consumer products with pervasive surveillance capabilities without planning for the inevitable moment when access demand come in.By failing to plan for this in design decisions, you expose yourself & your consumers to pressure. And introduce society to new kinds of surveillance.It's ethical conundrum in countries with a rule of law & judicial oversight. It is much more ominous when your product reaches countries with none of that.#infosec #privacy #cybersecurity