Nostr notes by Etienne / Tek

A statement to our community about why RightsCon 2026 will not ...

2026-05-04T13:16:12Z

A statement to our community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/

Dear Mastodon friends, Telegram has started to publish their ...

2026-04-29T21:44:25Z

Dear Mastodon friends, Telegram has started to publish their transparency data for Q1 2026. As usual, I am trying to crowdsource this information as it is only accessible per country for Telegram accounts registered with a number for that country. Here is what I have so far, if you have a Telegram account with a number not in that list, please take a screenshot of the @transparency answer and answer here or open an issue here https://github.com/Te-k/telegram-transparency/issues
Thanks and please retoot!

Whao, Rightscon is cancelled less than a week before the event, ...

2026-04-29T20:52:39Z

Whao, Rightscon is cancelled less than a week before the event, really sorry for the Access Now (npub175f…sv3v) team who I am sure have done everything they could for a different outcome
https://www.rightscon.org/

Hong Kong: French journalist Antoine Vedeilhe detained and ...

2026-04-24T14:49:03Z

Hong Kong: French journalist Antoine Vedeilhe detained and deported⁩
https://rsf.org/en/hong-kong-french-journalist-antoine-vedeilhe-detained-and-deported

Defending Against China-Nexus Covert Networks of Compromised ...

2026-04-24T14:43:40Z

Defending Against China-Nexus Covert Networks of Compromised Devices #infosec
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-113a

Finally a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel! ...

2026-04-17T14:16:32Z

Finally a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy32277e58o

Czech company collects 2.2 million crowns from creators of ...

2026-03-31T21:15:26Z

Czech company collects 2.2 million crowns from creators of Predator spy system
https://www.investigace.cz/ceska-firma-intellexa-predator-spyware/

32 Outposts, 10 Miles of Ground Barrier: IDF Builds New Border ...

2026-03-26T14:16:39Z

32 Outposts, 10 Miles of Ground Barrier: IDF Builds New Border Line Inside Gaza. Here's How It Looks
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-03-26/ty-article-magazine/32-outposts-10-mile-barrier-idf-builds-new-border-in-gaza-heres-how-it-looks/0000019d-1f59-d9d3-a5df-3f5d54440000

Whao, what’s going on there: OpenAI shutters AI video generator ...

2026-03-25T22:01:20Z

Whao, what’s going on there: OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/openai-ai-video-sora

Call between POLITICO journalist and EU official was intercepted ...

2026-03-25T21:09:19Z

Call between POLITICO journalist and EU official was intercepted and published online https://www.politico.eu/article/politico-journalist-call-intercept-published-hacking-security-review-hungary-ukraine/

FBI warning: Russian Intelligence Services Target Commercial ...

2026-03-23T21:17:22Z

FBI warning: Russian Intelligence Services Target Commercial Messaging Application Accounts
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260320

Convicted Spyware Dealer Links Greek Government to Surveillance ...

2026-03-23T14:30:20Z

Convicted Spyware Dealer Links Greek Government to Surveillance Scandal | OCCRP https://www.occrp.org/en/news/convicted-spyware-dealer-links-greek-government-to-surveillance-scandal

Getting an random email invitation for a hackathon for a ...

2026-03-21T01:41:03Z

Getting an random email invitation for a hackathon for a financial tech company... When did it become normal to invite people for free work for rich companies over the week-end????
I miss times where hackathons were just a bunch of nerd in a basement and you could at best win a book.

BBC article for English speakers : Officer reportedly leaks ...

2026-03-20T15:31:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…4jg5
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BBC article for English speakers : Officer reportedly leaks location of French aircraft carrier with Strava run https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9vdel17wqo

Location of the French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle ...

2026-03-20T15:24:53Z

Location of the French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle identified through Strava data by le Monde:
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/03/19/stravaleaks-le-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-localise-en-temps-reel-par-le-monde-grace-a-l-application-de-sport_6672445_3210.html #OSINT

Standing up for the open Internet: why we appealed Italy’s ...

2026-03-20T13:49:11Z

Standing up for the open Internet: why we appealed Italy’s "Piracy Shield" fine https://blog.cloudflare.com/standing-up-for-the-open-internet/

That is the #infosec news of the day, all the reports on ...

2026-03-18T16:26:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…gvnv
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That is the #infosec news of the day, all the reports on DarkSword there:
Google TAG: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/darksword-ios-exploit-chain
iVerify: https://iverify.io/blog/darksword-ios-exploit-kit-explained
Lookout : https://www.lookout.com/threat-intelligence/article/darksword
Wired : https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked-with-a-new-tool-found-in-the-wild/

The Proliferation of DarkSword: iOS Exploit Chain Adopted by ...

2026-03-18T16:20:01Z

The Proliferation of DarkSword: iOS Exploit Chain Adopted by Multiple Threat Actors https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/darksword-ios-exploit-chain

US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by ...

2026-03-17T19:59:08Z

US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/us-military-contractor-likely-built-iphone-hacking-tools-used-by-russian-spies-in-ukraine/

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training ...

2026-03-17T18:20:53Z

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai-over-ai-training-2026-03-16/

End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be ...

2026-03-13T13:18:14Z

End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026.
https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of ...

2026-03-09T20:54:12Z

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-backed-hackers-breach-signal-whatsapp-accounts-officials-journalists-2026-03-09/

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine ...

2026-03-06T03:30:31Z

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric

It seems that OAuth phishing attacks are back, I thought the ...

2026-03-05T12:48:28Z

It seems that OAuth phishing attacks are back, I thought the approval process setup by Google and Microsoft killed that. Any idea how these attacks are bypassing the process? #infosec
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/02/oauth-redirection-abuse-enables-phishing-malware-delivery/

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, ...

2026-03-04T20:53:30Z

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran

Nothing good come from governments criticizing rules of ...

2026-03-02T19:17:56Z

Nothing good come from governments criticizing rules of engagement:
US Defense Secretary’s Media Remarks on Rules of Engagement
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/02/us-defense-secretarys-media-remarks-on-rules-of-engagement

Greece Predator scandal: Four convicted over spyware affair that ...

2026-02-27T17:19:04Z

Greece Predator scandal: Four convicted over spyware affair that shook Greece https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6dx4886rpo

Journalism under attack: Predator spyware in Angola ...

2026-02-18T13:20:01Z

Journalism under attack: Predator spyware in Angola https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/02/journalism-under-attack-predator-spyware-in-angola/

Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown ...

2026-02-12T13:29:01Z

Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygd10pg5lo

Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers' ...

2026-02-09T19:55:02Z

Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers' payment records https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacktivist-scrapes-over-500000-stalkerware-customers-payment-records/

Thanks for everyone who contributed, still many missing ...

2026-02-02T23:57:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…nenv
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Thanks for everyone who contributed, still many missing countries. Here is an update:
https://te-k.github.io/telegram-transparency/

#Telegram has started to update its transparency data for Q4 ...

2026-02-01T23:46:15Z

#Telegram has started to update its transparency data for Q4 2025! Here is the first data I got, and I need your help to get more, send me screenshot of the answer of @transparency here or on GitHub
https://github.com/Te-k/telegram-transparency

Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction ...

2026-01-27T21:36:54Z

Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/social-media-trial-meta-tiktok-youtube

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus ...

2026-01-27T00:51:29Z

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/saudi-arabia-ordered-pay-london-dissident-pegasus-spying-ghanem-al-masarir

I juste read a very bad paper on stalkerware, if you are in ...

2026-01-26T03:54:32Z

I juste read a very bad paper on stalkerware, if you are in computer security and want to look into stalkerware, please read about intimate partner violence / gender based violence and all related research and don't just treat it as a malware issue.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware | ...

2026-01-23T17:13:16Z

Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/ireland-proposes-new-law-allowing-police-to-use-spyware/

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@dougmadory/115907806335267874 ...

2026-01-17T02:42:37Z

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@dougmadory/115907806335267874

Internet slowly coming back in #Iran
Some news are saying that internet could be restored step by step but unclear where this is coming from https://x.com/Ammir/status/2012290979043082296

quoting
note1sgr…8y9l

Beginning to see signs of life for the internet of Iran! #DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026

An increase in traffic flowing into Iran began at 00:12 UTC (3:42am local) — note this restoration is still only currently at 0.2% of the bits/sec we were seeing prior to the shutdown on Jan-8.

A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn ...

2026-01-13T14:31:27Z

A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/a-new-jersey-lawsuit-shows-how-hard-it-is-to-fight-deepfake-porn/

Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy ...

2026-01-09T20:43:53Z

Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide | Iran | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/iran-plunged-into-internet-blackout-as-protests-over-economy-spread-nationwide

Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking ...

2026-01-06T21:09:30Z

Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/founder-of-spyware-maker-pctattletale-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-and-advertising-surveillance-software/

Things like this is what make CCC different from other ...

2026-01-06T15:59:18Z

Things like this is what make CCC different from other conferences 👏
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/

Judge rules that NSO cannot continue to install spyware via ...

2025-12-23T14:49:26Z

Judge rules that NSO cannot continue to install spyware via WhatsApp pending appeal | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/judge-rules-nso-cannot-continue-whatsapp-spyware

We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files) 🤯 ...

2025-12-20T20:52:57Z

We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files) 🤯 https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html

How Internet Censorship Impacts the Women’s Rights Movement in ...

2025-12-19T17:26:42Z

How Internet Censorship Impacts the Women’s Rights Movement in Iran: Insights from OONI Data and Activist Interviews | OONI https://ooni.org/post/2025-iran-censorship-womens-rights/

Me sharing a link to a blog post by a Kenyan writer on Substack ...

2025-12-18T19:47:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…r9ul
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Me sharing a link to a blog post by a Kenyan writer on Substack and people supporting the 3rd Reich sounds like a pretty similar situation, I don't know how I didn't realize that before.
(this is sarcasm)

Two more ICC judges sanctioned by the US, a direct attack against ...

2025-12-18T16:20:46Z

Two more ICC judges sanctioned by the US, a direct attack against international law:
Sanctioning ICC Judges Directly Engaged in the Illegitimate Targeting of Israel
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/sanctioning-icc-judges-directly-engaged-in-the-illegitimate-targeting-of-israel/

RSF uncovers new spyware from Belarus ...

2025-12-17T12:10:00Z

RSF uncovers new spyware from Belarus https://rsf.org/en/exclusive-rsf-uncovers-new-spyware-belarus

I agree and I hate how much great content is written on Substack ...

2025-12-16T13:59:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…lj43
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I agree and I hate how much great content is written on Substack but also I don't want to avoid reading/sharing great content for that reason (but I understand why you may not)

The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy ...

2025-12-15T08:52:33Z

The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy https://data-workers.org/michael/

TIL that Kenyan workers have been used so much to train AI ...

2025-12-15T08:27:43Z

TIL that Kenyan workers have been used so much to train AI systems, that standard writing by Kenyan people is often flagged as AI generated while it is not (which means that they can get discriminated for jobs / exams etc)
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-i-dont-write-like-chatgpt

AI is undermining OSINT’s core assumptions. Here’s how ...

2025-12-14T08:39:33Z

AI is undermining OSINT’s core assumptions. Here’s how journalists should adapt http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-undermining-osints-core-assumptions-heres-how-journalists-should-adapt

Global: Amnesty International launches an Algorithmic ...

2025-12-11T05:19:31Z

Global: Amnesty International launches an Algorithmic Accountability toolkit to enable investigators, rights defenders’ and activists to hold powerful actors accountable for AI-facilitated harms https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/12/global-amnesty-international-launches-an-algorithmic-accountability-toolkit-to-enable-investigators-rights-defenders-and-activists-to-hold-powerfu/

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting ...

2025-12-05T21:06:14Z

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

Calisto Targets Reporters Without Borders in Phishing Campaign - ...

2025-12-03T15:53:57Z

Calisto Targets Reporters Without Borders in Phishing Campaign - Sekoia https://blog.sekoia.io/ngo-reporters-without-borders-targeted-by-calisto-in-recent-campaign/

Some people shared with me these two great resources : ...

2025-11-28T03:58:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…es39
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Some people shared with me these two great resources :
https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/videos/msc-course-on-internet-technologies-and-regulation-internet-architecture-1/
https://locknet.chinafile.com/additional-materials/the-mechanics-of-online-censorship/

Like seriously : "We never left. Some of you kept moving. ...

2025-11-27T17:43:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…43v3
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Like seriously :
"We never left. Some of you kept moving. Some stood still. All were seen.

What's next? You'll see. Not all at once, and perhaps not where you'd expect.

Need to talk? You know where to find us. We'll be listening. And watching."

Key Systems seems to be a german registrar, never heard of them. Website is behind cloudflare and emails are using https://www.bit.nl/en/ 🤷‍♂️

Yeah it sounds so weird to have a Telegram channel, and the ...

2025-11-27T17:30:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…0zpu
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Yeah it sounds so weird to have a Telegram channel, and the videos vibe is so weird

I am discovering the Endgame website made by a bunch of police ...

2025-11-27T16:57:25Z

I am discovering the Endgame website made by a bunch of police organizations and cybersecurity companies, what is happening????
https://www.operation-endgame.com/
I really don't understand why such a website exists, like it feels like the police trying to be cool because Europol website communication is not cool enough

Does anyone know any good course to learn internet infrastructure ...

2025-11-27T14:45:26Z

Does anyone know any good course to learn internet infrastructure / internet censorship / digital surveillance for people with a non-technical background?
I am pretty open about the format (degree, online course, reading list, curriculum and everything in between)

Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay ...

2025-11-25T19:05:41Z

Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/ai-workers-tell-family-stay-away

NSO seeks to overturn WhatsApp case, saying it is ...

2025-11-21T14:36:25Z

NSO seeks to overturn WhatsApp case, saying it is ‘catastrophic’ for the spyware maker | The Record https://therecord.media/nso-seeks-to-overturn-whatsapp-case

Thanks @npub1kwa…e0nj for the amazing work as usual 🫶

2025-11-20T20:23:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…ehhe
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Thanks GrapheneOS (npub1kwa…e0nj) for the amazing work as usual 🫶

"Encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, or dedicated ...

2025-11-20T20:22:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…05va
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"Encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, or dedicated phones are not anymore a challenge for investigators. They crack phone and computers even if people refuse to give codes"
-> Telegram is not end to end encrypted
-> So why are we talking about Chat Control and many countries going against encryption?

"[Pixel phones allow to integrate a security chip that protect communication by encrypting them"
-> The journalist totally didn't get how security chips work

"You can get GrapheneOS on general audience and on the darknet. The police has identified specialized forums and chats on the darknet, or non-public Youtube channels promoting it"
-> Anyone can get GrapheneOS, it is free software
-> Whao and some people are promoting it, mindblowing

(I'll pass on the fact that they translated "human rights" in "men rights" in French in Graphene quote)

RE: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/115575997104456188 That ...

2025-11-20T20:13:53Z

RE: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/115575997104456188

That BS article deserve my first ever Mastodon quote, beside the police fed framing of the article, it also clearly show a total lack of understanding of digital security https://archive.is/AhMsj
Selections of best quotes ->
nostr:note188kpnkt6v5jpdxpaaym570ahcj627f99df7awfvlzflctt77837qhjla2q

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ...

2025-11-20T18:47:50Z

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd

Hey mastodon, any suggestion of solid online training on threat ...

2025-11-18T20:35:41Z

Hey mastodon, any suggestion of solid online training on threat intelligence/detection/hunting at affordable price?

The amount of BS vocabulary around AI is unbearable. Here is the ...

2025-11-18T18:37:06Z

The amount of BS vocabulary around AI is unbearable. Here is the intro to the last Microsoft blog post:
Ambient and autonomous security for the agentic era
Over the past year, I’ve had countless conversations with customers who are striving to unlock human ambition with AI. They are on their journey to become Frontier Firms, where humans and agents push the boundaries of innovation and create new possibilities, empowering humans to become limitless.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/18/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era/
Ambient security? Frontier firm?
Please bring me back to a time where there was no money to be made in digital security, no one cared but at least vocabulary made sense

Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, ...

2025-11-18T16:24:13Z

Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/surveillance-tech-provider-protei-was-hacked-its-data-stolen-and-its-website-defaced/

I just published my weekly notes for last week ...

2025-11-12T03:53:28Z

I just published my weekly notes for last week https://maynier.eu/notes/202545/

Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks ...

2025-11-10T16:06:38Z

Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation https://www.wsj.com/tech/israeli-spyware-maker-nso-gets-new-owners-leadership-and-seeks-to-mend-reputation-166ac50e

Apparently it is back, no it was really down, but maybe just ...

2025-11-07T16:12:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…urx9
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Apparently it is back, no it was really down, but maybe just partially, no sure

https://archive.li/ seems down. Temporary issues or something ...

2025-11-07T04:48:28Z

https://archive.li/ seems down. Temporary issues or something bigger related to the FBI investigation?

Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware ...

2025-11-07T01:30:03Z

Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants https://prismreports.org/2025/11/06/ice-cbp-israeli-spyware-immigrants/

I have been doing training to journalists since 2023 with ...

2025-11-04T20:43:50Z

I have been doing training to journalists since 2023 with gijn (npub15xk…n4dt) on digital investigations, and they just published a article on several investigations that used skills journalists learned in these sessions (it is so great to see the direct consequences of a training).
How Digital Threats Training Has Powered Innovative Cyber Investigations Around the World
https://gijn.org/stories/investigative-impact-gijn-digital-threats-training/

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and ...

2025-11-03T17:23:52Z

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants https://theintercept.com/2025/10/31/ice-plans-cash-rewards-for-private-bounty-hunters-to-locate-and-track-immigrants/

So, what are the best cybersecurity events in #Toronto ? I see ...

2025-10-31T13:20:58Z

So, what are the best cybersecurity events in #Toronto ? I see that Defcon Toronto doesn't exist anymore, are there any serious cybersecurity events? (the one that do not have AI in the title)

Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk | The ...

2025-10-29T13:08:41Z

Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/808514/grokipedia-wikipedia-comparison

Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians ...

2025-10-27T14:55:14Z

Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/microsoft-sued-allegedly-misleading-millions-australians-ai-pricing-ntwnfb

I have started to update Telegram transparency data with 2025 Q3 ...

2025-10-27T14:46:42Z

I have started to update Telegram transparency data with 2025 Q3 data
https://te-k.github.io/telegram-transparency/
As usual, this data is crowdfunded, so if you don't see your country and have a Telegram account with a phone number in this country, please share a screenshot of the answer from the Telegram bot (here or on github)!
Data is there https://github.com/Te-k/telegram-transparency

I was wandering in Google Earth when I found these fascinating ...

2025-10-22T18:13:09Z

I was wandering in Google Earth when I found these fascinating round structures in the South of Egypt, it turns out they are circular crop circles around Sharq El Owainat due to an irrigation system that pivot around the center of the circle
Coordinates 22°23'58.00"N 28° 3'56.03"E

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90937/crop-circles-in-sharq-el-owainat

Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with ...

2025-10-21T18:54:34Z

Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/

US court orders spyware company NSO to stop targeting WhatsApp, ...

2025-10-20T14:25:51Z

US court orders spyware company NSO to stop targeting WhatsApp, reduces damages | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/us-court-orders-spyware-company-nso-stop-targeting-whatsapp-reduces-damages-2025-10-18/

The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican ...

2025-10-15T02:56:56Z

The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You ; Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/firstwap-altamides-phone-tracking-surveillance-secrets-assad-erik-prince-jared-leto-anne-wojcicki/

'In Gaza, death is everywhere,' says head of Doctors ...

2025-10-08T14:03:42Z

'In Gaza, death is everywhere,' says head of Doctors Without Borders
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/10/08/in-gaza-death-is-everywhere-says-head-of-doctors-without-borders_6746216_4.html

What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians? ...

2025-10-02T21:51:48Z

What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/human-rights-palestinians-international-criminal-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.zgjB.t9Gy8eyOD_ve&smid=url-share

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of ...

2025-10-02T13:32:09Z

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/

I have been inspired by many people writing weekly notes about ...

2025-09-30T21:58:59Z

I have been inspired by many people writing weekly notes about their work and life, so I have started a new section on my website for that. Here is the first one : week 39 https://maynier.eu/notes/202539/

Phone spyware scandal in Greece moves to court as critics claim ...

2025-09-28T22:43:54Z

Phone spyware scandal in Greece moves to court as critics claim cover-up https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced56p5l2wwo

Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year prison sentence after Libya trial ...

2025-09-25T12:05:56Z

Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year prison sentence after Libya trial
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/nicolas-sarkozy-found-guilty-of-criminal-conspiracy-in-libya-trial
This is the result of a 14 years investigation by Mediapart (npub15uf…kjwd) and 197 articles published 💜. This is why we need a free and independent press

Opsec is hard 🤷‍♂️ "We emailed Infidels MC for ...

2025-09-17T15:55:38Z

Opsec is hard 🤷‍♂️
"We emailed Infidels MC for comment. In response, Mr Mulford instructed fellow leaders of the biker gang not to reply but included the BBC when he clicked "reply all" - inadvertently disclosing email addresses and names of fellow Infidels MC members, some of whom were working in Gaza."
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2zy4l8jgeo

France says Apple notified victims of new spyware attacks | ...

2025-09-11T21:14:53Z

France says Apple notified victims of new spyware attacks | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/france-says-apple-notified-victims-of-new-spyware-attacks/

APC is looking for a Communications Outreach and Engagement Lead ...

2025-09-11T15:15:44Z

APC is looking for a Communications Outreach and Engagement Lead
https://www.apc.org/en/news/job-call-apc-looking-communications-outreach-and-engagement-lead

State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors ...

2025-09-03T08:38:17Z

State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors repeatedly use the same exploits https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/state-backed-attackers-and-commercial-surveillance-vendors-repeatedly-use-the-same-exploits/

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide ...

2025-08-28T10:01:29Z

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/

New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack ...

2025-08-26T14:57:06Z

New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/new-zero-day-startup-offers-20-million-for-tools-that-can-hack-any-smartphone/

I wrote a short blog post on how to identify timestamps on ...

2025-08-03T12:59:58Z

I wrote a short blog post on how to identify timestamps on LinkedIn in digital investigations https://maynier.eu/blog/2025/08/02/timestamps-and-linkedin/ #OSI #OSINT

Humble Bundle has a new Security bundle by Apress. #infosec ...

2025-07-28T20:31:30Z

Humble Bundle has a new Security bundle by Apress. #infosec folks, any interesting book you know in that list that make it worth purchasing? https://www.humblebundle.com/books/security-apress-books

What We Talk About When We Talk About the Right of Return ...

2025-07-28T11:35:51Z

What We Talk About When We Talk About the Right of Return #Palestine
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/palestinians-right-of-return.html

Former US Green Beret says Israel committed war crimes at Gaza ...

2025-07-28T10:21:44Z

Former US Green Beret says Israel committed war crimes at Gaza food distribution site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72aZhsNMOWk

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived | WIRED ...

2025-07-27T22:27:38Z

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-age-checked-internet-has-arrived/