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@cyb3rkitties.bsky.social
they/she. spreader of virtual kitties. 🐱 threat intelligence & malware, mostly Russia stuff. probably reading reports. nerdy and witchy things. rabbit holes. naps are underrated.
this is why the one most important skill for every CTI and traditional intelligence analyst is CRITICAL THINKING edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Russia's FSB spent over a year trying to build an AI system to scan the news for signs of domestic dissent. The contractor wasn't up to it, and the project was shut down in the fall of 2025, according to an iStories investigation. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
The Russian ‘counterterrorism’ unit behind Alexei Navalny’s poisoning tried to automate its search for domestic dissent using Meta’s Llama 2. After a year and a half, the project collapsed. — Meduza
The FSB’s Second Service is officially charged with protecting the constitutional order and combating terrorism. In practice, the unit works to stamp out dissent in Russia: it has plotted the…
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personally I love when CERT-UA shares a load of IOCs and spicy malware names, especially if they’re about Sandworm campaigns. it’s the usual fake microsoft software, but with a twist and some ClickFix: cert.gov.ua/article/6318...
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Урядова команда реагування на комп’ютерні надзвичайні події України, яка функціонує в складі Державної служби спеціального зв’язку та захисту інформації України.
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TIL FLARE distributes educational content for free on GitHub. github.com/mandiant/fla...
GitHub - mandiant/flare-learning-hub: Free educational content on reverse engineering and malware analysis from the FLARE team · GitHub
Free educational content on reverse engineering and malware analysis from the FLARE team - mandiant/flare-learning-hub
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the deeper i dig into CTI work, the less i realize how certain intel pieces that seem common knowledge to me are actually shocking for many infosec/cyber practitioners.
i love how plenty of government officials are raving about Russia’s hybrid war, but then we still talk about threats and cyber/kinetic/influence campaigns as completely separate efforts. make it make sense 🤷♀️
1/ Hi, I'm TProphet. I write the Telecom Informer for @2600.com. A lot of people have been asking me about www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... given that I'm somewhat knowledgeable in the area. Here's my take: I'm kind of astonished that this is public, and it isn't normal that it would ever be.
Secret Service agents dismantle network that could shut down New York cellphone system
Agents discovered electronic devices in five locations in and around the city that could be used to disable cellphone towers. The system could also be used for criminal activities.
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The idea that joining NATO would make Ukraine an intolerable threat to Russia is absurd and Poland is demonstrating why: they were just hit by Russian munitions and yet because NATO makes them feel secure they are comfortable literally just calling a meeting rather than a kinetic response
since everyone seems to be talking “AI” these days—if you’re a reverse engineer, how are you using LLMs to aid your analysis, if at all? #reverseengineering #llm
"Every dollar of oil revenue reduction shrinks Russia’s fiscal cushion, increases reliance on debt issuance, and ratchets up the political pressure on Moscow," notes the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Read more about a potential Russian oil surcharge: www.csis.org/analysis/rus...
What's happening with the Russian economy: ◾️ Automotive industry Sales of passenger cars and trucks have dropped due to high loan interest rates. Tens of thousands of vehicles are stuck at the car factories' warehouses with no buyers in sight⤵️
They also covered the People of Color in Cryptologic History honorees—like Wash Wong and Ralph Adams.
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
me: “so you want to transition from IT to security. what do you wanna do in security?” person on the internet: “defense analyst…security analyst” me: “a security analyst can include soc, grc, ir, vulnerability assessment/management, etc. so, what do you wanna do in security?”
okay, serious question: why don’t enterprises mandate default adblockers for all users? would it not avoid headaches and a good chunk of credstealing/malware download opportunities?!
A Russia/Iran-backed coup of senior Assad regime officers seems to be underway in Damascus. If they’re successful, and they can prevent a conflict with the opposition forces, it will allow them a say in any negotiated settlement.
After annulling the first round of the presidential election, Romanian authorities have now raided a local man paying influencers to support the pro-Kremlin candidate--which is against the law in Romania. www.agerpres.ro/justitie/202...
Catalin Cimpanu@campuscodi.risky.biz · 2y agoPodcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS370/ Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-biz-ne... -Declassified documents reveal Russia's election info-ops in Romania -Salt Typhoon telco hack count reaches eight -Another Scattered Spider member detained -Turla hacked 6 other APTs -Iranian hackers target FBI director pic
international affairs genie: “hey, it’s almost the end of the year, how bout we all chill out and take a breather?” south korea: “lmao too late” france: “hold my beer”
well, this was interesting to say the least. a spectacularly failed “self coup”. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...
South Korea’s defence minister resigns over martial law crisis
Defence minister’s resignation follows brief martial law declaration and as Russia-North Korea pact comes into force.
aljazeera.com
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
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Techmeme@techmeme.com · 2y agoThe FBI and CISA urge US telecoms to harden their systems against attacks, as senior US officials say Salt Typhoon hackers remain present on telecoms' networks (Sam Sabin/Axios) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
For anyone interested in detection and prevention methods against Salt Typhoon intrusions targeting communication providers, here is a comprehensive guide: media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/03/...
It is the biggest con in cyber security, hands down. There is *no data* that it changes cyber security *outcomes.* I theorize that most people intuitively know this, but because "improving click rate" is easy to track (and game), many performatively champion it as a "good metric" for security.
Bryson Bort 🦄🌴@brysonbort.bsky.social · 2y agoPhishing training is a waste
ah, the joys of building hash tables that refuse to populate.
a close up of a white cat 's face with blue eyes looking at the camera .
ALT: a close up of a white cat 's face with blue eyes looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
more fun malware to add to the reversing list
Game of Emperor: Unveiling Long Term Earth Estries Cyber Intrusions
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show opinions needed! last week i finally watched “dune: part two”, liked it, and now wondering about dune: prophecy. anyone watched it? is it a yay, nay, or meh?
Nearest Neighbor? Espionage. www.wired.com/story/russia... Salt Typhoon? Espionage. wapo.st/3CHK3dQ GRU’s use of Moobot? Espionage. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi... MSS hack of MSFT? Espionage. www.cisa.gov/sites/defaul... SolarWinds? Espionage. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sanc...
Horkos@wylienewmark.bsky.social · 2y agoThe fact of the matter is that when it comes to government cyber operations, everything except intelligence collection amounts to a sideshow. Hack-&-leak, prepositioning, CNA — espionage dwarfs all these things people wring their hands over when it comes to state-nexus cyber. It’s just not sexy.
hello, hi, happy #caturday! can we please bring back the chicken wings cat dance trend? pretty please? youtube.com/shorts/ETIs_...
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Awesome research ! - The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian #APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access - @volexity.com - www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11... #cyberespionage
