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Alex Rudolph

@cyberincontext.ca

I research Canadian cyber defence policy, focusing on CAFCYBERCOM. Carleton University PhD(ABD): State behaviour in cyber conflict. (Cyber force structure & doctrine) CGAI & NAADSN Fellow. Cyber Yeoman. I run Canadian Cyber in Context: cyberincontext.ca

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Alex Rudolph@cyberincontext.ca · 17h ago

This is going to be a major negotiating tool for Ukraine in the future. All NATO countries are itching to get access to this data for themselves and for their defence industry.

Alexander Martin@alexmartin.bsky.social · 22h ago

New: An agreement, signed Monday by Zelensky and Burnham, will make the U.K. the first foreign partner to gain access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs, a defense platform built around millions of images and other data gathered from the battlefield.

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 5d ago

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown recently celebrated the installation of a network of powerful police surveillance cameras capable of scooping up personal data from unsuspecting drivers. But in the U.S., the same AI-driven technology has become a scourge. Read more from the Star's Allan Woods:

Licence plate readers have sparked outrage in the U.S. Now they’re being installed across Canada

The cameras have sparked a public backlash against mass surveillance and privacy violations after revelations about how police have used their data.

thestar.com

John Kostyack@kostyack.bsky.social · 5d ago

Bezos' WaPo has an editorial today saying data center concerns are overblown and we should celebrate all of the benefits they bring to communities. To avoid providing the outlet more clicks, I'm not providing a link but instead pasting here its deceptions about water impacts.

Washington Post editorial claiming water concerns about data centers are overblown.
Daniel Gordon@validhorizon.bsky.social · last wk.

Absolutely wild story of Slovakian Interior Ministry buying $64 million worth of traffic cameras from a company in Cyprus. Turns out they’re Russian, have a hidden undocumented 4G capability, fake certifications, and have RCE by SMS from predefined numbers. 👀👀 zive.aktuality.sk/clanok/5xanR...

Tajný komunikačný modul a veľké diery: Vieme, prečo NBÚ varoval pred ruskou kamerou (+exkluzívne podrobnosti)

Radarová kamera mala definovanú sadu ruských telefónnych čísiel, z ktorých mohla prijímať príkazy. Na tajné pripojenie stačilo prísť ku kamere a vložiť

zive.aktuality.sk

Joe Uchill@joeuchill.bsky.social · 2w ago

So, uh, historically in China, Iran and Russia, a lot of cyber criminals are employees of intelligence agencies either moonlight in crime or intelligence. Tools from a major government contractor (I-Soon) in China were regularly used in crime. Someone is going to accidentally start a war.

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals (Gift Article)

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

nytimes.com

Horkos@wylienewmark.bsky.social · 2w ago

i cannot express in polite or professional terms how awful an idea i think this is. to quote @kikta.net: it’s a perpetual motion machine for billable threats

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.com · 2w ago

New, by me: For the first time, the Trump administration says it's going to allow some vetted U.S. private companies to launch cyberattacks and surveillance operations against overseas criminals and hackers, like ransomware gangs. Ad-block bypass: web.archive.org/web/20260813...

Alex Rudolph@cyberincontext.ca · 2w ago

I wrote on this possibility last year when a bill was making its way through congress, so it is not surprise at all this is happening. This will be used for unethical, corrupt, and dangerous purposes. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...

Will the Next Cyber Threat Actors be American Corporations?

Here comes extraterritoriality. As the Shadowrun RPG players say: one step closer

cyberincontext.ca

Alex Rudolph@cyberincontext.ca · 2w ago

Executive order to authorize homeland security to conduct offensive cyber operations. This will be very very bad. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

Lukasz Olejnik@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 2w ago

USA is building a state-controlled private cyber force. It lets vetted US companies conduct covert access, surveillance and cyberattacks against foreign criminal networks + physical destruction. For lethal effects, there's a stop.

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Alex Rudolph@cyberincontext.ca · 2w ago

I wrote on this possibility last year when a bill was making its way through congress, so it is not surprise at all this is happening. This will be used for unethical, corrupt, and dangerous purposes. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...

Will the Next Cyber Threat Actors be American Corporations?

Here comes extraterritoriality. As the Shadowrun RPG players say: one step closer

cyberincontext.ca

Alex Rudolph@cyberincontext.ca · 2w ago

Executive order to authorize homeland security to conduct offensive cyber operations. This will be very very bad. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: The FBI is warning of cybercriminals hacking into accounts to steal intimate and explicit images, in attempts to extort or then sell the stolen media. These crimes have been happening for a long time, but this alert suggests the FBI has seen a recent rise.

FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims' online accounts to steal their intimate pictures | TechCrunch

In a new alert, the FBI said cybercriminals are targeting adults and minors in an attempt to steal their personal and intimate pictures in extortion campaigns.

techcrunch.com