Raphael Satter
@raphae.li
Journalist. Contact me here: https://raphae.li or on Signal: raphaelsatter.01
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks to protect the infrastructur...
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EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
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Jay Clayton has been sworn in as Trump’s second permanent spy chief, per readout from ODNI.
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
New from me + @raphae.li: In the process of investigating the Hugging Face hack, OpenAI found evidence that some its other AI agents broke out of their sandboxes, per sources. The company is now widening its probe to include those newly found incidents. www.reuters.com/business/ope...
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents have escaped containment as the company expands its investigation of the hacking incident at tech firm Hugging Face that drew global a...
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New: OpenAI investigators are scouring their logs & finding evidence of other sandbox escapes, sources tell @deepa.bsky.social & me. The incidents are believed to be limited in nature relative to what happened at Hugging Face, but still raise concerns among experts. www.reuters.com/business/ope...
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents have escaped containment as the company expands its investigation of the hacking incident at tech firm Hugging Face that drew global ...
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New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
Looks like @hiddenlayer.bsky.social discovered two of the repositories used by OpenAI's rogue agent. Interesting insight here into its speed and its uneven opsec. www.hiddenlayer.com/research/hug...
Hugging Face AI Agent Attack: What the Artifacts Reveal
HiddenLayer analyzes artifacts from the Hugging Face AI agent incident, revealing how an autonomous agent staged tools, exfiltrated data, and operated in the wild.
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Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...
Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth
Custom images — generated from Google Earth satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery — help you redesign any location.
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Well. www.anthropic.com/news/investi...
Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations
In a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environmen...
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The longer you look at the map the worse it gets. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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I missed that Palantir and Anduril employees are now formally providing U.S. diplomats with advice "on digital freedom and freedom of expression." www.state.gov/current-part...
Current Partnerships - Global Partnerships Unit - United States Department of State
Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP) Overview The Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP) is a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and private sector organizations committed to advancing...
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Cyber insurer Resilience has done a study of its customers’ 1st half losses. Nothing due to AI-specific hacking vectors — the overwhelming majority due to social engineering. Report here: cyberresilience.com/wp-content/u...
OpenAI's Sam Altman says he discussed the out-of-control agent "a little bit" with US senators; meanwhile Trump told reporters, "We're looking at controls." By @courtneyrozen.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
OpenAI's Sam Altman discusses rogue agent with US senators, as Trump considers AI controls
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday that he was meeting with U.S. senators to talk about his company's upcoming models while President Donald Trump said he was considering AI "controls," followi...
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US weighing phone ban for some American troops in the Middle East, @reuters.com reports: www.reuters.com/business/med...
EXCLUSIVE: US military may require some troops in Mideast to surrender cell phones, sources say
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be or...
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The OpenAI/Hugging Face incident is worthy of your time—it's an important warning sign about the weird moment we're in with AI, with a side order of US-China rivalry. Most of all, though, it's a reminder that AI is a story about humans, not technology. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Danger of Digital Flubber
The weirdest story in tech right now is a story about humans—not tech.
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Interesting piece by @maggiemiller.bsky.social on how some Republicans are trying to change the mood music around CISA - an agency the Trump administration has dramatically cut and left without a senate-confirmed leader for 18 months. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Republicans shunned the nation’s cyber agency. They’re now trying to save it.
Concerns about powerful artificial intelligence with hacking capabilities and the security of the upcoming midterm elections have shifted the opinions of some influential Trump allies.
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Looks like Void Blizzard — alleged to be the Russian cyber firm Yutek-NN — may also have been deploying an Outlook no-click (or half-click) zero day. Neat research here from @greg-l.bsky.social & the @proofpoint.com team:
Greg Lesnewich@greg-l.bsky.social · last wk.So remember last week when we said we hadn’t see TA488/Laundry Bear/Void since Feb? Well... We kinda lied Day before the release, we found em throwing a half click against Outlook to install one of the coolest implants we’ve ever examined: OWAReaper www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/thre...
So with regards to what I said about how Fark won't survive this year without more TF subscribers, I wrote up a longer explanation about what we're all up against. Not just Fark, all of digital media.
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
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More than 30 water systems in Minnesota have been hit in what officials call a “coordinated cyberattack.” One said the hacking shared characteristics with those that federal agencies have been warning against — shortly after federal alerts about Iranian hacking. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Minnesota IT officials disclose 'coordinated cyberattack' at more than 30 local water systems
A "coordinated cyberattack" targeted more than 30 community water systems in the U.S. state of Minnesota on July 26 and July 27, the state's IT agency said in a statement.
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Come see me in NY at @hope.net !
emma best 🏳️🌈🏴☠️🏳️⚧️ Mxy@emma.best · last wk.Here it is, the updated line-up for the @hope.net panel on Leaking & Investigating the Epstein Files: Emma Best (@ddosecrets.org) @mikaelthalen.bsky.social (@san.com) @raphae.li (@reuters.com) Special guest: Kyrie: The hacker behind the Epstein emails schedule.hope.net/hope26/talk/...
Breaking on @reuters.com: OpenAIs's rogue agent compromised an account at a second tech firm, sources say Story TK
hey did you guys know that one of the biggest casualty causers of the spanish american war was tainted rations? just thinking about that idly, for no real reason, as I pick up my copy of "the jungle"
Wrote about why AI safety incidents are leading ~some people~ to stick their fingers in their ears and insist nothing is happening www.platformer.news/a-big-week-f...
@lorenzofb.bsky.social says "Phineas Fisher," best known for their back-to-back hacks of spyware companies FinFisher and Hacking Team, is still around, and has been in touch "within the last couple of years." techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/t...
The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught | TechCrunch
An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?
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