EXCLUSIVE: The number of searches about Americans conducted by the FBI in a controversial foreign intelligence database rose by roughly 35 percent in 2025, according to a letter by a senior agency official obtained by Recorded Future News.
therecord.media/new-data-sho...
I have solved the oil crisis.
This chap appears to have given himself a rather unfortunate job title on LinkedIn.
Do I know anyone with access to TGStat / Telemetr / Telegram Analytics who might be able to help me find some deleted / edited posts?
And assuming all scam types and loss volumes are underreported at the same rate doesn't strike me as likely, and isn't supported by that 2017 BJS survey: bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/...
I think using data to inform the approach to this issue is critical, but it can be done better than CFA's attempt.
I'm not entirely confident about their estimates. Applying a 2017 reporting rate to 2024 losses seems unwise.
Meta said Wednesday it disrupted an influence operation linked to Iran that used โsophisticated fake personasโ on Instagram to build relationships with U.S. users before introducing political messaging.
Meta said it removed 159 million scam ads in 2025, amid calls from U.S. lawmakers for an investigation into the companyโs โfacilitation of and profiting fromโ fraudulent advertising.
Read more, in @raphae.liโs story here: www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
The British government on Monday unveiled a new fraud strategy that shifts more responsibility for stopping scams onto telecom companies, technology platforms and financial firms, but critics question whether it goes far enough.
BREAKING: Andrew Milne, the solicitor who has been buying up hundreds of freeholds in Sheffield and then demanding money from homeowners, has been sentenced to a 24 month community order and 300 hours of unpaid work for โgrossly offensive and menacingโ emails to the court reporter Daniel Cloake.
Great work!
SCOOP: The iPhone mass hacking toolkit used by Russian spies was developed at U.S. military contractor L3Harris, former employees said.
The Coruna toolkit was used against Ukrainians and by Chinese cybercriminals, according to Google. But the toolkit was initially developed for Western governments.
Russian state hackers are carrying out a global campaign to compromise Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to government officials and military personnel, Dutch intelligence warned Monday.
Has anyone seen any attempts to locate the UAE/AWS drone strike sites yet?
Leaked documentary evidence, that should say!
Leaked documents provide a frightful look into the Iranian regime's surveillance apparatus.
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New: A group of Western and Indo-Pacific nations launched a coalition on Tuesday aimed at shaping the security foundations of next-generation 6G mobile networks, as China accelerates its own research and investment in the technology.
"Giants" is plural too...
In an advisory alert, Britain's National Cyber Security Centre says there was โlikely no current significant change in the direct cyber threat from Iran to the UK, however due to the fast-evolving nature of the conflict, this assessment may be subject to change.โ
Orgs are urged to be alert.
Irish Independent: Man stole three coffee machines in a week from Monaghan department store.
How does he sleep at night?
A Moscow resident has been accused of trying to extort money from the notorious Conti ransomware group by posing as an officer of Russiaโs Federal Security Service, according to local media reports.
โ๏ธ @darynant.bsky.social
๐ฉ๐ชGermanyโs Federal Court of Justice has rejected ๐ฒ๐ฆMoroccoโs lawsuit againstโฏDieโฏZeitโฏover its reporting on the Pegasus #spyware, reinforcing press freedom protections.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Well, well, well. It seems the authorities in Beijing are increasingly concerned about domestic IP theft. As the ancient Chinese saying goes: โๆๆฒกๆณๅฐ่ฑนๅญไผๅๆๆ็่ธใโ
Link: www.globaltimes.cn/page/202602/...
Hackers tied to one of North Koreaโs most sophisticated state-backed groups have been seen deploying Medusa ransomware in financially-motivated attacks on at least two institutions
therecord.media/north-korean...
Beautiful use of โunctuouslyโ there.
I guess us reading this kind of thing is called 'hopium' is that right?
Source: tass.ru/politika/265...
Thank you Derrick!
Candid and well-written look behind the Chagos deal by @benjudah.bsky.social, HT to @paulfscott.bsky.social for flagging it.
