soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
New, by me: Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup
A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most recent ventures included fake intelligence companies and a now-defunct AI-based lobbying platform they operated under assumed names.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felons-fraudsters-flog-offensive-cybersecurity-startup/
The ‘first’ #AI-run #ransomware attack still needed a human
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/the-first-ai-run-ransomware-attack-still-needed-a-human/
Digital addiction: when devices take over #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/digital-addiction-when-devices-take-over/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Organized cybercrime: the Ransomware cartels #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-the-ransomware-cartels/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Link and network analysis: the structure behind the data #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/link-and-network-analysis-the-structure-behind-the-data/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists, and a #ransomware gang last year
#Canada #privacy #surveillance #cybersecurity #intelligence #crime #CSE
"Help EFF Cut the AI Hype"
"It's just the opposite for EFF. In the global race to build and dominate the AI industry, it can sure seem like the interests of ordinary people sit last on the agenda."
#Windows11 identifier code used to track #ScatteredSpider perp after #Microsoft shared info with FBI
Organized cybercrime: the global fraud factories #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-the-global-fraud-factories/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
From shadows to leadership: women shaping cybersecurity #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/from-shadows-to-leadership-women-shaping-cybersecurity/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
The Internet’s hidden libraries and archives #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-internets-hidden-libraries-and-archives/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
🔒 A 19-year-old cybercriminal was caught despite using a VPN across multiple countries - because Windows has a tracking number built into every install that a VPN can't hide.
Peter Stokes, arrested in Finland in April and extradited to the US last week, is tied to Scattered Spider, the hacking group behind the 2023 MGM and Caesars casino breaches. The group is linked to 100+ intrusions and over $100 million in extortion.
The FBI didn't crack his VPN. Microsoft handed over his Global Device ID (GDID), a unique identifier baked into every Windows installation at setup. It doesn't change when you update, switch networks, or use a VPN. The only way to reset it is a full OS reinstall.
Investigators matched Stokes's GDID across IP addresses in Estonia, New York, and Thailand, correlating with login times on his Snapchat, Apple, and Facebook accounts. The same device that breached a luxury jewelry retailer and demanded $8 million in ransom also logged into Snapchat and a video game from his real network.
So while VPNs mask your IP address, they were never designed to hide device-level identifiers embedded in your operating system. The tracking can live one layer deeper than the one most people defend.
Read more:
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/microsoft-device-telemetry-key-to-unmasking-alleged-scattered-spider-hacker-627148
https://www.databreachtoday.com/scattered-spider-suspect-extradited-from-finland-to-us-a-32140
Who is building quantum computers and why? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/who-is-building-quantum-computers-and-why/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
I'd like to share the latest version of my project.
It's a a decentralised P2P messaging app. The aim is of course privacy and security.
It demonstrates a fairly unique approach by using browser-based local-only storage with webrtc.
https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions/comments/1tq1u62/introducing_enkrypted_chat
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Cape was founded by privacy-first innovators with deep expertise in security, telecom, and technology—built on the belief you can stay connected without compromising your privacy. As noted in The News, “a company is finally trying to seriously address privacy issues with aging telecommunications networks.” Learn more: https://www.cape.co/about 🔒📡🛡️ #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Telecom
Transhumanists: the dream of upgrading humans #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/transhumanists-the-dream-of-upgrading-humans/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Online dating: the data you didn’t know you shared #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-dating-the-data-you-didnt-know-you-shared/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Crypto anarchists and the cypherpunk movement #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/crypto-anarchists-and-the-cypherpunk-movement/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Online communities: support or stress? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-communities-support-or-stress/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Behind Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/behind-patreon-jack-conte-and-sam-yam/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
#EU Presidency to revive expired and dismissed #ChatControl 1.0 as early as next week, final CC2.0 trilogue done
A Third Party Breached #TheIntercept’s #Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/intercept-signal-tip-line-breach-hack
#privacy #anonymity #cybersecurity #whistleblower #journalism
boostedA strategy for open-source crypto investigations #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/a-strategy-for-open-source-crypto-investigations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Why even smart users click: the psychology behind phishing attacks #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/why-even-smart-users-click-the-psychology-behind-phishing-attacks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
The most exclusive online communities #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-most-exclusive-online-communities/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability called Bad Epoll lets an unprivileged local user gain root access on affected Linux systems and Android devices.
The flaw is notable because it exists in the same kernel code where Anthropic's AI model Mythos previously found a different vulnerability, but missed this one. A patch is available, and affected systems should be updated.
Read more:
https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/07/bad-epoll-kernel-bug-anthropic-mythos-missed.html
#Linux #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #Android #Privacy #Infosec
"Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving on an investigatory committee probing abuses of the notorious surveillance tool. This has reignited fresh controversy over governments abusing spyware to collect information about their critics.
The researchers at the University of Toronto’s digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say the confirmed phone hacking of Greek journalist and former politician Stelios Kouloglou during 2022 and 2023 marks the first time that a member of the European Parliament’s PEGA committee, tasked with investigating phone spyware attacks by European governments, has been publicly identified as a victim of spyware.
Kouloglou told TechCrunch in a phone call that the deliberate compromise of his phone was “reckless.” One serving European lawmaker described the hacking of Kouloglou’s phone as a “direct attack on the rule of law,” and called on the European Commission to take concrete action by imposing strict limits on the use of spyware across the 27 member-state bloc."
Fraud supply chains: roles and hierarchies #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/fraud-supply-chains-roles-and-hierarchies/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
"Since 2020, Palantir, the controversial US data surveillance firm with links to Israeli abuses in occupied Palestine, has won over £670m in contracts with British civil and defence industries, raising both ethical and national-security concerns among politicians and campaigners.
Chief among those are a £330m contract with the NHS and a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), alongside a £15m contract related to Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
Despite a lack of transparency around the extent of Palantir’s deals in the UK’s public services, at least 34 contracts have been uncovered within sectors including the police, child social care, refugee schemes and the environment.
In January 2024, Palantir announced a partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Defence to deploy its technology in support of “war related missions” that use drone-fired missiles to target civilians in Gaza, including journalists and aid workers.
In April 2025, Palantir's chief executive Alex Karp responded to accusations that Palantir technology had enabled the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by saying “mostly terrorists, that’s true”."
Ethics and politics of quantum computing #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ethics-and-politics-of-quantum-computing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
CDN providers that serve cached content log IP address, request metadata, and geolocation for every visitor to every site they serve.
#Brave’s latest browser release offers Containers for better and easier workflow
What We Talk About When We Talk About #Malware
https://f-droid.org/en/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html
#Android #Google #KeepAndroidOpen #privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS #FDroid
AI in the wild: real world applications #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ai-in-the-wild-real-world-applications/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Yikes!
Drop Site News: A Third Party Breached The Intercept’s Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers
The news outlet changed its tip line this week, but has not informed potential sources or the public of the breach.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/intercept-signal-tip-line-breach-hack
7 weird, wacky, and wonderful websites #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/7-weird-wacky-and-wonderful-websites/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Cyberbullying, harassment, and digital trauma #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cyberbullying-harassment-and-digital-trauma/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
How to remove #malware from #Android and prevent it getting back in
Summer #Sale: #Cryptomator at half price – only until July 7th!
#Cryptomator for #Android: Freemium Now Available
https://cryptomator.org/blog/2026/07/01/cryptomator-android-freemium/
Online dating: gamification, addiction, and the morale economy #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-dating-gamification-addiction-and-the-morale-economy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Organized cybercrime: the money laundering pipeline #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-the-money-laundering-pipeline/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
AI, chatbots, and mental health tech #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ai-chatbots-and-mental-health-tech/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
What does a widowed tailor in Kurdistan, a sheep farmer in Kyrgyzstan and an engineer in Russia have in common? Romance scams. They and almost 50,000 other people are victims of online fraud carried out by one person who was trafficked and beaten at a scam compound in Myanmar. How did he pull off such a feat? American AI and tech.
Read more about the AP/"FRONTLINE" investigation:
https://flip.it/oSeWrO
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