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[?]@990000@mstdn.social » 🌐
@990000@mstdn.social

bsky.app/profile/jane.meangirl

Jane (@jane.meangirls.online): another ransom made possible by cryptocurrency Jess Calarco: Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. InsideHigherEd: "Pay or Leak": Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week…

Alt...Jane (@jane.meangirls.online): another ransom made possible by cryptocurrency Jess Calarco: Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. InsideHigherEd: "Pay or Leak": Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week…

    [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
    @negativepid@mastodon.social

    Snapchat sextortion rings
    negativepid.blog/snapchat-sext

      Privacy and Surveillance boosted

      [?]Rich Stein (he/him) » 🌐
      @RunRichRun@mastodon.social

      "[Anthropic]... reportedly does not want to allow the Department of Defense to use [Claude]... for mass surveillance of the US population. Furthermore, it would prohibit the development of weapons that fire without human intervention. The Pentagon considers this "'excessively restrictive.'"
      heise.de/news/KI-fuer-Waffen-u

      social.heise.de/@heiseonline/1

        [?]CryptoLek 🍉🌻 » 🌐
        @CryptoLek@infosec.exchange

        INC Ransom has claimed ENEA (enea.com) as their victim, alleging exfiltration of 79 GB of data.

        According to Enea's Linkedin:

        "Enea is a global specialist in advanced telecom and cybersecurity software, with a vision to make the world’s communications safer and more efficient. Dedicated to innovation and security, our solutions connect, optimize, and protect communications between people, companies, and connected things worldwide. We serve 160+ communication service providers across 100+ countries, with more than 3 billion people relying on Enea technologies every day."

        Screenshot shows INC Ransom site listing Enea as its victim

        Alt...Screenshot shows INC Ransom site listing Enea as its victim

        Screenshot shows listed directory structure, that was allegedly exfiltrated

        Alt...Screenshot shows listed directory structure, that was allegedly exfiltrated

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          In June, University leaders warned that they anticipated & had begun what they described as “a comprehensive review of programs & head count across the university,” where the work force had climbed by more than 15% in about 4 years.

          The suspension of federal turned that into a .

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            In April, the admin abruptly froze planned federal for the . The govt had been scrutinizing after accusing it of racial discrimination & antisemitism, & the university acknowledged receiving dozens of stop-work orders.

            University leaders made clear that the was feeling extraordinary financial strain. The university has been considering issuing about $1 billion in bonds.

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Under the terms of the agreement, is expected to pay a $30 million to the govt & to invest another $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency & lower costs in & [they already have a world renowned Ag School]. A land-grant institution, Cornell is known for its agricultural programs.

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                University reached an agreement with the admin Friday that would restore hundreds of millions in federal to the , acc/to university & govt ofcls.

                The agreement would also end government *investigations* that have placed the under months of federal scrutiny over accusations of *antisemitism* [] & *discrimination* [ initiatives] in admissions.

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  Very displeased with one of my Alma Maters!

                  Reaches Deal with Admin to Restore

                  The Ivy League had warned of after the Trump admin stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher .


                  nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/corn

                    Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 boosted

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    Helped Bankroll the Destruction

                    , , , , & have a lot riding on their relationships with the admin. They all cut checks for the ballroom.


                    motherjones.com/politics/2025/

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      Then there’s the companies — , , , , & .

                      The tech companies themselves have been awfully quiet about the project they’re helping to underwrite. Just to make sure they hadn’t missed it, MJ sent a photo of the demolished — & requests for comment — to representatives of all of these companies. A Microsoft spox confirmed the company had made a contribution but offered no further comment. None of the others responded.

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        The list of donors released by the includes the usual deep-pocketed , such as magnate & private-equity mogul , but also a host of companies whose leaders have huge incentives to maintain good relations with an often vindictive head of state. They include giants & the giant Union-Pacific—which needs the admin’s sign-off on a proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          …If the destruction of the is a shock, the that’s paying for it might be even more of a . The , eager to assure Americans that their tax dollars have not been diverted for a project, has emphasized that the is being financed by individuals & major . Instead of going through a process to obtain & disburse federal funds, simply asked companies his admin is supposed to be to write checks [ / ].

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            Joseph Nocella Jr., the US attorney, is now describing the schemes in detail. He says that the — members of several different families — became involved in the rigged games that the defendants were already participating in because of their preexisting control of illegal poker games in NYC.

                            Nocella says that other crimes stemmed from the scheme, including gunpoint & .

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              One indictment in the case lists 32 defendants, including the former guard & the coach , who are both charged with conspiracy & conspiracy, according to the docket sheet in the case.

                              Many of the other defendants also face those charges, along with counts accusing them of operating an illegal enterprise & conspiracies to commit & .

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                joker , in his opening remarks at the news conference, said that the 2 schemes enveloped both the & , & involved charges of , , & illegal .

                                Patel called the fraud “mind-boggling,” & said the schemes involved “tens of millions of dollars” in , fraud & .

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  “I’m the one that makes the decision & that decision would have to go across my desk,” said, “& it’s awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself.”

                                  Trump is not, in the immediate instance, “the one that makes the decision.” That will be up to leadership—specifically, under DOJ’s procedures, the department’s No. 2 or No. 3, Deputy AG or Associate AG .

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    The NYT reported yesterday that has filed paperwork claiming that the owes him roughly $230M in funds—damages that he claims are due to him in compensation for the federal investigations into his conduct related to the & his improper hoarding of at Mar-a-Lago. The is so obvious that even Trump himself seemed to acknowledge it when questioned by journalists about the Times’s reporting.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      to : Pay Up

                                      The goal is not just dictatorial power, but ostentatious performance.

                                      By Quinta Jurecic


                                      theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

                                        [?]SpaceLifeForm » 🌐
                                        @SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange

                                        @harrysintonen

                                        Even if works, it will probably be temporary until the next Patch Tuesday.

                                        You want security updates? Give us your IP and other PII.

                                          [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                          @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                          THIS is and by and I'd like to ask if anyone else wants to file protest at @BNetzA & @EUCommission if not file charges against for said felonious blackmail...

                                          Seriously, I hope @fdroidorg / and other actively consider this action by Google as an act of .

                                          • NOONE can claim Google are "the good guys" when they are subject to and enforce bs like that.

                                          It's time for to be - maybe call it "" or something...

                                            [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                            @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                            @Jennifer it is.

                                            Most of the terms and structures there would be so illegal in any halfway regulated juristiction that one could argue that it fulfills the definition of in some juristictions like , that I'd not be surprised if someone would make the case filing for asylum and pressing charges at the same time.

                                            • OFC this is and I'd be confident that unless the accused execs were dumb enough to enter Germany the entire case would get tossed by prosecution due to lack of with the and impossibility to bring the accused to trial (which they have to be - there are no )!

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                                              [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                              @octade@soc.octade.net

                                              SMUD - an appropriate name for the electric company conducting surveillance for the police.

                                              The $94 Million Smart Meter Surveillance Scheme Exposed

                                              https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk

                                              Sacramento residents discovered their utility company has been secretly feeding their private energy data to police without warrants, leading to a massive surveillance operation that generated $94 million in fines. This explosive investigation reveals how SMUD transformed smart meters into government spy devices, monitoring when you shower, sleep, or use appliances.

                                              Innocent homeowners faced armed police raids for using electricity to power medical equipment or mine cryptocurrency. One resident was forced outside in his underwear at gunpoint, while another disabled veteran was threatened with arrest for refusing warrantless entry. The surveillance threshold dropped dramatically from 7,000 to just 2,800 kilowatt hours per month, making air conditioning use suspicious in Sacramento's brutal heat.

                                              Internal documents expose how SMUD analysts actively mined customer data for police, checking over 10,000 homes in a single month. Despite California law explicitly prohibiting utilities from sharing precise meter data without warrants, SMUD violated these protections daily for a decade.

                                              The Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit could reshape smart meter privacy nationwide. With the October 2025 court decision approaching, every American with a smart meter needs to understand how their utility company might be spying on them right now.

                                              @privacy@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe

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