Tootfinder

us_agencies: U.S. government agency websites (2018)
50 networks, one for each U.S. state, representing the web-based links between their associated government agencies websites. A node is an entire agency website and a directed edge (i,j) represents the existence of a hyperlink from any webpage in website i to some webpage in website j. Data was collected with a crawler. Nodes are annotated with the number of webpages per website, website name (related to its government function) and U…

Sanctions against China: Ukraine targets drone suppliers for Russia –Zelenskyy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/sanctions-against-china-ukraine-targets.html

Today seems like a good day to repost this piece I wrote a few weeks back.
How CISOs can defend against Scattered Spider ransomware attacks
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3994369/how-cisos-can-defend-against-scattered-s…

How CISOs can defend against Scattered Spider ransomware attacks
CISOs should fortify help desk and employee defenses, enhance intrusion detection and tracking capabilities, and recognize that paying ransoms is not a viable strategy.

Gabbard’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda

The Director’s Initiative Group has expressed an interest in gaining access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. intelligence agencies to root out “weaponization,” according to multiple people familiar with the effort.

Gabbard’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda
A team created by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has sought access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. spy agencies to root out “weaponization.”

Hertz and other car rental agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and AI to flag even tiny blemishes, angering some customers (Gabe Castro-Root/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/travel/rental-car-ai-scann…

Hertz and Other Rental Car Agencies Turn to AI for Damage Detection
Hertz and other agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and A.I. to flag even tiny blemishes, and customers aren’t happy.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Threatens Mobilization of Active-Duty Marines Against Protesters in Los Angeles

Such language is unprecedented in response to immigration protests.
The escalation comes just three days after the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre,
when Chinese troops crushed a pro-democracy movement with tanks and live ammunition
—a grim reminder of what can happen when a government turns its military on its own people.

Orban against Ukraine in the EU: Propaganda campaign in Hungary: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/07/orban-against-ukraine-in-the.html

(Trying this again, only this time with the right threat group. It's only Monday 🤪)
I had always assumed Salt Typhoon hit Comcast.
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025…

US agencies assessed Chinese telecom hackers likely hit data center and residential internet providers
Data center giant Digital Realty and mass media titan Comcast were documented as likely victims of the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group, people familiar say, marking a potentially major expansion of the group’s initial telecom hacking campaign discovered last year.

At least 5 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/09/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

Following Abrego Garcia’s indictment, Ben Schrader, a high-level DOJ official within the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville
(where the charges against Abrego Garcia were filed)
abruptly resigned from his position.
While Schrader, who ran that office’s criminal division, did not explicitly state that he resigned over the charges,
sources told ABC News that his decision was based on concerns that the allegations against Abrego Garcia were politically motivated.
A…

DOJ Official Resigns After Trump Administration Charges Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Critics say the administration’s human trafficking charges against Abrego Garcia should be viewed with skepticism.