@metacurity@infosec.exchangeAmazon Threat Intelligence observed sustained targeting of global infrastructure between 2021-2025, with particular focus on the energy sector, by Russian state-sponsored threat actors.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/
@cdarwin@c.imMarkus Frohnmaier was among some 20 state, federal and EU lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany party to attend the annual black-tie gala hosted by the New York Young Republican Club.
Buoyed by the new U.S. security strategy that praises Europe's far-right parties,
the senior German lawmaker called for an alliance between U.S. and German nationalist parties
@benb@osintua.euZelensky meets US Secretary of State Rubio at Munich Security Conference: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/zelensky-meets-us-secretary-of.html
@UP8@mastodon.social @cdarwin@c.imThe source of bad data was a Department of Homeland Security tool called the
"Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements," or SAVE.
Once used mostly to check immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits,
SAVE has undergone a dramatic expansion over the last year at the behest of Donald Trump,
who has long falsely claimed that millions of noncitizens lurk on state voter rolls, tainting American elections.
At Trump’s direction, DHS has pooled confiden…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"These deals represent the corporate capture of the UK state including, our cloud capacity, National Health Service, and now our military establishment...
Starmer’s inability to speak the truth is not diplomacy. It’s evidence." @…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzUS needs to impose ‘real costs’ on bad actors, State Department cyber official says https://therecord.media/usa-cyber-actors-consequences
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaKimi Onoda, Japan's new Minister of State for Economic Security, is a 43 year old half-Irish ex-game industry PR femcel with an extensive history of defending her exclusive attraction to anime boys on twitter
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChanges to CISA have left some states without support during elections; California said CISA provided little support during the Nov. 4 election on redistricting (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-…
@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaIf you have a problem with secureblue being open and honest, we’re not the same.
"secureblue is for those whose first priority is using Linux, and second priority is security. secureblue does not claim to be the most secure option available on the desktop. We are limited in that regard by the current state of desktop Linux standardization, tooling, and upstream security development. What we aim for instead is to be the most secure option for those who already intend to use Linux. …
@cdarwin@c.imIn the closing days of the Biden administration, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger warned,
“China is targeting critical infrastructure in the United States.”
That sounds like the sort of thing the U.S. government might want to do something about.
But apparently not;
On Dec. 3, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration had
“halted plans to impose sanctions on China’s Ministry of State Security
@deprogrammaticaipsum@mas.to"In Phrack Magazine, this author learned at the end of the 1990s the subtle art of smashing the stack, an exploit that would become the starting point of many a computer security book afterward.
There is one magazine that has been around for a decade: the “International Journal of Proof-of-Concept or Get The Fuck Out”, or “PoC||GTFO”.
(I should have probably warned readers about the profanity in the title, but nah, I assume them to be adults at this point.)"
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialAt least Rubio says what it is...
"US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’"
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-peace-plan-security-confernece-halifax-senators-6041a181…
@cdarwin@c.imThe United States has urged its citizens to 👉leave Venezuela immediately
amid reports that ⚠️armed paramilitaries are trying to track down US citizens,
one week after the capture of the South American country’s president, Nicolšs Maduro.
In a security alert sent out on Saturday,
the state department said there were reports of armed members of pro-regime militias,
known as #colectivos
@arXiv_physicsinsdet_bot@mastoxiv.pageGamma Imagers for Nuclear Security and Nuclear Forensics: Recommendations based on results from a side-by-side intercomparison
L. E. Sinclair, P. R. B. Saull, A. McCann, A. M. L. MacLeod, N. J. Murtha, A. El-Jaby, G. Jonkmans
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00826 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.00826 https://arxiv.org/html/2602.00826
arXiv:2602.00826v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Nuclear security operations and forensic investigations require the utilization of a suite of instruments ranging from passive gamma spectrometers to high-precision laboratory sample analyzers. Gamma spectroscopy survey is further broken down into wide-area search performed with large-volume scintillator-based mobile survey spectrometers which are integrated with geographic position sensors for mapping and identification of hot zones, and high-precision long-dwell measurements using solid state spectrometers for follow-on characterization to establish isotopic content and ratios. While performing well at detecting the presence, quantity and type of radioactivity, all of these methods have limited ability to determine the location of a source of radioactivity. In recent years, technology advances have resulted in gamma imager devices which can create an image of the distribution of radioactive sources using the gamma emissions which accompany radioactive decay, and overlay this on an optical photograph of the environment. These gamma imaging devices have arisen out of methods developed for medical physics, experimental particle physics, and astrophysics, resulting in a proliferation of different technological approaches. Those responsible for establishing a nuclear security concept of operations, require guidance to choose the proper gamma imager for each of the application spaces in a tiered response. Here the results of an intercomparison of two gamma imagers based on two widely different technologies, semiconductor and scintillator detectors, are presented. The optimal utilization of these imaging technologies in a tiered response is discussed based on the results of the trial. Finally, an outlook on future directions for gamma imaging advances is provided.
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@gwire@mastodon.social> In this case, the state-owned Sanchar Saathi app is already available on the App Store and Google Play Store, but this order would make it mandatory and prevent it from being disabled or deleted.
https://www.theverge.com/news/834998/india-sanchar-saathi…
@joe@toot.worksIt's been years since I last used Notepad on a daily basis but a likely "Chinese state-sponsored group" using it as an attack vector still feels too close to home.
"According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org."
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeCheck out today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you should know, including
--European authorities dismantle the Cryptomixer service,
--Indian government wants smartphone makers to preload state-owned security app,
--Indian government wants to bar comms apps from working on SIM-less devices,
--Korea launches probe into Coupang breach and threatens punitive damages,
--DPRK hackers target S. Koreans with fake tax invoices,
--Malware-laden…
@johl@mastodon.xyz🎅 🌲 💫
Weihnachtlich erstrahlen Gassen
Auf zum Einkauf hasten Massen
Drinnen leuchten Kerzen hell
Nur Systemadministratoren
Lauschen bang dem Netz-Rumoren
Horch! Es naht #React2Shell!
@cyrevolt@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialNotepad and security researchers say Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of its update traffic from June to December 2025 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu
@newsie@darktundra.xyzNotepad hijacked by suspected state-sponsored hackers https://therecord.media/popular-text-editor-hijacked-by-suspected-state-sponsored-hackers
@arXiv_csGT_bot@mastoxiv.pageOn Dynamic Programming Theory for Leader-Follower Stochastic Games
Jilles Steeve Dibangoye, Thibaut Le Marre, Ocan Sankur, Fran\c{c}ois Schwarzentruber
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05667 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.05667 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.05667
arXiv:2512.05667v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Leader-follower general-sum stochastic games (LF-GSSGs) model sequential decision-making under asymmetric commitment, where a leader commits to a policy and a follower best responds, yielding a strong Stackelberg equilibrium (SSE) with leader-favourable tie-breaking. This paper introduces a dynamic programming (DP) framework that applies Bellman recursion over credible sets-state abstractions formally representing all rational follower best responses under partial leader commitments-to compute SSEs. We first prove that any LF-GSSG admits a lossless reduction to a Markov decision process (MDP) over credible sets. We further establish that synthesising an optimal memoryless deterministic leader policy is NP-hard, motivating the development of {\epsilon}-optimal DP algorithms with provable guarantees on leader exploitability. Experiments on standard mixed-motive benchmarks-including security games, resource allocation, and adversarial planning-demonstrate empirical gains in leader value and runtime scalability over state-of-the-art methods.
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@cdarwin@c.imNotepad Hijacked by
State-Sponsored Hackers
Following the security disclosure published in the v8.8.9 announcement investigation has continued in collaboration with external experts and with the full involvement of the (now former) shared hosting provider.
According to the analysis provided by the security experts,
the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise
that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plu…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPresident Donald Trump signs law strengthening stadium security against drones https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6903655/2025/12/19/trump-drone-law-stadium-security/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comBig changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-2026-secretaries-state-midterms-6d18799c6c5fdd1bc001544b2dca12bf
http://www.memeorandum.com/251123/p21#a251123p21
@cdarwin@c.imWe have no clear understanding of what leverage Putin may have gained over senior levels of the U.S. government,
whether to extract state secrets or to shape decision-making
and be used for leverage on the global stage
https://mstdn.social/@NTOY/116010660849818682
@cdarwin@c.imThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had started an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans today.
The department said the offensively titled "Operation Catahoula Crunch"
would target
“criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies”.
New Orleans is the latest Democratic-run city (albeit in a Republican-led state) to see federal immigration agents on its streets.
Most recently, the Trump administrationtargete…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe House Homeland Security Committee asks Dario Amodei to testify at a December 17 hearing about how Chinese state actors used Claude Code for cyber-espionage (Sam Sabin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/26/anthropic-google-cloud-quantum-xch…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangehttps://www.richardsilverstein.com/2025/12/30/iranian-hackers-break-cell-phone-of-scandal-plagued-netanyahu-aide/
Israeli hacking group Handala exposed dozens of names and phone numbers of Israel’s security detail …
@cdarwin@c.imIt is always disturbing when MAGA politicians go off halfcocked about socialism.
Here are some of the “radical left” socialist programs that Warner must be complaining about:
Medicare
Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act
Social Security
SNAP (food stamps)
Meals on Wheels and Office of Aging services
Every single one of these programs was once characterized by right-wing politicians as a
“socialist program.”
@cdarwin@c.imThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday it has
locked down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas
amid a measles outbreak.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NewsNation, that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed Saturday that two detainees at the center had contracted measles.
McLaughlin added that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Health Service Corps “immediately took steps to quarantine …
@metacurity@infosec.exchange"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls."
@cdarwin@c.imTrump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
The Trump administration has recalled more than two dozen
career diplomats from ambassador positions and other senior posts around the world
as it works to enforce adherence with Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
The directive has infuriated State Department personnel
who say it will leave key embassies without critical leadership
and may effectively end the careers of many ambass…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzGeorgia arrests ex-spy chief over alleged protection of scam call centers https://therecord.media/republic-of-georgia-former-spy-chief-arrested-scam-centers
@cdarwin@c.im @cdarwin@c.imSome state and local elections officials say they no longer have working relationships with the federal government
and do not trust the expertise they used to tap into on election security.
https://c.im/@cdarwin/115633975364257626
@newsie@darktundra.xyzMI5 warns of Chinese spies using LinkedIn to gain intel on lawmakers https://therecord.media/mi5-warns-chinese-spies-using-linkedin-lawmakers
@cdarwin@c.imFor more than a decade, Russia’s so-called #probiv market
– a term derived from the verb
“to pierce” or
“to punch into a search bar”
– has operated as a parallel information economy built on a network of corrupt officials,
traffic police,
bank employees and l
ow-level security staff willing to sell access to restricted government or corporate databases.
While l…
