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@andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Imported Tattooed-🇺🇸. Veteran. Virginian. #OnePride. Founder & CEO, Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social, cyber & all-hazards risk & resilience. Board Member, Loudoun Hunger Relief, FB-ISAO. Anti-Ballroom & Anti-SAVE Act enthusiast.

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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 1h
Today in the SUN we feature Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report, revealing a faster and more automated security environment. Read more below: www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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2026 Digital Defense Report | Security Insider
The 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report examines how AI is accelerating cyberattacks and how organizations can strengthen security foundations and defend at machine speed.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 1h
@binarydefense.com released "24/7 M365 – All Ransom, No Ware," highlighting how ransomware has become a category of extortion, not a piece of encryption malware. Read more below: binarydefense.com/resources/bl... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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24/7 M365 – All Ransom, No Ware
No files with concatenated file extensions pointing to a particular ransomware. In both cases the victim organization — one in healthcare, one in real…
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 1h
A new episode of Nerd Out is out now! In this episode, the team is joined by Joe Levy and Sharon Dye, founders of The HX3 Advisory Group, to talk about National Preparedness Month! Our podcast is available now, check it out! #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social gate15.global/nerd-out-ep-...
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Nerd Out EP 74. National Preparedness Month and the Human Behavior | Gate 15
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Retail & Hospitality ISAC @rhisac.org · 2h
Threat actors are leveraging ChatGPT Custom GPTs to distribute ClickFix lures and malware, demonstrating a novel use of trusted AI platforms to facilitate social engineering. Read RH-ISAC's analysis and mitigation recommendations: rhisac.pulse.ly/sjkhnask2d #CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 2h
Men of a Certain ❌ EP 431. Pete back at Quantico ➕ looking ahead to a big NFL weekend. @dpounder.bsky.social & I talk: • Pete takes another run at Quantico • Evaluating the 6 new DoD initiatives • Browns at 3-1 & looking ahead to 5 big games • Dis/Likes of the week open.spotify.com/episode/71W6...
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Men of a Certain X EP 431. Pete back at Quantico, plus looking ahead to a big NFL weekend
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 3h
'Hegseth wants a united, homogenous military of soldiers who share his cultural prejudices, who share his bloodthirsty ethos, and who share his religion.'
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 3h
Happy German Unity Day! 🇩🇪 @tuta.com: 'take it as reminder to stop Chat Control! The division of Germany was accompanied by mass surveillance in East Germany and the suppression of the opposition... 👉 Chat Control must never be allowed 👈' tuta.com/blog/unity-d...
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Let’s celebrate German Unity Day – and take it as reminder to stop Chat Control! | Tuta
The division of Germany was accompanied by mass surveillance in East Germany and the suppression of the opposition. This should serve as a lesson to us as to why Chat Control must never be allowed.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 5h
Low-T JD. 😏 '“Low-T JD,” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social branded the vice president, referencing a term for low testosterone levels. “It’s always funny, man,” he continued. “He just brings the energy down every time you hear him talk.”' via @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/rising-dem-s...
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Rising Dem Star Hits Vance With Emasculating New Nickname
The vice president has not kept El-Sayed’s name out of his mouth.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 9h
-Authorities dismantle KillSec group -Ransomware attack could have crippled South Africa's air traffic -US sanctions Venezuelan ATM hackers -Chinese APT targets AI experts -Leak from SVR cyber provider -Canada says no evidence of AI hacks P: risky.biz/RBNEWS618/ N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
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BleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 8h
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token.
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Microsoft’s X account hacked in crypto pump-and-dump scheme
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token.
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 7h
These criminals are finding out who is worth attacking and are going to extreme and violent lengths to force crypto transfers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Crypto thieves attacked man in home and threatened to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 01/10/2026
In September 2026 we have observed 958 events across 93 countries and attributed them to 87 ransomwares. The top targeted country was United States and the most targeted sector was Construction. The ransomware Gentlemen has been busy with 107 new events (11%)! Learn more: ecrime.ch
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Open Measures @openmeasures.io · 01/10/2026
The Gateway Pundit is one of the internet's top "junk news" sites, putting out an endless stream of articles bashing the MAGA movement's enemies, including public officials. In its comments section, we saw readers openly fantasizing about harming and killing individuals who were featured on the site
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Violent Rhetoric Against Public Officials Seen in Comments on Hyperpartisan News Site Ahead of 2026 Midterms - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online content that impacts public discourse and global events.
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Sean Lyngaas @snlyngaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated a senior Anthropic employee, ex-US officials to try to purloin info on military applications of AI, export controls, etc, per @proofpoint.com: edition.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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China-linked hackers impersonated US AI insiders as global race heats up | CNN Politics
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic employee and ex-US officials in an espionage campaign aimed at gaining insights into American AI developments, a US cybersecurity firm said Thursday...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from @sekoia.com & Beazley: 'ShinyHunters has outlasted forum takedowns, multiple arrests, and its own founders' convictions...we attempted to explain why the brand keeps surviving what should have ended it.' www.sekoia.com/blog/gotta-b... #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social @ecrime.ch
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Gotta Breach 'Em All! The Journey Of ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters has outlasted forum takedowns, arrests, and its founders' convictions. Learn the group's tactics, from stolen S3 buckets to zero-day exploits.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very good new NCSC guidance: 'Disruptive cyber attacks – reducing their impact, reducing the risk' 🇬🇧 This aligns closely with our @gate15.bsky.social 15 x 15 (see thread). #CyberSecurity www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/d...
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Disruptive cyber attacks – reducing their impact, reducing the risk
How to recover your organisation, be better prepared for future incidents and make them less likely.
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Alex DeLuca @alexldeluca21.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New: A Florida county discovered Flock cameras along its roads that officials didn’t know were there. No one has publicly claimed them. Who has operated them — and who has had access to their data — remains a mystery. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump's Golden Age: Endless Winning. 'only 17% of U.S. adults approve of the Republican president’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall' - @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Proud to see my @gate15.bsky.social teammate write this new blog post: 'The Value of InfraGard: A Board Member’s Perspective' celebrating partnerships and information sharing! gate15.global/the-value-of... #infragard #CyberSecurity #security
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from WaterISAC‼️ (TLP:CLEAR) WaterISAC’s Quarterly Water Sector Incident Summary, April to June 2026 – Executive Summary www.waterisac.org/tlpclear-wat... #CyberSecurity #security #water cc @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz @craignewmark.bsky.social
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Retail & Hospitality ISAC @rhisac.org · 30/09/2026
Join RH-ISAC on October 9 for our Retail & Hospitality Threat Landscape Briefing, featuring presentations from @servicenow.bsky.social and @cequence.bsky.social Register here: rhisac.pulse.ly/nretbil2xs #CyberSecurity #ThreatIntelligence #RetailSecurity rhisac.pulse.ly/nretbil2xs
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Retail & Hospitality Threat Landscape Briefing - RH-ISAC
Join RH-ISAC for a monthly threat briefing webinar series about the latest intel on observed incidents and emerging threats relevant to the retail and hospitality community.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@cyberscoop.bsky.social released an article on the water sector’s biggest ongoing weaknesses after a summer of cyberattacks. Read more below: cyberscoop.com/water-utilit... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social @timstarks.bsky.social
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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks
Tom Dobbins, executive director of the Water Information Sharing Analysis Center or WaterISAC, told CyberScoop, the sector’s biggest ongoing weaknesses include exposed OT, vulnerable PLCs, insecure co...
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today in the SUN, we feature an article reporting the exciting news that Cyware and the WaterISAC are joining forces to strengthen water sector cyber defense. Read more below: www.prnewswire.com/news-release... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Cyware and WaterISAC Join Forces to Strengthen Water Sector Cyber Defense
/PRNewswire/ -- Cyware, the leader in agentic AI-powered operational threat intelligence and collective defense, today announced its partnership with...
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 30/09/2026
The Alliance for Critical Infrastructure — which I profiled in May www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critica... — is expanding with dozens of new members, including from three new sectors. It started as comms, energy, & finance; now also IT, transportation, & water. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Men of a Certain ❌ EP 430. Political theater at its peak • @dpounder.bsky.social and I talk warm cider & Gluwein • Al Summit and who do you trust? • The Jack Smith testifies and the Senate debacle - Schmitt & Congress are a f***ing joke open.spotify.com/episode/1Uvq... #podcast #politics
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The FBI won't call you and threaten you, or demand your money. 'FBI Newark Issues Warning About Insidious New Twist on an Old Fraud Scheme' www.fbi.gov/contact-us/f... #FBI #fraud @gate15.bsky.social
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FBI Newark Issues Warning About Insidious New Twist on an Old Fraud Scheme | Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Newark is warning the public about a new twist on an old fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate federal law enforcement agents to steal victims’ money.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 30/09/2026
-Sanctions impact TLS certs in Iran, Russia -ShinyHunters member arrested in the Netherlands -Apple fixes iOS zero-day found by Meta -Citrix zero-days see mass exploitation within hours -Hackers exploit security product in Bitget hack P: risky.biz/RBNEWS617/ N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Men of a Certain ❌ EP 430. Political theater at its peak • @dpounder.bsky.social and I talk warm cider & Gluwein • Al Summit and who do you trust? • The Jack Smith testifies and the Senate debacle - Schmitt & Congress are a f***ing joke open.spotify.com/episode/1Uvq... #podcast #politics
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'Since 2023, Israel’s fragmentation of Palestine, underway for generations, has accelerated...'
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Tina Turner - Simply The Best Performance
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In case you don’t have your own subscription to @theonion.com, some breaking news coming before the election 🚨 Someone get me CBS News, ASAP! 🚨 (also, why don’t you have a subscription to America’s news source?) #BreakingNews
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Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 29/09/2026
“There has never been a successful movement based on hate. Nazis? Losers. The Confederacy? Losers. The Apartheid movement? Losers. I don't want you to be a loser. I don't want you to be weak." — Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 29/09/2026
"Two OpenAI employees said workers had raised concerns for months about potential safety issues with testing A.I. models, including not enough monitoring." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today is #HungerActionDay, and I’m asking you to join me and play your part. Every one of us can do something. Together, we can end hunger—because no one should go to sleep hungry. Not in Virginia. Not anywhere. Please join me, and play your part today. #Virginia #EndHunger #Loudoun #LHR #Leesburg
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NewsGuard @newsguard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NewsGuard and other researchers have identified 906 false news reports claiming to have been published by 163 outlets in 21 countries, all coming from three Russian influence operations. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russia-hij...
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Russia Hijacks Trusted Media Brands
NewsGuard and other researchers have identified 906 false news reports claiming to have been published by 163 outlets in 21 countries, all coming from three Russian influence operations.
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence @threatintel.microsoft.com · 29/09/2026
Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique tracked as RedFlick. msft.it/63328act10
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Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique | Microsoft Security Blog
Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique, tracked by Microsoft as “RedFlick”.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On the heels of FBI and DOD data breaches, the President assures us, __this one's__ bulletproof. #CyberSecurity @campuscodi.risky.biz
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Man Says 'For Sure' on Late Night Show
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
this really picks up at the 26 second mark
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Even Russian pizza should be off limits. 🍕 #ProtectPizza. Report from @darynant.bsky.social for @therecordmedia.bsky.social Dodo Pizza, 'Russian pizza chain with 1,500 locations confirms cyberattack following hacker claims' therecord.media/russian-pizz... cc @gate15.bsky.social #CyberSecurity
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Russian pizza chain with 1,500 locations confirms cyberattack following hacker claims
According to Dodo Pizza, the potentially compromised information included customers’ names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and order details.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Using @bsky.app is patriotic. 🇺🇸 'Pro-Iran hackers said they took at least their third stab at Bluesky...claiming responsibility for an afternoon outage... “we will destroy their servers.”' - via @threatbeatnews.bsky.social threatbeat.com/attacks-and-... #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social
threatbeat.com
Claiming new outage, pro-Iran hackers give Bluesky deadline with threat to ‘destroy their servers’
Pro-Iran hackers said they took at least their third stab at Bluesky today, claiming responsibility for an afternoon outage and giving the social media platform less than a 15-hour contact deadline…
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Silly @jamestalarico.bsky.social always doing thems 360s & ending up consistently exactly on message... the exact opposite of a flip-flop... ⭕ Thanks for pointing that out, Karoline. Via @thedailybeast.bsky.social. www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-lea... cc @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social
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Karoline Leavitt’s Attack on Dem Star Instantly Backfires
The former White House press secretary railed against Democratic “360s” on Fox News.
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data breach and extortionists are SHOCKED that reporters would think that their data breach would lead to an extortion! 🙄 I suggested to the kids (?) that they are simply now regretting hacking the world's biggest police force and they denied getting cold feet.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Zuck still stinks, but this appears to be operator error. I still wouldn't trust or use Muse, or anything Meta.
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 28/09/2026
Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation – Krebs on Security Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 24-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspic Read more: krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/dutch-p…
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How can you stay ahead of scams? Count before you click! Take9 seconds to pause and think before you click, download, or share. Follow @pausetake9.bsky.social for tips to avoid online frauds and scams. #take9 pausetake9.org
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9 seconds for a safer world
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today in the SUN we feature an article from The Cyber Express on Kiteworks lifting its Kiteworks shutdown advisory after asking customers to temporarily take certain systems offline. Read more below: thecyberexpress.com/kiteworks-sh... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Kiteworks Systems Went Offline After Federal Threat Warning
Kiteworks has lifted its Kiteworks shutdown advisory after asking customers to temporarily take certain systems offline following Kiteworks threat intelligence
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Threat Beat @threatbeatnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“If the last 25 years were defined by digitization, the next 25 will be defined by systemic dependency and the resilience required to survive it.” - Errol Weiss threatbeat.com/commentary-a...
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25 years of healthcare cyber threats: From compliance checkboxes to Code Blue
Twenty-five years ago, the health sector’s cyber threat landscape was relatively rudimentary. In 2001, hospital IT departments were primarily concerned with keeping electronic medical records online…
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Do they really believe everything can be magiced away with the words RiGgEd, cOnSpiRaCy, & BiDen? The GOP postmortem on the upcoming elections should be… fascinating.
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