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andy jabbour

@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 enthusiast. ‘Honey, I ain’t scared of shit’ - Baby Nova

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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 25m
Imagine selling your vote for $10. I'd take the coupon, but I'd be keeping my vote, too. This isn't convincing anyone, Kristi...
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Ann Reynolds Says 'No One' in Wentworth
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1h
every one.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 1h
This is absolutely 100% going to be used for harassment.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1h
yes, 100%.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1h
cc @gate15.bsky.social
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Sergiu Gatlan @serghei.bsky.social · 3h
The ad industry: “We need your data to show you relevant ads.” Spyware vendors: “Thanks, we’ll take it from here.” citizenlab.ca/research/how...
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Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab
This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Ca...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1h
A/B. Get it done.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2h
Will the administration try to make a national security emergency of foreign components in voting machines? Tomorrow (Fri. Oct. 18) at 11 am, @juliacurlee.bsky.social joins me in the first of an online Cato series on "Securing the Midterms" You can watch or listen online.
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Could the White House Pull the Plug on Voting Machines? | Cato Events
YouTube video by Cato Events
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 2h
😑 FWIW, new @cloudflare.social report on this too: blog.cloudflare.com/yandex-outage/
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Yandex outage: data shows that instead of going dark, malicious bots went on the move
When strikes hit Yandex data centers, many assumed Russian bot operations went dark. Cloudflare data reveals that while search crawling stopped, malicious bots simply migrated to other networks.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 2h
This is fine. Nothing to see here. This is a functioning, healthy democracy.
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Chloe Petts Exasperated
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 2h
Ever-reliable, always honest, and for the greater good. 😑
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 3h
#nice. New from ASD 🇦🇺 ASD Essentials: evolving our approach to cyber security resilience www.cyber.gov.au/news/asd-ess... & www.cyber.gov.au/essentials #CyberSecurity cc @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 3h
Strange Days. I'll take it. 'MTG Comes To Nemesis Ilhan Omar’s Defense, Calls Trump Administration’s Investigation ‘Bullsh*t' www.mediaite.com/politics/mtg... cc @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 4h
😑
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Stan Marsh: Dude, This Is Awesome
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 4h
'Preparing for the 2026 US midterms.' - @anthropic.com 'we outline how we've built on that work and continued to strengthen our election safeguards ahead of this year’s US midterms.'
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 4h
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DCAU Batman & Gordon: Here's to Survival
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 4h
* leadership... getting more coffee now...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 4h
Grateful to see this. Democracy & leadrship in action. 'Military Chiefs Revolt Over Pentagon Pete’s ‘Barbaric’ Execution Plan' via @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/military-chi... #veterans cc @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 5h
😑 'Citizen Lab believes this to be the first detailed technical evidence made publicly available of sophisticated spyware infecting devices via digital ads.' Appreciate the work of @citizenlab.ca @jsrailton.bsky.social (& u2 @mattburgess1.bsky.social @lhn.bsky.social!) cc @gate15.bsky.social
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Key & Peele: Jordan Peele's 'Kewl' Moment
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 5h
From info ops to sabotage to villainous aggression against Ukraine, Putin is the bad guy. More 'leaders' need to call it out. Good job, Andy 🇬🇧. Via @newsguard.bsky.social: U.K. Prime Minister Is Wise Not to ‘Tiptoe’ Around Russian Influence www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/uk-prime-m...
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U.K. Prime Minister Is Wise Not to ‘Tiptoe’ Around Russian Influence
PLUS: Midterms Watch: Breitbart’s N.C. reporter recently served as a spokesman for the state GOP, although that is not disclosed on the site.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 5h
Some people are just absolute assholes. To take advantage of someone dealing with sextortion threats is just disgusting, pathetic behavior. Glad to see this from the FTC: www.ftc.gov/news-events/... H/T @suzannesmalley.bsky.social @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/sextortion-a...
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FTC: Company netted at least $60 million charging sextortion victims for help it didn’t provide
An Ohio-based company charged individuals thousands of dollars to fight sextortion scams, but the operation itself was fraudulent, according to a Federal Trade Commission complaint.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 5h
Endless bullshit & hypocrisy. 'So there was no Biden “censorship industrial complex,” but there absolutely is a Trump one... & not a peep from those who falsely argued that it existed under Biden. How strange.' - @masnick.com How strange indeed. All BS all the time. www.techdirt.com/2026/10/14/m...
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MAGA Built The Censorship Machine It Spent Years Falsely Accusing Democrats Of Building
This is not a unique or new observation, but so many MAGA attacks on others are projection, claiming that Democrats were doing the very things that MAGA always knew they would do if they were in charge. We've certainly spent plenty of time talking about Donald Trump's myriad and non-stop attacks on free speech, and...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 6h
Oh... yes.
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Blondie Hanging On The Telephone
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14h
vAnDaLiZZZmm!!!!!! ‘Reflecting Pool liner failed in 85 places after flawed renovation, inspection found’ - via @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Reflecting Pool liner failed in 85 places after flawed renovation, inspection found
The damage identified by inspectors the contractor commissioned is far more extensive than has been previously reported, a document obtained by The Post shows.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 17h
Racist piece of shit human. A disgrace to this country and even his party.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 17h
Racist piece of shit.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 18h
I was given a Pooh book from my nursery in London as they said bye to the foreign kid heading off to America. Will always love that pudgy little bear. 🍯
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 19h
NOW WITH LINK: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Russian Bots Went Silent. Or Did They?
Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex silence Russian bots? The evidence doesn’t show it, and shrinking data access makes it harder to check.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 19h
cc @gate15.bsky.social
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 20h
Short thread, spot on.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 22h
is this said suspicious husband? 😄
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Among Us Sus Character
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 22h
Nice thread on recent #ransomware updates, and always remember our amazing friends at @ecrime.ch!
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 23h
For more on ransomware, see an article from Any Run on IronChain Ransomware threatening businesses with permanent data loss and costly downtime. any.run/cybersecurit...
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IronChain Ransomware Raises Business Data Loss Risk
Explore how IronChain ransomware works, why its latest build matters, and how its drivers, persistence, and encryption logic increase recovery risk.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 23h
Infosecurity Magazine highlighted that ASOS customers received bizarre “Hacked” messages amid the suspected Snowflake compromise. Read more below: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/asos-cu... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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ASOS Customers Sent “Hacked” Message Amid Suspected Snowflake Breach
ASOS customers have received a seemingly legitimate push notifications claiming the retailer’s IT systems have been breached through a Snowflake breach
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Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 23h
Read my story abt a cruel sextortion scheme that took advantage of distraught victims. FTC is suing a co + its founder for allegedly netting $60 million plus from victims it lied to by promising fake services. Firm manipulated panicked victims by telling them their lives would be destroyed, per FTC
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thank you!
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 14/10/2026
Microsoft and Health-ISAC teamed up with a bunch of other partners to investigate and disrupt a trio of major phishing marketplaces. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/phishin...
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Microsoft, Health-ISAC and partners take down popular phishing kit services
The three marketplaces helped hackers impersonate major businesses and governments. Microsoft now controls the markets’ domain names.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Great work from both teams and love to see how Health-ISAC has been involved in a number of these with @threatintel.microsoft.com recently. #teamwork #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social
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Retail & Hospitality ISAC @rhisac.org · 14/10/2026
China-linked threat actors are utilizing a operational relay box (ORB) network to target critical infrastructure sectors globally. Read the full analysis and mitigation recommendations: rhisac.pulse.ly/snbzv8gwfh
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China- Linked Threat Actors Utilize Company to Target Critical Sectors Aboard - RH-ISAC
A joint advisory, published on 8 October 2026, from multiple international government agencies, including FBI, CISA, NSA, and NCSC-UK, details how Integrity
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Actually, since we published this chart of CVEs recorded this year on September 16, there's been an additional 14,000 CVEs recorded. So far, that makes it 80,140 CVEs in 2026. The whole of 2022—before LLMs—was 25,000 Source: cve.icu
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CVE.ICU
Counts and statistics for every CVE published from 1999 to 2026.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🇦🇺 quick to get this out: 'Protecting (OT) and edge devices; Alert on the #cybersecurity risks to (OT), including refrigeration and cooling technology, with mitigation advice and guidance...' www.cyber.gov.au/alert/protec... @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Get ready (we're not ready). 'Nine ways the Trump administration could interfere with the midterms' via @reuters.com www.reuters.com/investigates... cc @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social 'THIS WE'LL DEFEND' 🇺🇸 #veterans
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Nine ways the Trump administration could interfere with the midterms
Election officials and experts outline nine potential midterm flashpoints.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Go, Texas, go. via @axios.com - @jamestalarico.bsky.social maintains a slim lead, 50%-47%, over Paxton - @ginafortexas.bsky.social leads Abbott 49% to 48% - @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social Goodwin leads Patrick 49% to 46% - Johnson leads Middleton 48% to 47% www.axios.com/local/austin...
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Democrats in several statewide Texas races narrowly lead Republicans
The statewide races are within the poll's reported margin of error.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Justice Department Announces Coordinated Actions to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes Affecting More than 70 U.S. Companies www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi... 🇰🇵 #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz
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Justice Department Announces Coordinated Actions to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes Affecting More than 70 U.S. Companies
Today the Department of Justice announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technolo...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Two updates re: 🇰🇵 IT worker threat. FBI PSA - North Korean IT Workers Expanding Use of Facilitators, Broadening Recruitment www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA... #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz #northkorea
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
new from @tiffanyng.bsky.social in @wired.com... this one hits... www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
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the case for lowercase
a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
because we - men - can do everything and know everything, obviously.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Y’all, I hate to rain on the dead bot parade, but the Yandex data center destruction doesn’t seem to have significantly impacted social media bots. I made temporal graphs of X posts about AfD around the time of the attack and there’s no sign of a sudden dip or residual impact on that conversation.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
related / unrelated, the new cardi b song from this soundtrack is a banger, and i probably like her music way too much for a very middle aged man. 'don't chart' #newmusic #gtavi #cardib open.spotify.com/track/4NaBit...
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Don’t Chart (from GTAVI: The Album)
Cardi B, Grand Theft Auto VI · Don’t Chart (from GTAVI: The Album) · Song · 2026
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