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Adam Flatley

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Senior intelligence and cybersecurity operations leader. Senior Adjunct Technical Advisor @ IST Ransomware Task Force. Advisory Council Member @ ICMEC Global. Obligatory 'my tweets are my own' statement.

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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 30/06/2026
As #InternetSafetyMonth comes to a close, the conversations don't have to. Stay ahead of online risks all year long. Sign up for the NetSmartz newsletter to get the latest tips, trends, and tools to help keep kids safer online: go.missingkids.org/l/808593/2020-02…
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 29/06/2026
Reporting is one way to help protect children online. This #InternetSafetyMonth, take a few minutes to explore our free resources and learn how to recognize online threats, start important conversations, and support kids if something goes wrong. Learn more: ncmec.org/netsmartz
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23/06/2026
⚡ Fifteen children have been returned to Ukraine in the latest successful "Bring Kids Back UA" operation. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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15 Children Returned to Ukraine in Latest Bring Kids Back UA Operation
Fifteen Ukrainian children were successfully evacuated from temporarily occupied territories, bringing the total number of returned children to 2,232.
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 23/06/2026
A 15-year-old recognized danger online—and spoke up. ✅ Kids can spot red flags ✅ They should know where to report Remind the kids in your life: if something feels off, act. NCMEC’s CyberTipline is here to help: report.cybertip.org
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 22/06/2026
A powerful installation of 20,000 teddy bears in Los Angeles is drawing attention to the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, demanding the world "Bring Kids Back." 🧵 1/4 ⬇️
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16/06/2026
⚡ Ukraine returned 13 children, aged 1 to 14, from Russian-occupied areas of the Kherson region. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Ukraine Returns 13 Children From Russian-Occupied Kherson Region
13 children, aged 3 to 17, were returned to Ukraine from occupied Kherson. They faced threats and were forced into training by Russian occupation forces.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 04/06/2026
😠 1.6 million Ukrainian children have lived under Russian occupation since 2014, with 742,000 forcibly relocated or deported to Russia between Feb and Dec 2022 alone, Ukraine's ombudsman says.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
🇺🇦🙏 2,038 Ukrainian children were missing as of April 2026. Russian forces abduct children, separate them from their families at “filtration” points during evacuation from occupied territories, and subject them to human trafficking. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/the-disappea...
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The Disappearance of Ukrainian Children During the War: How the Search Works and Where Families Can Turn for Help
According to official data from Ukraine’s Ombudsman, 2,038 Ukrainian children were missing as of April 2026. During the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russian forces
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Missing Children Europe @missingchildreneu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
In a few days, landmarks across Europe will illuminate in blue for every missing child.  With #BlueForHope, we stand in solidarity, show hope and vigilance for the 250,000 children missing every year in Europe.   Post your picture in blue 💙to be part of the movement!
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 21/05/2026
⚡ Russian occupation forces are trafficking Ukrainian teenagers, especially orphans, to military-sports camps under the guise of "free vacations" to force combat training upon them. united24media.com/anti-fake/ru...
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Russia Sends Ukrainian Children to Military Camps Under Guise of Free Vacation
Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance says Volgograd region camps hold Ukrainian minors for “health” programs with military drills and weapons training.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Bring Kids Back campaign was held in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to the forced deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia. On the National Mall in Washington, an installation of 20,000 teddy bears was deployed as part of the campaign.
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 11/04/2026
Online exploitation isn’t always obvious. Season 3 of Into the Cloud helps kids spot red flags and take action. Learn more in our latest blog: www.ncmec.org/blog/2026/into-the-cl…
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 07/04/2026
🔴 Russia is listing stolen Ukrainian children for adoption on state websites without disclosing their true identities. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 26/03/2026
❤️‍🩹 Five more children have been successfully returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory from the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region. united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukrainian Brings Back Five Children Back From Temporarily Occupied Kherson
Five children, including four without parental care, were returned from occupied Kherson. They are now in recovery centers.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
2,000 Ukrainian children returned home from Russian captivity through the Bring Kids Back initiative. Zelenskyy says work won't stop "until every child is back" - tens of thousands remain under Russian control, forcibly separated from their families. euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Ukraine brings 2,000 children home from Russian captivity through Bring Kids Back initiative
Zelenskyy says work continues as tens of thousands remain under Russian control.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Five more children taken by Russia have been brought back to Ukraine through the Bring Kids Back initiative. Ombudsman Lubinets thanked US First Lady Melania Trump for her support.
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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 12/02/2026
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding via @agreenberg.bsky.social & @wired.com
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Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🇺🇦 Another group of children and adolescents aged 3 months to 17 years were returned from the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region. Among rescued are a 17-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy who witnessed the torture of their mother during the invasion by Russian troops.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 15/01/2026
Lumen has sinkholed over 550 command and control servers for the Kimwolf botnet www.linkedin.com/pulse/keepin...
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Keeping the Kimwolf at bay: putting a leash on a massive DDoS Botnet.
With the fall of RapperBot in August 2025, Aisuru quickly regained its position as the world’s most powerful DDoS botnet. By September, Aisuru had achieved record-breaking attacks, flooding targets wi...
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 09/12/2025
REPORTING CSAM WORKS. Tips submitted to NCMEC’s CyberTipline help law enforcement identify offenders, rescue children, and prevent future abuse. If you see something, report it: cybertipline.org
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/12/2025
⚡️Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson
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Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson
A group of Ukrainian children ages 2 to 17 returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories in southern Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Dec. 5.
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 28/11/2025
While you’re looking for #BlackFriday deals, don’t forget about #GivingTuesday! The most impactful step you can take today: make a contribution to NCMEC and help sustain our vital programs that protect children: give.missingkids.org/campaign/74957…
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 14/11/2025
Protecting children from the harms of GAI sexual exploitation requires education and guidance from the public. GAI can have serious legal consequences and cause severe harm to victims, including harassment, bullying and psychological and emotional harm. ncmec.org/theissues/ge...
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Generative AI
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) technology allows a user to create new images, videos, audio and text based on user requests or prompts. This technology has many benefits, but at the same tim...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 13/11/2025
❤️‍🩹 A group of children and teenagers has been returned to Ukraine from Russian occupation. One 10-year-old was bullied for being Ukrainian, while her younger brothers were forced to sing Russian songs and donate to the occupying army. united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukraine Frees Children From Russian-Controlled Part of Kherson After Months of Harassment
Ukrainian authorities reported the successful evacuation of children from Russian-occupied Kherson, providing them with necessary care and support.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 12/11/2025
🇺🇦 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative with the support of Save Ukraine successfully returned these children from temporary occupation. They're now receiving the necessary care & support. We will not rest until every kidnapped child is returned home to Ukraine 🧵
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
She faced persecution, including attempt to seize her child after refusing to obtain Russian passport, Andrii Yermak, head President's Office, reported On 24 October, Ukrainian rescuers brought home 23-year-old mother and her newborn from occupied territories 📸 UkrInform
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 24/10/2025
❤️‍🩹 23-year-old mother and her newborn son were successfully brought out of temporary Russian occupation. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 08/10/2025
⚡️Two Ukrainian families, including children, were rescued from Russian-occupied territories under Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative. united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Two Ukrainian Families Freed From Russian Occupation Under Bring Kids Back Initiative
Ukrainian families have been rescued from Russian territories, highlighting the success of Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 04/10/2025
⚡️Russia threatened to send a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy to a psychiatric hospital in occupied Crimea for refusing to study under a Russian curriculum. Under the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Ukraine has brought home 22 more children from occupied territories.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported by Russia. Behind every story is a family torn apart. This cannot be tolerated. Today, the EU joined the International Coalition for the Return of Abducted Children. We will not rest until these children are back home.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23/09/2025
⚡️ Zelenskyy: Ukraine has already brought home 1,625 children abducted by Russia. “Each return is a success and a life saved, but also a challenge, because the child must be reintegrated and protected from the trauma they endured,” he added.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 17/09/2025
💔 16 children were returned to Ukraine from Russian occupation. Among them: 17-year-old Mark, forced onto a military register, and 2-year-old Solomiya, who nearly died when Russians blocked her hospital visit.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 15/09/2025
Ukrainian teen Marta secretly studied online, waited until she turned 18, then fled Russian-occupied Donetsk to Kyiv.
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Ukrainian Teen Marta’s Daring Escape From Russian Occupation to Freedom
Marta's story highlights the challenges faced by Ukrainian youth, navigating life under occupation while maintaining cultural ties and dreams for the future.
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Institute for Security and Technology @istorg.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
In July, a globally coordinated operation dismantled the BlackSuit #ransomware group, confiscating $1M+ in illicit crypto. The takedown “highlights that ransomware endures because it is profitable & seizing illicit funds strikes at that incentive,” IST’s Gigi Flores Bustamante writes. 🖋️ Read more:
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Law Enforcement Strikes BlackSuit (Royal) Ransomware, Seizing Funds and Infrastructure
This summer, U.S. and international law enforcement agencies carried out a coordinated operation against the BlackSuit (formerly Royal) ransomware group, confiscating over $1M in illicit cryptocurrenc...
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 28/08/2025
“These guys are very scary… the power they have over my daughter is mind-blowing.” A mother shared this after her child was targeted in a sadistic online enticement case. Parents and caregivers, here’s what you need to know: ncmec.org/blog/2025/using-sextortion-to-groom-kids-for-violence-pain
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 21/08/2025
💓 Four young people and an infant have been rescued from Russian-occupied territories.
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Ukraine Evacuates Teen, Infant, and Family From Russian Occupation Under Bring Kids Back Initiative
Four youths, including an infant, have been rescued from Russian-occupied areas as part of Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, announced by Andriy Yermak.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 19/08/2025
⚡️ Two Ukrainian teenage girls have been rescued from territories under Russian occupation by Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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Ukraine Saves Two Teenage Girls From Russian-Occupied Territory Amid Ongoing Abductions
Two Ukrainian girls have safely returned home after enduring three years of Russian occupation, aided by President Zelenskyy's initiative for children's rights.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14/08/2025
❤️‍🩹 A Ukrainian teenager who spent most of his life in Russian-occupied territory under constant surveillance by military personnel has been successfully returned to Ukraine.
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Teen Held in Russian-Occupied Zone for Years Safely Returns to Ukraine
A Ukrainian teenager has been returned to Ukraine after enduring military surveillance in occupied territory, reuniting with family through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11/08/2025
🔴 Ukraine rescued a 14-year-old girl from Russian-occupied territory after authorities tried to send her to an orphanage in Russia.
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Ukraine Rescues 14-Year-Old Girl From Russian-Occupied Territory Amid Threat of Forced Transfer to Orphanage
A 14-year-old girl has been rescued from Russian occupation and safely moved to Ukrainian-held territory, thanks to the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Crazy that governments impose website age restrictions on their citizens before they provide Internet compatible government ID for their citizens, and everyone's stuck providing selfies that get hacked and recycled for fraud.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
11 Ukrainian children aged 10 to 17 have been returned from Russian-occupied territories and Russia. One girl was reunited with her mother after years apart. 5 siblings taken to Russia during fighting have also made it home. Total children returned since 2022 - 1453; 19546 kidnapped by Russia.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19/07/2025
Ukraine has brought back 11 children from Russian-occupied territories and Russia, with Qatar acting as mediator. Among them are five siblings who managed to contact their sister in Ukraine and asked for help to come home.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 19/07/2025
💓 Under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, 11 Ukrainian children aged between 10 and 17 have been returned from Russian-occupied territories and the Russia.
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Ukraine Returns 11 Abducted Children from Russia
Under President Zelenskyy’s initiative, 11 Ukrainian minors have been repatriated from Russian-occupied areas, highlighting ongoing efforts to reunite families.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 17/07/2025
💔 TIME magazine’s latest cover spotlights the story of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia.
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Rob Joyce @rgblights.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Wow. Spain is putting salt typhoon out of business. They are just going to hand it all to them: Huawei contracted to manage their wiretaps…. therecord.media/spain-awards...
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 08/07/2025
❤️‍🩹 Seven more Ukrainian children aged between 6 and 17 have been successfully returned from the temporarily occupied territories. united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukraine Secures Return of Seven More Children From Russian-Occupied Territories
Seven Ukrainian children aged 6 to 17 have safely returned from occupied territories as part of President Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 11/06/2025
In Europe, a child disappears every two minutes. “Behind every story of a child running away is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.” – Ewa Kopacz, VP and Parliament's Coordinator on Children's Rights 📞 Call 116 000 for 24/7 support, available in 32 countries across Europe.
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Council of Europe @coe.int · 11/06/2025
Cybercrime is a top global threat – cooperation is essential. 500+ experts from 100+ countries at #OctopusConference urged joint action. 80 States are now Parties to the Council of Europe's Convention on cybercrime – our strongest legal instrument in the digital age. rm.coe.int/2542-212-oct...
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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 11/06/2025
🌐Steal. Deal. Repeat. 🚨Cybercriminals are cashing in on your data. Europol’s latest #IOCTA25 reveals how stolen data fuels fraud, extortion, and exploitation across the digital underworld. 📘 Learn more: www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 28/05/2025
❤️‍🩹 Eleven more Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation as part of President Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
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Eleven Ukrainian Children Reunite With Families After Years in Russian Occupation
Eleven Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation in a recent operation under the initiative Bring Kids Back UA, led by President Zelenskyy.
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