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Information Security professional. At least that is what people claim. More of an information security curmudgeon.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12h
Western intelligence agencies have warned Europe’s defence bosses that Russia is stepping up efforts to assassinate them, prompting companies to increase personal security around their top executives ft.trib.al/vRLYPxh
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Starlink Mobile satellites could eventually improve enough to pass their signals through walls, dense foliage, and hilly terrain. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
cnet.com
Elon Musk Eyes 'Complete Phone Coverage in America' as SpaceX Clears Hurdle - CNET
Starlink Mobile satellites could eventually improve enough to pass their signals through walls, dense foliage, and hilly terrain.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Florida, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska allege the California company misled buyers about how secure its routers are and how separate it is from China. TP-Link denies the claims and says it will fight them in court. thehackernews.com/2026/10/tp-l...
thehackernews.com
TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties
Four more U.S. states sued TP-Link over allegedly misleading claims about router security and China ties, as 21 attorneys general contacted the FCC.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event. www.axios.com/2026/10/09/a...
axios.com
Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt
Inside the AI industry's worst-case-scenario prep.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The seizures targeted infrastructure supporting the two hacking platforms allegedly operated by China-based Integrity Technology Group (Integrity Tech), which U.S. authorities say has contracts with the Chinese government. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
bleepingcomputer.com
FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure
The FBI has seized seven domains used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon to operate two hacking tools, MicroScan and FishHub, used in attacks that breached critical infrastructur...
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Every developer ought to know as much about threat modeling as they know about git, because developers are the ones making the decisions about security, and making choices that are hard to reverse. shostack.org/blog/threat-...
shostack.org
Defenses for Developers (Threat Model Thursday)
Defenses are often confusing, and developers make the security choices that are hard to reverse. But if you can handle git, you can handle threat modeling.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump honored Satya Nadella hours after his administration targeted Microsoft's green-card sponsorship. www.techspot.com/news/114154-...
techspot.com
Microsoft and Adobe hit with green-card suspensions as Vance accuses tech firms of sidelining American workers
The suspension targets the Permanent Labor Certification program, better known as PERM. Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini are also affected. ...
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The security defects could lead to unauthorized access, information leaks, privilege escalation, DoS attacks, and remote code execution. www.securityweek.com/cisco-patche...
securityweek.com
Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities
Cisco has patched over a dozen critical vulnerabilities that could lead to RCE, DoS, privilege escalation, and other types of attacks.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
CVE-2026-107406 affects NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway and can lead to remote code execution (RCE) or denial of service (DoS). It carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.5. www.theregister.com/security/202...
theregister.com
Citrix gives NetScaler admins another critical reason to patch
No word on exploitation status, but a 9.5 severity score suggests time is of the essence
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Midnight Mimosa is the name given to a malware campaign primarily running preinstalled on low-cost Android devices. www.securityweek.com/pre-baked-fi...
securityweek.com
Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries
Bitdefender uncovered Midnight Mimosa, a firmware-level Android malware campaign shipping preinstalled on budget smartphones worldwide.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said that Gemini will be "your new single, universal agent for work," a declaration as unassailable as Google's history of consistency, customer service, and long-term product support. www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...
theregister.com
There can be only one: Google Cloud casts Gemini as your enterprise AI hero
The Chocolate Factory proposes a single universal agent for work
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The global PC market has taken a beating, with shipments plunging more than 20 percent in the third quarter as the AI-driven memory shortage pushes up prices and buyers decide their existing machines will do just fine. www.theregister.com/personal-tec...
theregister.com
Global PC shipments crater 20% as rising prices hammer demand
Buyers rushed to beat hikes earlier this year, but demand has since dried up as AI-fueled component shortages send costs soaring
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899. www.theregister.com/personal-tec...
theregister.com
Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra
Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To ensure devices keep receiving updates, admins and users must upgrade to a supported version of Windows before the Windows Update certificates expire in May and June 2027. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...
bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft: Outdated Windows devices will stop receiving security updates
Microsoft says devices running unsupported versions of Windows will stop receiving security updates after next year's Windows Update certificate rotation.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A Norwegian startup says it ran up a $17,600 bill using Claude in Microsoft Foundry after assuming its Azure credits would cover the cost. www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaa...
theregister.com
Microsoft and Anthropic play invoice tennis with startup's $17,600 Claude bill
Vegalabs says $21,168 in unused Azure credits expired as separate Marketplace charges piled up
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nvidia on Thursday scraped together some spare change to commit $1 billion — about 1/60th of its quarterly profits — to funding US scientific discovery over the next five years. www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/10/...
theregister.com
Nvidia found $1B under the couch to help secure American scientific computing dominance
Commitment comes as GPUzilla prepares to fortify Uncle Sam's arsenal with at least seven AI-optimized supers
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anthropic has updated its rules to stop people being mean to Claude, apparently deciding that its AI chatbot needs protection from the humans paying to use it. www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...
theregister.com
Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude
New usage policy cracks down on cruelty to chatbot, alongside slightly more pressing matters of weapons development, surveillance, and election interference
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If that sounds like a careless camper starting a wildfire and later funding a fire department, well, that's one way of looking at it. www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...
theregister.com
AI company moves to defend critical infrastructure and open-source projects from AI
Anthropic says for the next two years, attackers will have the advantage
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Gartner predicts more than half will fold by 2030, even as businesses begin testing the technology's usefulness. www.theregister.com/systems/2026...
theregister.com
Too many quantum startups, too little money to keep them alive
Gartner predicts more than half will fold by 2030, even as businesses begin testing the technology's usefulness
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We seem to have entered a brave new world of executive English, where language isn’t determined by real-world usage, but as an instrument of authority imposed from above.  www.cnet.com/tech/service...
cnet.com
AI Is Not 'Super Intelligence.' Why No One Should Use Trump's Term - CNET
Commentary: Words evolve based on public use and technical precision, not because a president orders people to adopt them.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their satellites are and where they’re going, a top executive at SpaceX and its AI subsidiary said this week. arstechnica.com/space/2026/1...
arstechnica.com
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Once again, we have the inability to distinguish empirical from normative statements. Happy to argue over which is better, but the empirical reality is that this is a centrist country (and that means, to most of you, right of center.) That's the country you have to win elections in, not France.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"not enough?" One of the reasons the Dems have struggled so long is that they won't accept that America is, basically, a center-right country. Socially liberal (to a point), small (but effective) govt, local control, etc. MAGA became a fascistic movement built around a Leader and state power.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I regret* to inform you that America is basically a center-right country, and that's the sweet spot of liberal constitutionalism (if we could stop buggering it up) *I do not regret it
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is furiously trying to push back on coverage of him, but in doing so, he made one glaring admission about his time at Harvard.
thedailybeast.com
Jared Kushner, 45, Drops Stunning Admission About His Education
After Trump’s son-in-law went after an exposé last week, he’s now defending his high school record.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'll be joining Deadline White House on MSNOW at 5pm ET to discuss ...all this.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well … I guess I am the enemy! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ www.axios.com/2026/10/08/t...
axios.com
Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it
Trump's own White House still uses "AI" as a term.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you complain about scammers, apparently they go after you and get your account suspended. brothke.medium.com/i-reported-c...
brothke.medium.com
I reported crypto scammers on WhatsApp — They got my account suspended
I thought I was helping expose a scam. Instead, I became the target.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and six others agree to changes, but the ICO isn't done asking questions. www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...
theregister.com
AI giants promise to play nice with personal data after UK watchdog scrutiny
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and six others agree to changes, but the ICO isn't done asking questions
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This week, we’ll talk about two scenarios, one that ended in tragedy and another that shows the power of a good defense over dedicated phishing attacks. www.theregister.com/security/202...
theregister.com
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
The owner knew a guy...
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This week, we’ll talk about two scenarios, one that ended in tragedy and another that shows the power of a good defense over dedicated phishing attacks. www.theregister.com/security/202...
theregister.com
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
The owner knew a guy...
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Mrs. Y @mrsyiswhy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Leaked chats show Russian extortion gang sending ‘agents’ into US law firms In leaked chats, members track dozens of victims, haggle over multimillion-dollar payments and direct operatives based in the United States whom they call “agents.”
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Leaked chats show Russian extortion gang sending ‘agents’ into US law firms
In leaked chats, members track dozens of victims, haggle over multimillion-dollar payments and direct operatives based in the United States whom they call “agents.”
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 16 malicious Mozilla Firefox extensions that are capable of stealing cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases and private keys. thehackernews.com/2026/10/16-m...
thehackernews.com
16 Malicious Firefox Extensions Pose as Rabby and OKX Wallets to Steal Recovery Phrases
Sixteen malicious Firefox extensions imitate Rabby and OKX wallets to intercept recovery phrases and private keys during wallet imports.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whoops!!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026...
theregister.com
Microsoft unveils 'Surace' Laptop Ultra
What the f?
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wiley fisherfolk spin up a new page just days after Meta's AI agent launch. www.theregister.com/research/202...
theregister.com
Browser-in-browser attacks use fake Meta Muse Ad lure to steal credentials
Wiley fisherfolk spin up a new page just days after Meta's AI agent launch
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Suspected Chinese speaker used Claude Code and agentic pentesting tool ARTEX in attacks on South Korean lenders. www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/...
theregister.com
CrowdStrike finds possible bank hacker's CV among exposed AI logs
Suspected Chinese speaker used Claude Code and agentic pentesting tool ARTEX in attacks on South Korean lenders
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right? www.theregister.com/personal-tec...
theregister.com
Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system
But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The organization decided to repeat the process this year and on Wednesday announced it received 1,615 applications. A process is now under way to confirm those applications are viable. www.theregister.com/networks/202...
theregister.com
ICANN reveals bids for new top-level domains
Big tech has piled in with plenty of asks, but faces a fight as eight applicants want .api and seven seek .agi
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, and elevate their privileges. www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-an...
securityweek.com
SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities
SonicWall and Splunk have rolled out patches for multiple critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities in their products.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
SEC Consult has published technical details on vulnerabilities mentioned in a complaint filed by several US states. www.securityweek.com/tp-link-face...
securityweek.com
TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws
SEC Consult details TP-Link ISP router flaws cited in state lawsuits accusing the company of misleading users on security and China ties.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Natalie Harp is a Human Bubble. From today’s “To the Contrary” podcast. youtube.com/shorts/NcF_p...
youtube.com
Trump's Bubble: Natalie Harp
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
IBM has sold “hundreds” of its cloudy VMware customers to Broadcom partner 11:11 Systems. www.theregister.com/virtualizati...
theregister.com
IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers
Broadcom partner 11:11 picks ‘em up ahead of channel death deadline
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Independent confirmation of the results.
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Sahan Journal @sahanjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle.
sahanjournal.com
FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by teen
The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In the debut episode of Future Proof from Semafor Technology, Cognition CISO and former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos goes off on the “nihilism” ripping through Silicon Valley. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
semafor.com
Alex Stamos on Silicon Valley’s ‘nihilism,’ and the line between real AI risks and imagined ones
In the debut episode of Future Proof from Semafor Technology, Cognition CISO and former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos goes off on the “nihilism” ripping through Silicon Valley.
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Say what!!!!!!!! Emmer had a blunt message for senators who repeatedly say they can't pass House GOP priorities: "Don't just keep telling me 'Don't have the votes. Don't have the votes.' You suck." www.axios.com/2026/10/06/t...
axios.com
"You suck": Emmer unloads on Senate Republicans
You won't ever hear Speaker Mike Johnson or Majority Leader Steve Scalise talk like this.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
OpenAI has made protecting younger users a central part of its effort to make ChatGPT safer, but the findings suggest some of those protections may give parents more confidence than they warrant. www.axios.com/2026/10/07/c...
axios.com
"Not safe for kids": Advocacy group urges OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT
Testing found flaws in OpenAI's safeguards for teens.
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