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cyber editor @ Bloomberg News tracking scams, hacks + weirdness.
pretty into Hipstamatic right now

FOIA King @JasonLeopold figured out that a US watchdog investigated an NSA employee's misuse of taxpayer dollars on Sbarro (including one Hawaiian style) and Chick-fil-A sandwiches (without hot sauce).

More: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-02-22/how-to-secure-your-twitter-account-without-a-blue-subscription

Pigs in the US are increasingly slaughtered with CO2 gas chamber systems that can asphyxiate as many as 1,600 pigs an hour. The companies that sell and use them claim they're "stress-free" or "painless" for animals. Hidden spy cams reveal a darker reality. https://www.wired.com/story/dex-pig-slaughterhouse-gas-chambers-videos/
Spy Cams Reveal the Grim Reality of Slaughterhouse Gas Chambers

Animal rights activists have captured the first hidden-camera video from inside a carbon dioxide “stunning chamber” in a US meatpacking plant.

WIRED

the morning in cyber news —>

+ how ChatGPT poses a propaganda, hacking risk
+ ~$20 billion in illicit crypto transactions last yr
+ Kia, Hyundai working on fixes for TikTok challenge
+ Twitter denies that leak on 200m users originated with a flaw

https://www.bloomberg.com/code-wars

need to find someone to talk to about Paul T. Goldman. this show is insane.

in Buffalo, medical staff are talking women through childbirth over the phone because they can't get through the snow.
"It's like a Category 3 hurricane with a bunch of snow mixed in."

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/a-very-very-bad-night-in-erie-county-as-first-responders-also-stranded-in-blizzard/article_a4b56c82-838f-11ed-87db-2bfbc6fd7e9c.html

A 'very, very bad night' in Erie County as first responders also stranded in blizzard conditions

"This may turn out to be the worst storm in our community's history, surpassing the Blizzard of '77," Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Saturday morning.

Buffalo News

So much for Russia's big "cyberwar."

Espionage, not blackouts, has been the theme of hacking in Ukraine, via the final Bloomberg Cyber Bulletin for 2022.

Plus, some of the year's greatest hits and @Margimurphy signs off with a pint of Guinness. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-12-21/espionage-not-blackouts-is-theme-of-russian-hacking-in-ukraine

Espionage, Not Blackouts, Is Theme of Russian Hacking in Ukraine

Ukrainians spent months preparing, testing for vulnerabilities

Bloomberg

pro-Ukrainian hackers are assembling a "Book of Executioners" to catalog alleged Russian war crimes.
Kyiv is also using facial recognition and mobile surveillance tech to track Russian troops' movements.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-21/ukrainian-hackers-gather-data-on-russian-soldiers-minister-says

Ukrainian Hackers Gather Data on Russian Soldiers, Minister Says

Pro-Ukrainian hackers are gathering intelligence about Russian military personnel in order to help inform decision-making on the battlefield, according to Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation.

Bloomberg

idk who needs to hear this but Dateline is releasing podcasts of Keith Morrison reading “How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lbDynrJhvW2dEuA2X3Vii?si=e479430379544c16

Dr. Seuss' "How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" read by Keith Morrison

Listen to this episode from Dateline NBC on Spotify. Every year Random House Children's Books celebrates the Dr. Seuss classic by encouraging young readers and their families to “Grown their hearts three sizes” by doing good deeds throughout the holidays. Follow #grinchgooddeeds and share your good deed! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_V5h12RHw

Spotify
@abbadon that’s hysterical…stealing your idea for sure