Mastodawn

As the year wraps up, here’s a roundup of the year’s worst, weirdest, and most impactful data breaches. Enjoy the break and keep your infosec antennas up during the holidays.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/breachies-2025-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year

The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year

Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How many data breaches had my information in them this year?

Electronic Frontier Foundation

gillo Dec 11

Welcome to the US. But first, hand over your social media life. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump #usa #trump #tourism

Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan

Plan would apply to countries not currently required to get visas to the US, including Britain and France

The Guardian

gillo Nov 19

Yesterday’s event with Trump and Mohammed  bin  Salman was already a horror show, and it got even worse when it was followed by a dinner with the tech bros, Cristiano Ronaldo, and a whole crew of suck‑ups. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/politics/trump-saudi-dinner-guests.html

Here’s Who’s Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince: Elon Musk, Cristiano Ronaldo and more.

Here are some of the notable guests invited to President Trump’s dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

The New York Times

gillo Nov 10

In the new multi-channel social engineering landscape, LinkedIn is one of the main breeding grounds for phishing attacks. This article, even if biased given its sponsor, gives a good overview of the risks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/5-reasons-why-attackers-are-phishing-over-linkedin/ #socialengineering #phishing #infosec #linkedin

5 reasons why attackers are phishing over LinkedIn

Attackers are increasingly phishing over LinkedIn to reach executives and bypass email security tools. Push Security explains how real-time browser protection detects and blocks phishing across apps and channels as users load malicious pages.

BleepingComputer

gillo Oct 17

Very good article by the excellent Cory Doctorow about how digital activism and climate activism actually have a ton in common - really interesting connections between the two movements and how they’re tackling similar challenges. #climate #environment #activism
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-10-11-cyber-rights-now-better-late-than-never-79a28945da5b

The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism

It’s going much [better|worse] than expected.

Medium

gillo Oct 9

Germany has committed to oppose the EU’s controversial “Chat Control” regulations which means most likely that this law will not be accepted by the EU council next week. Germany’s position was influenced by huge pressure from multiple activists and major organizations. https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/germany_chat_control_opposition/ #infosec #chatcontrol

Germany slams brakes on EU's Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest

: Berlin's opposition likely kills off Brussels' bid to scan everyone's messages

The Register

gillo Oct 9

Sora and AI generated videos are a game changers in terms of mis/disinformation: they are making it impossible to trust what we see in videos—deepfakes are now mainstream and everyone needs to be skeptical. #ai #deepfakes #sora #openai #disinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/technology/personaltech/sora-ai-video-impact.html

What the Arrival of A.I. Video Generators Like Sora Means for Us

Welcome to the era of fakery. The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof.

The New York Times

gillo Oct 5

Geeez…. The US administration is really running out of funds. They don’t even have enough money to buy privacy screens. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/us-military-portland-oregon-trump-administration #infosec #shouldersurfing

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

The Guardian

gillo Oct 1

Nick Young Oct 1

The Global Sumud Flotilla is a lifeline and a symbol of hope in action. It must be protected. People are stepping in where leaders have turned away. All eyes must now be on Gaza. All eyes on Sumud. We must not look away from Gaza’s suffering.

Greenpeace calls for internati...

Greenpeace calls for international support of Global Sumud Flotilla - Greenpeace International

Greenpeace is repeating its call upon the international community to ensure the safety and success of the peaceful people’s aid mission.

Greenpeace International

gillo Sep 26

The EU “Chat Control” law would scan everyone’s messages, breaking encryption and risking digital rights for all—kids included. Experts & civil groups say it’s dangerous. Sign to stop mass surveillance: https://crm.edri.org/stop-scanning-me