NEW: A few weeks ago, @PogoWasRight and I ran a survey asking security researchers and journalists about the legal and criminal threats they have received for doing their jobs.
Over 100 people responded, and we now have our results.
One of our key findings is that while legal threats and criminal threats are common, most researchers & journalists stood their ground and did not give in to threats.
PDF: https://databreaches.net/wp-content/uploads/security-researcher-journalist-threats-survey-2026.pdf
New: We have just sued ICE to demand it turns over a secretive spyware contract that it refuses to release:
https://www.404media.co/were-suing-ice-for-its-2-million-spyware-contract/
Good read from @hrbrmstr on the Trump administration's retaliation against Chris Krebs, given that the RSA conference is rapidly approaching.
"Silence is not safety. Silence is capitulation. If the cybersecurity community cannot defend its own when the truth is under attack, then what exactly are we protecting?"
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), was fired by Donald Trump in 2020 for publicly affirming that the presidential election was secure and free from widespread fraud. Fast-forward to April 2025: Trump, now back in the White House, issued an executive order revoking Krebs’ security clearances and ordering […]
Cybersecurity professionals and the infosec community have essential roles to play in protecting our democracy, securing our elections, and building, testing, and safeguarding government infrastructure. It is critically important for us to speak up to ensure that essential work continues and that...
President Trump has ordered an investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs and revoked his security clearance, some six years after firing Krebs as head of CISA for publicly debunking Trump's false election claims.
When reached for comment, SentinelOne said the company "will actively cooperate" with the review of staff security clearances.
The most powerful people and companies in the world have successfully orchestrated one of the most damaging and stupid self owns imaginable:
https://www.404media.co/big-tech-backed-trump-for-acceleration-they-got-a-decel-president-instead/
Got an email from Dark Horse Comics (publisher of Hellboy, Witcher, Cyberpunk and Avatar comics) announcing that they are killing the digital comic book libraries their readers accumulated over the years.
Their FAQ makes it painfully clear you DO NOT own the DRM-ridden digital products the stores claim to be "selling" to you.
Andrew Faden
Zack Whittaker
Jason Koebler
Wojciech Mosiejczuk