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  • Schneier on Security: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/digital-threat-modeling-under-authoritarianism.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism Feedly Summary: Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smartphone, or what to share on social media…

  • Cloud Blog: Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First – Meet the 2025 Brazilian cohort

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/startups/meet-the-brazilian-cohort-of-google-for-startups-accelerator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First – Meet the 2025 Brazilian cohort Feedly Summary: In a landscape where AI is an engine of growth for the Latin American economy, Brazil stands out as a leader in innovation. Google is committed to supporting and shaping the future of AI…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1613250/microsoft-used-china-based-support-for-multiple-us-agencies-potentially-exposing-sensitive-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s use of China-based engineering teams for maintaining cloud services for various U.S. federal departments, highlighting concerns over data security in sensitive environments. Following scrutiny, Microsoft…

  • Krebs on Security: DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/doge-denizen-marko-elez-leaked-api-key-for-xai/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI Feedly Summary: Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland…

  • Slashdot: US Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ As Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/30/2151248/us-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ As Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The U.S. government has sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a company implicated in facilitating virtual currency investment scams. This action highlights the increasing economic impact of cybercrime in the cryptocurrency…

  • Krebs on Security: U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Feedly Summary: The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams, commonly known as…

  • Slashdot: IRS Hopes To Replace Fired Enforcement Workers With AI

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/0138207/irs-hopes-to-replace-fired-enforcement-workers-with-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: IRS Hopes To Replace Fired Enforcement Workers With AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The IRS plans to leverage AI to enhance tax collection efficiency amidst significant staffing cuts. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that advancements in IT and AI could counterbalance reductions in personnel while…

  • The Register: Sensitive financial files feared stolen from US bank watchdog

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/occ_bank_email_hack/ Source: The Register Title: Sensitive financial files feared stolen from US bank watchdog Feedly Summary: OCC mum on who broke into email, but Treasury fingered China in similar hack months ago A US banking regulator fears sensitive financial oversight data was stolen from its IT systems in what’s been described as “a…