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Kim Zetter
@kimzetter.bsky.social
Journalist - cybersec/national security. Author COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon www.amazon.com/Countdown-Zero-Day-Stuxnet-Digital/dp/0770436196 Speaker/Signal/Substack: zetter.substack.com/
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Banking trojan stole victim face then $40k. "Unsuspecting users are tricked into giving up personal IDs and phone numbers and are prompted to perform face scans. These images are then swapped out with AI-generated deepfakes that can easily bypass security checkpoints" venturebeat.com/security/fac...

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What are the rules for taking something produced by chatGPT. Isn't it stealing from stuff it ingests?

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Great story. Github repository of Chinese firm iSoon reveals hacking ops its done for Chinese gov - "lists targets...summaries of...data amounts extracted and details on whether the hackers [got] full or partial control...spreadsheet showed that the firm had...459GB of road-mapping data from Taiwan"

Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort
Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort

The trove shows how Chinese security services promote rivalry between private hacking companies, spurring them to target foreign governments and institutions.

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KZkimzetter.bsky.social

Never thought about trying one of those. Thanks for the tip

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✈️

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😂 didn't know that was actually a thing

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US State Department is offering up to $10 million in reward for info about identity or location of the leaders behind LockBit ransomware, and up to $5 million for info that leads to arrest or conviction of any affiliates who used the ransomware in a criminal scheme

Reward for Information: LockBit Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) - United States Department of State
Reward for Information: LockBit Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) - United States Department of State

REWARD FOR INFORMATION: LOCKBIT RANSOMWARE AS A SERVICE REWARDS OF UP TO $15 MILLION NAME: LockBit Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) NATIONALITY: Various (Unknown) CITIZENSHIP: Various (Unknown) The U.S....

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I've left Substack and have moved my ZERO DAY publication to Ghost. It took a while to get it set up and move the content and subscribers, and I still need to tweak the design a bit and get a logo (anyone have a suggestion for a logo?) but this is where you'll find ZERO DAY now:

ZERO DAY
ZERO DAY

Stories about hackers, spies, cybercrime and the intersection between cybersecurity and national security.

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New: Trump Media's long-delayed merger just cleared a major hurdle. The deal would value Trump's company at $8 billion, even though it made only $3 million - and lost $49 million - in the first nine months of 2023. "Classic meme stock," one expert said www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump
Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump

Trump will hold more than 78 million shares in the post-merger company, a filing shows — a stake that, at current prices, would be worth more than $4 billion.

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Kim Zetter
@kimzetter.bsky.social
Journalist - cybersec/national security. Author COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon www.amazon.com/Countdown-Zero-Day-Stuxnet-Digital/dp/0770436196 Speaker/Signal/Substack: zetter.substack.com/
2.9k followers374 following220 posts