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Google data centre goes boom

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Council Bluffs Scanner @CBScanner
Large Electrical Explosion/No fire 10410 Bunge Ave/Google Plant Responding: E41, M3 Extra squad M6 Lifenet on air-standby Multiple people injured, several burn patients - One has a lower torso injury - An other has burns to face left arm and thigh
7:12 PM ∙ Aug 8, 2022
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MF FairyPrincessSmoo @Smooheed
If you worked on a boat and never as a joke, ran screaming through the cabin while wearing a life jacket

You probably didn't get fired for the same reasons I did

9:57 PM ∙ Jan 24, 2022
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[Targeted attack on industrial enterprises and public institutions | Kaspersky ICS CERT]


Targeted attack on industrial enterprises and public institutions | Kaspersky ICS CERT

The attackers were able to penetrate dozens of enterprises and even hijack the IT infrastructure of some, taking control of systems used to manage security solutions. The goal of this series of attacks was cyberespionage.

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Dan Black @DanWBlack
The level of stealth (not to be mistaken with secrecy) required for operational success is much lower than commonly treated.

Sadly, many theories about cybered conflict are built upon this flawed lynchpin of clandestine exploitation and have made a mountain out of a molehill

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Brian in Pittsburgh @arekfurt
It really is kind of amazing how many smart people in infosec still seem to think about the archetypal intrusion as involving skilled attack personnel taking pains to use cleverness and evasion in a targeted attack with the aim of long-term persistence.

It's 2022, people.🙂

7:40 AM ∙ Aug 9, 2022
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Jan Lemnitzer @JanLemnitzer
All 175 7-11 stores in Denmark were closed down by a suspected ransomware attack. It hit the payment system so could be a supply chain attack. Many of the stores are at busy train stations so this attack is very visible in Danish everyday life. @thegrugq
dr.dk7-Eleven lagt ned af formodet hackerangrebKort inden middag mandag meddelte 7-Eleven, at samtlige af landets butikker er midlertidigt lukket.
7:26 AM ∙ Aug 9, 2022
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That report on “ransomware at hospitals increases mortality 30%” was very misreported. The actual finding was that increased information security measures leads to increased mortality because of slower access.

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukOlejnik
Security/data breaches at hospital/medical facilities linked with increased patient mortality. Reason: increased security adds friction in the use of IT systems. The sensational take would of course be "cyberattacks kill", but it is a bit more complex. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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7:02 AM ∙ Sep 3, 2021
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Runa Sandvik @runasand
Kosovo arrested a Russian journalist on suspicion of her being a spy, then released her a few days later. Here’s a good piece from @RFERL about Daria Aslamova and her employer, pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda.
rferl.orgWho Is Daria Aslamova, The Russian Journalist Expelled From Kosovo?Daria Aslamova, a Russian journalist working for the pro-Kremlin Komsomolskaya Pravda, has been arrested by Kosovar authorities and accused of working for Russian intelligence. The accusations come amid tensions on the border with Serbia, including a Kosovar police unit coming under fire.
9:45 AM ∙ Aug 9, 2022
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