December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023
Ukraine impeding Russian tax collection is just a small piece of what this cyber attack means. Russia has been increasingly relying on its tax database for everything from mobilization/conscription to the distribution of benefits for KIA/WIA from its invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/wd2ijpB50r
— Blake Allen (@Blake_Allen13) December 13, 2023
Ukrainian cyber units hacked into thousands of servers of Russia's tax system, extracting sensitive information before destroying the tax database, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said on Dec. 12. https://t.co/GUwHDwdK59
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 13, 2023
NOTABLE: Google announces dramatic changes to its "location history" function that should nullify all geofence warrants going forward—and I wouldn't be surprised if that is the point. Code is law, as they say. https://t.co/vtUkSpyGkF (h/t https://t.co/3O6c1Jydqj) pic.twitter.com/G5HzGNNJiN
— Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) December 13, 2023
yeah LEDs are cool and all...
— LaurieWired (@lauriewired) December 13, 2023
but have you heard of LERs (Light-Emitting-Resistors)? pic.twitter.com/M4QSq1C5KQ
george, entering the apartment: well! i lost it!
— Snow Dan: The Return (@StolenDans) August 30, 2022
jerry: lost what?
george: the mandate of heaven!
jerry: you lost the mandate of heaven?!
george: i lost the mandate of heaven!!
kramer, bursting through the door in full imperial regalia: hēi, jié ruì.
U.S. CISA, the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, CERT Polska, and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre collaborated to disrupt Russian cyber espionage operations. https://t.co/6B3R7yfkDn pic.twitter.com/sRZnRK48j8
— Lukasz Olejnik, Ph.D, LL.M (@lukOlejnik) December 13, 2023
Skyview
If you’re wondering why Twitter would make significant enough changes to the link shortener that it would break all links, @molly.wiki posted this three hours before links broke on Twitter - an exploit that could take over a user’s account if they clicked on a link. Twitter did not pay a bounty.
Eventually, the British state will recognise that it’s wrong & wholly counterproductive to claim that tech companies are somehow willingly complicit in awful crimes against children, simply because those companies introduce standard security features that protect all users 1/2 pic.twitter.com/JTlFrAy07b
— Ciaran Martin (@ciaranmartinoxf) December 13, 2023
Kyivstar's pushback on Solntsepek claims is notable, as personas used by the GRU to publicly claim responsibility for wiper attacks are notorious for embellishing the impact of their operations.
— Dan Black (@DanWBlack) December 13, 2023
Exaggerating success is intentional and a core element of the playbook. https://t.co/1yAemEcHT0 pic.twitter.com/0suTBkKtuV
The idea that we are passive subjects of technologies is very attractive . But, no, we adapt to technologies, and adapt them to us. https://t.co/o7haYfSiQF
— Alberto Acerbi (@acerbialberto) December 13, 2023
The greatest innovation in software development was charging people a monthly fee to *not* break everything, instead of a fee every 2-3 years for a new version that breaks everything.
— apenwarr (@apenwarr) December 13, 2023
Don't forget what people are paying you for.
bro they’re historicizing u in the group chat - they’re situating ur behavior in a broader postindustrial context and they’re citing an impressive array of sources bro
— Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 (@eyesonthestorm) December 13, 2023
spiders for 400 million years:
— slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) December 13, 2023
[someone invents garages]
spiders: oh my fucking god. holy fuck yes
The state of ads on Twitter/X:
— Dr. Wesley McGrew (@McGrewSecurity) December 13, 2023
“psst hey buddy wanna buy a watch?” pic.twitter.com/BCMxq6IkYP
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