Trump Just Lost BILLIONS...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3DI6BoA-fs

‘Elite North Korean group’ blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist

Binance was founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, who in 2023 pleaded guilty to a felony in the US related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform and stepped down as CEO. Donald Trump pardoned him in 2025… 

“It may further dampen risk appetite and prompt investors to reassess the safety of assets held on centralised exchanges, as well as counterparty, solvency and liquidity risks,” said Tim Sun, a senior researcher at HashKey Group, based in Hong Kong…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/binance-crypto-exchange-hack

 

How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/how-crypto-hacking-funds-isolated-north-korea-nuclear-programme

 

Weird Gotcha Week #hawkeyes #hawks #senate #jacksmith #war #ai #meta

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3mazb0v0We4

 

Volume II Catch-22 (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.”

Lawyers for several FBI agents fired by Kash Patel have filed a motion asking Judge Aileen Cannon how they’re supposed to testify in the “Grand Conspiracy” case without violating her order prohibiting conveyance of anything in Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report.

Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling of the “Broadview Six” case.

The Justice Department argues the recent Supreme Court ruling widening the President’s power to fire certain agency leaders also extends to Maureen Comey.

Plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/volume-ii-catch-22/id1317481380?i=1000791846173

Flights halted at US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat

Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interference…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/airports-flight-ground-stop-hacking-threat

 

Michigan reports cyberattacks on water systems

Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state's water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.”…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-08-01/fbi-investigates-as-michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyberattacks-on-its-water-systems

 

OpenAI Hacking Fiasco Exposes a “Deeply Insufficient” System to Protect the Public – Mother Jones

OpenAI was testing its own hacking capabilities, and the brakes came off; the tool broke out and onto the open internet, and that’s when the mischief began...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/open-ai-hacking-scandal-hugging-face/

 

US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’

A newly unsealed indictment from the US attorney’s office in New York also alleges that a lobbying firm working on behalf of an oil giant matching Exxon’s description hired Forlit to execute a project that involved hacking climate activists. Separately, Reuters reported that the FBI investigated DCI Group, a lobbying firm with a longtime relationship with Exxon, regarding the hacking operation…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/15/climate-activists-exxon-hired-hackers-trial

 

Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling

Exclusive: Documents obtained by consortium of journalists show role of Moscow university in training operatives in military intelligence…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/revealed-russia-top-secret-spy-school-hacking-western-electoral-interference

 

House lawmakers get a chilling demo of ‘jailbroken’ AI - POLITICO

A DHS counterterrorism office presented research on how to override safeguards built into popular artificial intelligence tools...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/ai-chatbots-jailbreak-safety-00887869

 

Iranian hackers are targeting US energy and water sectors, federal agencies warn

Federal cyber and law enforcement agencies warned that Iranian-linked hackers are exploiting programmable logic controllers to target U.S. energy, water and government services sectors...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/iranian-hackers-energy-water-cybersecurity-00862018

 

Iran-linked hackers take aim at U.S. and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war | PBS News

Hackers supporting Iran claimed responsibility for a significant cyberattack Wednesday against U.S. medical device company Stryker. Since the war began Feb. 28, they also have tried to penetrate cameras in Middle Eastern countries to improve Iran's missile targeting. They have targeted data centers in the region, as well as industrial facilities in Israel, a school in Saudi Arabia and an airport in Kuwait… 

 Iran has invested heavily in its offensive cyber capabilities while cultivating ties to hacking groups. In recent years, groups working for Tehran have infiltrated the email system of President Donald Trump's campaign, targeted U.S. water plants and tried to breach the networks used by the military and defense contractors…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-linked-hackers-take-aim-at-u-s-and-other-targets-raising-risk-of-cyberattacks-during-war 

 

X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolific…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/x-suspends-accounts-massive-scale-manipulation-attempts-russia

 

White House assisting probe of 'sophisticated' hack into FBI surveillance system - POLITICO

The incident also bears some resemblance to the sweeping campaign carried out against global telecommunications systems in 2024 by Chinese state hacking group Salt Typhoon — the extent of which is still not fully understood by U.S. officials. 

Democratic lawmakers, former members of the Biden administration and even some FBI officials have repeatedly warned that the telecommunications providers breached in the 2024 hack never managed to fully evict Salt Typhoon...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/06/fbi-hack-white-house-nsa-cisa-00817072 

 

2B email addresses and 1.3B passwords compromised in data breaches

…if you do not already have a unique login for every site you use, now would be a very good time to correct that. Start with the highest value websites like banks, financial services, Apple ID, Google accounts, and so on, and then work your way down...

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/13/2b-email-addresses-and-1-3b-passwords-compromised-in-multiple-data-breaches/ 

 

Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration

Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/10/apple-whatsapp-spyware-paragon

 

Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway's 'dangerous neighbour' aimed to cause fear and chaos..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/russian-hackers-control-norwegian-dam-norway

 

Microsoft “Digital Escorts” Could Expose Defense Dept. Data to Chinese Hackers — ProPublica

The arrangement, which was critical to Microsoft winning the federal government's cloud computing business a decade ago, relies on U.S. citizens with security clearances to oversee the work and serve as a barrier against espionage and sabotage. 

But these workers, known as "digital escorts," often lack the technical expertise to police foreign engineers with far more advanced skills, ProPublica found. Some are former military personnel with little coding experience who are paid barely more than minimum wage for the work. 

"We're trusting that what they're doing isn't malicious, but we really can't tell," said one current escort who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, fearing professional repercussions…

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers

 

Internet users advised to change passwords after 16bn logins exposed

Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among others…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/21/internet-users-advised-to-change-passwords-after-16bn-logins-exposed