Thomas Brewster

Russia and China filling the void and reaping the massive economic / security benefits of providing aid in Africa.

Haley Britzky @halbritz

AFRICOM commander Gen. Langley tells senators that China is "trying to replicate" USAID programs in Africa as the US scales back USAID. "They’re trying to use that as an extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to gain favor by the African countries," Langley said.

🚨NEW🚨 To chase down an alleged arsonist who set fire to some Teslas in Las Vegas, the cops got some tower dumps from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. They helped locate the suspect getaway vehicle via its Verizon onboard Wi-Fi. https://t.co/qryPVdb4zx

Hegseth: "We are currently clean on OPSEC." Nah, don't think so mate.

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

BREAKING: “People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @JeffreyGoldberg and @shaneharris share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. https://t.co/oOwwHA1SQh

NEW - Staff inside CISA, the government's premier cybersecurity agency, have been left flabbergasted at the use of Signal by senior defense and intelligence officials. Some amazed no one has been fired. The White House is playing down the leak. https://t.co/VKPiBM0f1Z

I don't buy into the deep state thing, but if I did, I imagine it would involve government officials on a Signal chat planning and discussing how to meddle in other countries without the President knowing about it.

RT @iblametom: 🚨NEW 🚨Google has tried to get AI to read requests from cops for user data and get the information. It was trained on staff w…

RT @IvanLevingston: It’s a done deal: Google has agreed to buy Wiz. https://t.co/OUOTPA9qjt

RT @Techmeme: Unsealed court docs: US investigators believe hackers behind the 2022 LastPass breach stole $150M in XRP, now worth ~$700M, f…

In case you were wondering if those LastPass hacks from 2022 had any significant impact...

Thomas Brewster @iblametom

🚨SCOOP🚨 In what is one of, if not the biggest crypto theft from an individual ever, someone lost $150 million in XRP last year. It's now worth $715 million. How'd it go missing? Feds believe the LastPass hackers are behind it and other crypto thefts. https://t.co/AbiY7Yy6WR

🚨SCOOP🚨 In what is one of, if not the biggest crypto theft from an individual ever, someone lost $150 million in XRP last year. It's now worth $715 million. How'd it go missing? Feds believe the LastPass hackers are behind it and other crypto thefts. https://t.co/AbiY7Yy6WR

🚨NEW🚨 - Trump supporters on Telegram and X are being targeted by scammers who try to trick folks into believing that just by owning Trump memorabilia they're due millions. One woman sent the fraudsters $150k believing it would unlock $13 million. https://t.co/bcAzl1gTHc

RT @FGRFC_Official: Repost and follow @candriam to be in with a chance of winning this winning this week's warm-up top! 👕 #WeAreFGR💚 https…

NEW - Russian disinformation efforts, including use of some AI, tried to sow some chaos around the German election. But analysis indicates it had little success. Was the fear mongering around AI-powered disinformation overplayed? https://t.co/MMY5yBUzuD

RT @Forbes: Meet The Billionaire CEO Trying To Resurrect The Woolly Mammoth https://t.co/oogmAFhdjD https://t.co/TfWwaWa61E

RT @DavidJeans2: New: Clearview AI's CEO Hoan Ton-That has resigned. After he led the company through controversy and lawsuits, the compan…

NEW - Google researchers detail the various ways in which Russia is targeting Ukrainian military Signal accounts. Includes attacks via QR code (Qishing) and some sneaky phishing mimicking an artillery software used by Ukraine. Signal updates to address. https://t.co/6nJVsOPK3i