🚨 Major security flaws found in SicommNet BASEC an eProcurement system used by U.S. state and local governments and their vendors.
Despite repeated warnings, the SicommNet has gone silent.
This is a textbook example of why responsible disclosure matters. 👇
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Fake AI-generated pro-Trump influencers emerge on social media ahead of midterm elections, posting about the “radical left” and “America First.”
Trump has reposted content from at least one of the accounts
Always something…
We better wake up to what’s happening online. The right isn’t just posting anymore; they’re scaling influence with AI.
📌 AI-generated pro-Trump “influencers” are surging on social media and are starting to shape what people see and believe.
That’s the new game. AI personas that sound human, post like humans, and build followings.
Hundreds of AI-generated, Trump propaganda accounts are popping up on TikTok — which is owned by a Trump billionaire.
Up to 64% of users on X are bots — which is owned by a Trump billionaire.
Independent 3rd party fact-checking ended on Meta — which is owned by a Trump billionaire.
The manipulation of truth is the point.
https://t.co/NU25PR1hgL
The next-gen version of Fox News is in alpha testing right now.
Fake accounts like this will be everywhere on social media without laws and action from social media platforms.
2/ Heard of ADINT aka ADvertising INTelligence?
Your apps don't just show ads.
They stream of info about your GPS location + a unique identifier to HUNDREDS OF BROKERS EVERY SECOND.
The industry swears the data is "anonymous" but it's actually a Spies-eye-view. Of everyone.
BREAKING: You checked the weather this morning.
And you just told a surveillance company where you sleep.
Meet #Webloc, used by ICE, cops & foreign govs to track 500m+ phones.
No warrant required.
Our latest @citizenlab investigation + how to protect yourself 🧵/1
The White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Elfsight — a third-party, Russia-founded software kit company that provides premade widgets for the app — makes public the personal information of some White House staffers through the app.
https://t.co/simZfSctay
In collaboration with Lookout and Google (thank you 🙏) we have been working on tearing down and building detections for DarkSword - iOS exploit chain for iOS 18.4 - 18.7. Super excited for this research 🎉. Please update your iPhones.
https://t.co/dvXZUe8F3b