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I previously included this curation of the news affecting democracy within the cyber space in my Symfony Station communiqu\u00e9s<\/a>. Now I am breaking it out here. Enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ukrainian Intelligence Hacks Russia\u2019s Central Bank \u2013 Source Say<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU Rejects Hungary and Slovakia Complaints Regarding Ukraine\u2018s Sanctions Against Lukoil<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Next Web reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU backs 15 startups to fight online misinformation with blockchain<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wow, the first legitimate use of Blockchain that I have seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The European Data Protection Supervisor rules that:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n European Commission\u2019s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FBI, CISA remind US voters that DDoS attacks can’t touch election systems<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sam Altman wants a US-led freedom coalition to fight authoritarian AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Strangely, he would not apply the same logic to its domestic use.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Venture Beat has more:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sam Altman: Next OpenAI model will first undergo safety checks by U.S. Government<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New U.S. Commerce Department report endorses \u2018open\u2019 AI models<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU calls for help with shaping rules for general purpose AIs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Copyright Office tells Congress: \u2018Urgent need\u2019 to outlaw AI-powered impersonation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement after Texas facial recognition complaint<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NBC reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google announces steps to combat nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In fascism friendly Florida news, Tech Dirt reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One Part Of Florida\u2019s Asinine \u2018Stop WOKE\u2019 Act Has Been Permanently Killed By A Federal Court<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A satisfying humiliation for Stuntcunt “Ron” DeCuntis.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOSS funding vanishes from EU’s 2025 Horizon program plans<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US claims TikTok shipped personal data to China \u2013 very<\/em> personal data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russia Infiltrates Ukrainian Military Communications<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Senate To Kids: We\u2019ll Listen To You When You Agree With Us On KOSA<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankfully it was killed in The House, which is crazy.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jim Jordan Demands Advertisers Explain Why They Don\u2019t Advertise On MAGA Media Site<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of crazy, Jordon may be be dumbest c^nt in Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The (rapidly declining and criminally led) Washington Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bezos wasn’t one of them or we would have never seen this from the Post. It’s also funny how these billionaire-owned newspapers report on the couchfucker’s douchebaggery, but not the orange felon’s daily cuntitry.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a similar note, NewsTRACS reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chart and overview of key links for J.D. Vance with mentor Peter Thiel, the little-known Rockbridge Network and 2016 kingmaker Rebekah Mercer<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CNBC reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk PAC data backs Trump over Harris in election<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AI\u2019s future in grave danger from Nvidia\u2019s chokehold on chips, groups warn<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How TikTok bots and AI have powered a resurgence in UK far-right violence<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For-profit colleges fund lawmakers who led attack on top universities over campus protests<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk accused of spreading lies over doctored Kamala Harris video<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No, he spread them. Just look at the mofo’s tweet.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And The Wrap reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018White Dudes for Harris\u2019 X Account Suspended After Raising $4 Million for Kamala Harris<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And Global Witness reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Newly identified bot-like accounts are generating billions of impressions, sowing division and spreading disinformation on X<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And The Next Web reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grok chatbot trains on X user data in \u2018very likely\u2019 breach of EU law<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cuntductivity is off the charts in the Elon Reich this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How the Netherlands became a target for cyber espionage \u2014 and why Europe should be worried<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Citation Needed reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When did cryptocurrency policy become a voter issue?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It didn’t. It’s just a way for Silicon Valley fascists to pretend they are one issue advocates. And the ads they create oppose pro-democracy candidates rather than promote crypto.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of, Cory Doctorow has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The largest campaign finance violation in US history<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google ads push fake Google Authenticator site installing malware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AI Startups ramp up Federal Lobbying Efforts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bulwark reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They Begged Dems for Money\u2014Then Spent Lavishly on Hotels and Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t donate to these fucks.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TikTok Has a Nazi Problem<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of fascists, BitDefender reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Israeli athletes doxed at Olympic Games by Zeus hacking group<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Israeli hacktivist group claims it took down Iran’s internet<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CISA warns of VMware ESXi bug exploited in ransomware attacks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cryptonator seized for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EFF to FCC: SS7 is Vulnerable, and Telecoms Must Acknowledge That<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dark Reading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NVD Backlog Continues to Grow<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The CrowdStrike Meltdown: A Wake-up Call for Cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft and Reddit Are Fighting About Why Bing\u2019s Crawler Is Blocked on Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hacker Breaches Pharma Giant Bausch Health, Wants to Extort DEA<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How a Microsoft App is Powering Employee Surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To destroy ransomware operators, break affiliate trust<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Error’ in Microsoft’s DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why would you use Microsoft for any type of web or cloud service?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of being miserable at work, Cory Doctorow has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cloudflare once again comes under pressure for enabling abusive sites<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next FediForum is coming up:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next FediForum: September 12-14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kevin Bonham looks at:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon comments in Xranklin – how to do it<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Infosec Exchange’s administrator looks at:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fediverse Moderation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Renaud Chaput has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Evolving Mastodon\u2019s Trust & Safety Features<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FYI, trust and safety are not priorities with Mastodon.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon link previews<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elana Rossini explores:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 2: WordPress \u2194\ufe0f Fediverse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A good look at how sites like this one are federated.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forgejo announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forgejo v8.0 is available<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Threads now highlights relevant trending topics above post<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta\u2019s Threads crosses 200 million active users<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At least they aren’t on Shitter.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/ul>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the first weekly “Defending Democracy”. 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The cyber […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[69],"tags":[57,66,67,65,58,60,59,64,63,61,62,68],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=490"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":732,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions\/732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battalion.mobileatom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The cyber response to Russia\u2019s War Crimes and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
\n\nThe Evil Empire Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
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\n\nCTAs (aka show us some free love)<\/h2>\n
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