Infostealers paradise: Inside the massive crime industry that’s hacking billion-dollar companies
Based on interviews with malware developers, hackers who use the stolen credentials, and a review of manuals that tell new recruits how to spread the malware, 404 Media has mapped out this industry. Its end result is that a download of an innocent-looking piece of software by a single person can lead to a data breach at a multibillion-dollar company, putting Google and other tech giants in an ever-escalating cat-and-mouse game with the malware developers to keep people and companies safe.
‘Symbolism of healthcare workers’ low trust in Covid vaccines raises doubts about patients safety
The CDC said more research is needed “to identify effective strategies to improve vaccination at a time when healthcare personnel are susceptible to low vaccine confidence.”
Middle East crisis: Israel’s strikes on Iran spark interest in air-launched ballistic missiles
The US tested a hypersonic ALBM, the Lockheed Martin AGM-183, but it received no funding for the 2025 fiscal year. Because it has a large arsenal of cruise missiles and other types of long-range strike weapons, Washington has otherwise shown little interest in ALBMs.
How world’s richest man Elon Musk became US’ top security risk, tests role of money in US politics
Over the summer, America PAC struggled to reach its voter contact goals. Musk brought in a new team of political consultants, Generra Peck and Phil Cox, who worked on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ’ losing Republican presidential primary bid.
Animal farm: Bill Gates workers given diplomatic immunity, to own property and won’t pay tax in Kenya
Dr Mumbi Seraki, host of a popular YouTube show, asked on X, “If they meant us well, would they need immunity? It looks like we are being sold to the highest bidder,” she added.
Barely weeks after Iranians attempted to bug Trump communication system, Chinese hackers hit Harris campaign
The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on Friday they were investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by people associated with China.
Investigative journalists expose how, why group behind ‘Disinformation Dozen’ plotted to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’
Investigative journalists Paul D. Thacker and Matt Taibbi on Tuesday released the documents on The Disinformation Chronicle and X. Thacker told The Defender he spoke with “several CCDH insiders” who provided minutes from internal CCDH staff meetings that took place between January and early this month.
Guilty as charged: Court rules Billionaire Bill Gates can stand trial in Netherlands in Covid vaccine injury lawsuit
According to Dutch independent news outlet Zebra Inspiratie, the plaintiffs allege that Bill Gates, through his representatives, deliberately misled them about the safety of the Covid-19 shots, despite knowing “that these injections were not safe and effective.”
With Bill Gates’ help Big Pharma and Facebook, CDC funds initiative are accused of bribing ‘influencers’ to push vaccine consumption
As funding for Covid-19 interventions dries up, projects like P4VE are explicitly shifting their strategy to continue the same work of cultivating non-governmental “trusted messengers” to promote vaccines, while expanding the target populations to include children and other “priority populations” to justify the continuation of the program in the post-Covids-19 pandemic period.
Africa set to transform from relative clean-energy laggard to world energy sector leader
Kenya and Ethiopia are both exploiting their relatively easy access to geothermal sources and are constructing the lion’s share of geothermal capacity. And around 15,000 MW of hydro is being planned across Ethiopia, Egypt, Angola, Nigeria and Tanzania, while Nigeria also has a 4,800 MW nuclear plant in pre-construction.
