CIRCLE WITH A DOT

This is a really interesting look at what the internet shutdown in Iran actually means to regular people, and how they are adapting to this new reality.https://digimpactlab.substack.com/p/iran-digital-pulse-day-72

NEW: Last week, ed tech giant Instructure confirmed a data breach of some student data.Cybercrime gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and shared with us a sample of the allegedly stolen data from two U.S. schools. It contained students’ names, their personal email addresses, and messages.https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/hackers-steal-students-data-during-breach-at-education-tech-giant-instructure/

@lorenzofb Goddammit, couldn't they have popped the Windows updates instead?!

I spoke with @josephcox for a 404 Media podcast about the zero-day industry, the incredible case of the L3Harris executive who leaked hacking tools to a Russian broker, and what happened to those hacking tools afterward. Check it out here or on whatever podcast app you use. https://www.404media.co/government-hacking-tools-are-now-in-criminals-hands-with-lorenzo-franceschi-bicchierai/

If you're counting at home, this is a list of spyware makers from Italy, which have come out since the 2015 breach of Hacking Team, which at the time was the main player in the country. CY4GATE eSurv GR Sistemi MoviaNegg RaxirRCS Lab SIOAnd now IPS.

@lorenzofb bug or backdoor ?

NEW: Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to helping a ransomware gang get more money — of which he took a cut — from their victims. He was secretly playing both sides in several ransomware negotiations, and he also deployed ransomware himself with co-conspirators.https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-helping-ransomware-gang/

NEW: Cops send emails and letters to hackers: please stop hackin'. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/european-police-email-75000-people-asking-them-to-stop-ddos-attacks/

@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange this is absolutely appalling...

@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange this is absolutely appalling...