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Spain Blackout Triggers Global Warnings Over Grid Vulnerabilities

In Spain, a sweeping blackout plunged millions into darkness, prompting industry analysts to question grid resilience. With flights grounded and networks down, the incident underscores vulnerabilities that now have U.S. officials warning of similar risks at home. Evidently, Spain’s “lights out” moment is a cautionary tale for power systems worldwide.

#energy #government #security #europe

The Download: AI benchmarks, and Spain’s grid blackout

9 months / technologyreview / Rhiannon Williams

What Spain’s blackout says about the grid

9 months / technologyreview / Casey Crownhart

Back to Top / Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 4290 / 2 stories in 9 months


NYC MTA unveils AI surveillance to flag subway mischief

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is rolling out an AI-powered system designed to monitor subway camera feeds for suspicious behavior. While officials tout enhanced security benefits, privacy advocates are left wondering if Big Brother’s watching—and learning—a little too much.

#ai #aiethics #security

New York’s Subway AI Surveillance Plan Sparks Privacy Alarms

10 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

AI to flag suspicious behavior on New York City subways

10 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Back to Top / Monday, May 5, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 4073 / 2 stories in 10 months


TeleMessage Breach Exposes Sensitive Government Communications

A significant security breach at TeleMessage—a provider of modified messaging apps for U.S. officials—has uncovered sensitive direct messages and personal data. The hack underscores persistent vulnerabilities in government-secured communications, forcing officials to scramble for solutions as their supposedly secure digital channels turn into a rather messy open book.


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10 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

yeah, this one arstechnica.com/security/202...

10 months / bsky / @unverified.site / unverified.site

BTW this is a pretty good sign that their message logging fails open rather than closed. Means you can bypass the logging by blocking the IP and/or port

10 months / bsky / @sunshowers.io / sunshowers.io

TeleMessage apps are not approved for use by federal employees, and yet they seem to be proliferating. Leaked data reportedly from TM Signal indicates that multiple US Customs and Border Protection agents may be using the Signal lookalike.

10 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

#Signal Clone Used by Mike #Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked. The communications app TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security adviser Mike Waltz’s phone, has suspended “all services” as it investigates reports of at l

10 months / bsky / @whodat35.bsky.social / whodat35.bsky.social

Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked

10 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

10 months / wired / Lily Hay Newman

Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess

10 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Signalgate: Modified Signal App Used by Former National Security Advisor Was Hacked https://gizmodo.com/signalgate-modified-signal-app-used-by-former-national-security-advisor-was-hacked-2000598182

10 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Signalgate: Modified Signal App Used by Former National Security Advisor Was Hacked gizmodo.com/signalgate-m...

10 months / bsky / @ohorrorohorror.bsky.social / ohorrorohorror.bsky.social

Unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials investigates hack

10 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Signalgate: Modified Signal App Used by Former National Security Advisor Was Hacked

10 months / gizmodo / Laura Newcombe

The modified Signal app used by Mike Waltz was reportedly hacked

10 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Hacker breaches TeleMessage system used by US officials, raising security concerns

10 months / techspot

Back to Top / Monday, May 5, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 4062 / 14 stories in 10 months


Israel vows decisive response after Houthi missile airport strike

A Houthi-fired ballistic missile hit Israel’s international airport, injuring several and sparking a flurry of official outrage. In a tone that’s half bemused and half stern, Israeli leaders warned they won’t tolerate this unscheduled “drop-in” from Iran’s proxies, promising a firm counteraction.

#defensetech #government #security

Back to Top / Sunday, May 4, 2025, 2:34 pm / permalink 4008 / 0 stories in 10 months


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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


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