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Jonathan Kamens<p>Here's a somewhat novel <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a> connection request scam.<br>I am not, actually, connected to the person named in the message sent with this connection request. In other words, "Notice you're connected with her," is simply a lie. Did they think I wouldn't notice, or what? I suppose maybe some people wouldn't.<br>Needless to say I blocked this person. I am careful in general about whom I connect with on LinkedIn, but I especially don't want to interact with dirtbag scammers.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)<p>I'm very appreciative that my partner talks to me on Signal</p><p><a href="https://438punk.house/@thundering/114263314004409223" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">438punk.house/@thundering/1142</span><span class="invisible">63314004409223</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Shitpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitpost</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
Charles ☭ but you can call me the fediverse bloke<p>Are activists still using proton mail? What's a good provider for an antizionist group?</p><p><a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proton</span></a> <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a> <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/antizionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antizionism</span></a></p>
Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p>Don't let the mainstream news media convince you that <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> is a bad choice for end-to-end encryption. What the media fails to do is convince you that the state of security on end user devices ends up bad because people are prone to making bad decisions. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>It was the Iphone Contact algorithm all along! </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/signal-group-chat-leak-how-it-happene" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/06/signal-group-chat-leak-how-it-happene</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opsec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
Gigi 🍄‍🟫<p>File under "if there are people there are security holes":</p><p>❝<br>Messages obtained by PressProgress suggest the group chat was created to give convoy leaders and their lawyers the ability to coordinate "media messaging / comms strategy" with "alt media/ influencers," who were cautioned that the "language we use. is incredibly important.</p><p>An 88-page document with instructions on messaging and narrative control was made available to the alt media personalities and influencers by a lawyer with the right-wing Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Numerous group chat messages show its members exchanging information, debating ways to counter anti-convoy narratives and identifying tweets to share and amplify<br>❞</p><p><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/conservative-candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/conservative-</span><span class="invisible">candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OPSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FashWatchCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FashWatchCanada</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OttawaConvoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OttawaConvoy</span></a></p>
h3artbl33d :openbsd: :ve:<p>If you are partaking in a <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>, please do think of your and others' <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> (operational security). Depending on the protest, you might want to have it not linkable to your personal identity.</p><p><strong>Some tips:</strong></p><ul><li>Consider taking measures that protect your identity. Wear a mask, wear clothes that you don't normally wear. Conceal any markings like tattoos and piercings.</li><li>Make sure you and fellow protestors are safe at any given time - wherever feasible. Help and advice others if you can. </li><li>No matter how secure your phone is - cellular connections do broadcast your location. Even if you take out the SIM. Either leave your phone at home or get a burner, paid with cash. And never, ever turn it on at home, at work or places that can be linked to you.</li><li>Do not link any IRL identities on that phone. Use a resilient app like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@briar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briar</span></a></span> for communication during the protest. Briar is able to withstand internet and comms blackouts.</li></ul><p>2/🧵</p>
h3artbl33d :openbsd: :ve:<p>So, folks - we need to have a chat. I've seen a large number of <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a> <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> photos. While I am deeply grateful to anyone protesting in whatever form, please keep from posting photos that reveal faces and/or identities of people you haven't have explicit permission from.</p><p><a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> is incredibly hard - protestors might not be aware of the (possible) consequences of having their identities posted and shared online.</p><p>It still needs to be a choice, whether any individual wants to be linked to the protest they've partaken in. Even if they did not wear a mask.</p><p>1/🧵</p>
Resilience Theatre @38C3<p>Don't be victim of corporate IT. Make sure your travels include Edgemap pouch which enhances your preparedness and resilience when you need them most. Check out my latest article on this [1].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://resilience-theatre.com/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:plan_ahead" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience-theatre.com/wiki/do</span><span class="invisible">ku.php?id=articles:plan_ahead</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/edgemap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edgemap</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/riskmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riskmanagement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/travelsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travelsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preparedness</span></a></p>
chromatic gravity<p>this was forwarded to me via a third party to share with you. these aren’t just big cities that this has been happening in. Altoona, PA ✊🏻🩶 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23handsoff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handsoff</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23resist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23apr5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apr5</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23encrypted" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encrypted</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23opsec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opsec</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NAFO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NAFO</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:mxc7liuon6iq5gzapmmwkq22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@youranoncentral.bsky.social</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23truthovernarrative" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#truthovernarrative</a></p>
DeadSwitch @ T0m's 1T C4fe<p>⛈️ Ditching the Cloud: Running Syncthing Like a Ghost <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OPSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoCloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberGhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberGhost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SecureSync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureSync</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeerToPeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerToPeer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalAnonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAnonymity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadSwitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeadSwitch</span></a></p><p><a href="http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/04/05/%e2%9b%88%ef%b8%8f-ditching-the-cloud-running-syncthing-like-a-ghost/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">tomsitcafe.com/2025/04/05/%e2%</span><span class="invisible">9b%88%ef%b8%8f-ditching-the-cloud-running-syncthing-like-a-ghost/</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🤦 Crypto for Humans: Lessons from the Bybit Hack</p><p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/03/18/crypto-for-humans-lessons-from-the-bybit-hack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coindesk.com/opinion/2025/03/1</span><span class="invisible">8/crypto-for-humans-lessons-from-the-bybit-hack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>danger</span></a></p>
SpaceLifeForm<p>Read and weep. It is just Security Theatre.</p><p>Remember, Security is Hard, and no one wants to do it properly, because that requires effort and is inconvenient.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/are-new-google-e2ee-emails-really-end-to-end-encrypted-kinda-but-not-really/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/are-new-google-e2ee-emails-really-end-to-end-encrypted-kinda-but-not-really/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SecurityTheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityTheatre</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The review also will “review compliance with classification &amp; records retention requirements,” Stebbins wrote. He requested that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept designate 2 points of contact within 5 days, with work done both in Washington &amp; at the headquarters of US Central Command in Tampa, Florida.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Steven Stebbins, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>’s acting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IG</span></a>, said in a memo to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SecDef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecDef</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> &amp; Dpty <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOD</span></a> Secy Steve Feinberg that the&nbsp;review will “determine the extent to which the Secretary of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> &amp; other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies &amp; procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept inspector general’s office said Thurs that it will scrutinize top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin officials’ use of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, an unclassified messaging app to coordinate a highly sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> operation last month in Yemen, complying with a request from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/03/trump-signal-chat-inspector-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/04/03/trump-signal-chat-inspector-general/</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hanse_mina</span></a></span> </p><p>FFS 🤦 🇺🇸 </p><p>So basically via <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Mike Walz both Xi, Putin and Bibi have or will have all our military secrets and war plans. 🙄</p><p>No Pete Hegseth we are definitely not clear on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opsec</span></a></p>
Chilly Squid<p>Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world - POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/waltzs-team-set-up-at-least-20-signal-group-chats-for-crises-across-the-world-00266845" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/02/w</span><span class="invisible">altzs-team-set-up-at-least-20-signal-group-chats-for-crises-across-the-world-00266845</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signalgate</span></a></p>
Gigi 🍄‍🟫<p>My god, I just realized one of the simplest opsec things you can do (something I've been doing for years and don't even think about anymore) is set your browsers to open links in private/secure instances AS A DEFAULT.</p><p>If it needs to be opened in a window that you want to keep open or bookmark, you can always manually copy and paste it.</p><p>It makes no sense to be using a secure shared tool like cryptpad, if you're just gonna open it where you're logged in as you.</p><p>Remember the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> motto:<br>If there are people, there are security holes.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActivistResouces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivistResouces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OPSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BestPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BestPractices</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>🚨 OPSEC Disaster at the Top: How Michael Waltz Just Compromised U.S. National Security—AGAIN! 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤬 </p><p>While the Trump administration lectures about digital security, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz has been using Gmail to coordinate military operations and sharing after-action strike reports in Signal group chats that accidentally included a journalist.</p><p>Let’s be clear:<br>・Personal Gmail was used to discuss weapons systems &amp; troop movements<br>・Israeli surveillance was exposed—jeopardizing a key intelligence partnership<br>・Sensitive coordination went through Signal, not JWICS<br>・Waltz, who attacked Hillary Clinton for email practices, is now guilty of worse</p><p>This is not a technical mistake. It’s a policy failure, a hypocritical breach, and a serious threat to U.S. operational integrity.</p><p>If you lead in national security, you do not get to bypass your own secure systems. And you certainly don’t blame “legacy contacts” when you get caught.</p><p>Accountability isn’t partisan. It’s essential.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/01/waltz-national-security-council-signal-gmail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/04/01/waltz-national-security-council-signal-gmail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OPSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DigitalHypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LeadershipFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipFailure</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MichaelWaltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelWaltz</span></a></p>