Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>However, because this attack has been going on for two weeks, some endpoint protection tools (well, about a third of them) are catching on that this particular file is bad, and should feel bad.</p><p><a href="https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/13d71b884a0625f3aa3805fb779d95513d0485671ab8c090a0c790ceda071e63" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">virustotal.com/gui/file/13d71b</span><span class="invisible">884a0625f3aa3805fb779d95513d0485671ab8c090a0c790ceda071e63</span></a></p><p>The most important lesson here is that attackers always come up with new ways to evade detection. Using a commercially available, normally legitimate remote access tool with a valid cryptographic signature lets the attacker bypass some kinds of endpoint detection.</p><p>Remember to check the From: address in emails, and the destination of any links they point to. You can do this by hovering your mouse over the link without clicking, and waiting a second. If it says it's from the SSA, but it isn't pointing to SSA.gov, then it's a lie. </p><p>If you find content like this useful, please follow me here, or on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-brandt-9603682/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/in/andrew-brandt-</span><span class="invisible">9603682/</span></a></p><p>9/fin</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a></p>
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Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>When clicked, the button delivers malware, but it's an unexpected payload: A client installer for the commercial remote-access tool ConnectWise. </p><p>Every time I clicked the download link, it gave me the same file with six different random digits appended to the filename. Note that it is not, as the website implies, a PDF document, but a Windows executable file, with a .exe extension.</p><p>8/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>This is where I tell you: don't do this! I am a trained professional. I click all the bad links so you don't have to. I am going to show you what happens next.</p><p>A button appears on this page, labeled "Access Your Statement." The site serving up this payload delivers a file named "Social Security Statement Documents [six digit random number].exe"</p><p>7/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>Finally the target lands on a page on the InMotion site that closely resembles the look-and-feel of the content in the email message. </p><p>The page tells the visitor, in part "Download your statement as a PDF file" and "For security reasons, we recommend accessing your statement through your secure device."</p><p>Spoiler alert: It was not a PDF file.</p><p>(Edit: A reader informs me that this appears to be the hosting space used by the temp agency website, and that for whatever reason, the URL appears differently here.) </p><p>6/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>The target's browser then lands on another website, hosted by a large hosting service, InMotion Hosting. As with the temp agency website, the attackers have set up multiple URLs on this site, where the first URL performs a 302 redirect to go to the second URL, for no apparent reason other than to create the URL equivalent of a Rube Goldberg contraption.</p><p>5/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>That link then immediately 302 redirects the target's browser to a link on a second website, one that belongs to a temp agency based in the US state of Maryland. </p><p>The attackers have created two URLs on this company's site for this purpose. The first one redirects to the second one. </p><p>Again, the site appears to have been compromised and used specifically for the purpose of obfuscating the redirection chain.</p><p>4/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>The first 302 redirect points to a page on a website belonging to a small business that has, apparently, been compromised and abused for this purpose. </p><p>3/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>In this attack, the spammers have been sending emails that look like this official-appearing notification from the Social Security Administration. </p><p>The message says "Your Social Security Statement is ready to review" and includes a button at the bottom labeled "Download Statement." </p><p>The button links to a shortened URL that uses the link-shortening service t.ly to lead the target to a chain of 302 redirects. Malware spammers often do this to fool web reputation services and obfuscate the final destination of the link.</p><p>2/</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malspam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malspam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ConnectWise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectWise</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>MIT 6.5950 Secure Hardware Design – An open-source course on hardware attacks</p><p><a href="https://shd.mit.edu/home/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">shd.mit.edu/home/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> #6.5950 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>open</span></a>-source <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</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/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Unmasking a slow and steady password spray attack</p><p><a href="https://petrasecurity.substack.com/p/unmasking-a-slow-and-steady-password" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petrasecurity.substack.com/p/u</span><span class="invisible">nmasking-a-slow-and-steady-password</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Password</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attacks</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/Threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PasswordSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Trump's attacks on universities get darker, with shadows reaching our shores</p><p><a href="https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-attacks-on-universities-get" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">christinapagel.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">trumps-attacks-on-universities-get</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Darker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shadows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
John :au: :hb:<p>‘<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/TemuTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TemuTrump</span></a>’ is now in <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Hansard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hansard</span></a><br>The next question is from <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> MP Stephen Bates, who asks:</p><p>“<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Albo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albo</span></a>, why would you invite <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> when you have a Temu Trump sitting opposite you right now!”</p><p>He’s immediately asked to rephrase the question.</p><p>Attempt two from Bates is much more serious:</p><p>“Given Trump’s <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> on <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> & western institutions, & even <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/threatening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatening</span></a> our <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> & even the PBS [Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme], why would you <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/invite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invite</span></a> him to Australia?” <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“HOW STARMER AIDED TRUMP’S DEADLY BOMBING OF YEMEN”</p><p>by Iona Craig in Declassified UK <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-starmer-aided-trumps-deadly-bombing-of-yemen/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Button&utm_campaign=ICYMI&utm_content=Button&__s=l7hcmz8ys7tjrvwczy25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/how-starmer</span><span class="invisible">-aided-trumps-deadly-bombing-of-yemen/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Button&utm_campaign=ICYMI&utm_content=Button&__s=l7hcmz8ys7tjrvwczy25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yemen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attacks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Refuelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refuelling</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Akrotiri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akrotiri</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ansarallah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ansarallah</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAF</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Putin’s ceasefire; Is Russia still attacking Ukraine?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> on March 18 announced it agreed to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> proposed partial <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> against certain targets in Ukraine, claiming Putin had “responded favorably to the proposal & immediately” ordered his armed forces to halt attacks</p><p>Despite the announcement — made after a call between <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> — <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missile</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> continued</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/putins-ceasefire-is-russia-still-bombing-ukraine-yes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/putins-cea</span><span class="invisible">sefire-is-russia-still-bombing-ukraine-yes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
WINGS_radio<p>Barely an hour after Russian President Vladimir <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> told U.S. President Donald Trump that Moscow would immediately cease all strikes on Ukrainian “energy and infrastructure” for 30 days, Kyiv accused the Kremlin of carrying out new attacks on these exact locations. [excerpt from Targeting Energy in Foreign Policy briefs]<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a></p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>In his first response to the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> call, President <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> made clear he would support any end to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> on his country’s <a href="https://aus.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>. </p><p>That is no surprise because it was part of his own plan. But that’s the key point: the Russian offer is only part of the interim ceasefire plan the US and Ukraine had agreed.</p><p>Putin, he said, was still setting out “additional conditions” before he would agree a ceasefire and that showed Russia was “not ready to finish this war”.</p><p>Zelensky insisted Western powers would continue giving Ukraine military aid – despite Russian demands that they stop. </p><p>And he also said Russian demands for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> to be prevented from rearming during a ceasefire was just designed to weaken its armed forces.</p><p>As Zelensky gave his press briefing, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/airraid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airraid</span></a> sirens rang out across Kyiv. The irony was not lost on anybody including Zelensky who said it once again showed Russia could not be trusted.<br> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TraitorTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorTrump</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3e4xzd8qq8t" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.com/news/live/c3e4xzd8qq8t</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1914071/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1914071/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Urgent task to protect children in conflicts – Opinion <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protect</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UNICEF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNICEF</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/violations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violations</span></a></p>
Jay<p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s industrial base continues to <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a>.</p><p>FEBRUARY<br>Coking coal -9%<br>Iron ore -13%<br>Smelter steel -3%<br>Steel -5%</p><p>As we saw in 2015, <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> will sign a temporary <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> agreement as their economy implodes, then put all effforts into "regain trust" and "cooperation for mutual benefit" while building up the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> and <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/sabotaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabotaging</span></a> the west until next phase of <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a>. </p><p>It’s all the same <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>.</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Undocumented commands found in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> chip used by a billion devices</p><p>The ubiquitous <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESP32</span></a> microchip made by Chinese manufacturer <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Espressif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espressif</span></a> and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a>.</p><p>The undocumented commands allow <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spoofing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spoofing</span></a> of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/</span></a></p>
Jay<p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> wants <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Zelenskyy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelenskyy</span></a> to show willingness to make concessions including <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/territorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>territorial</span></a> cessions to <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a>, movement toward <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>, and possibly stepping down.</p><p>Russia has intensified <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> following the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> aid pause, making Friday one of the deadliest days for civilians this year according to UN monitors.</p><p>The US continues sharing defensive <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> (warning Ukraine of impending attacks) but has stopped providing offensive targeting <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/coordinates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coordinates</span></a>.</p>
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