China Conquers Confidential Comms – U.S. Utterly Undone - Security Boulevard

No ‘Quantum Leap’ Gags, Please: Chinese researchers have achieved yet another advance in spy-proof data transmission. For the first time, they managed to communicate securely across a distance of more than 60 miles.

60 miles might not sound much, but it was a big deal when they broke 10 miles a couple of years ago.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we wonder what the West is up to. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/YeMumRfBCm

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 19, 2022

Russian Dev Exodus | Puppet IPO FAIL | Intel 18A Ahead of Sched. - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ More than 100,000 tech workers leave #Russia,
2⃣ @Perforce buys @Puppetize, and
3⃣ @Intel moves faster than planned.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/gVSuXtrRGB

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 14, 2022

Russia Tries to Kill Ukraine’s Power Grid—and FAILS - Security Boulevard

Re-Enter Sandworm: Russia’s infamous Sandworm APT group is at it again: The scrotes have been trying to cut power to the Ukrainian capital, destroy the grid and wipe the computers used to control it.

Say your prayers, little one. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we don’t forget to include everyone.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/FSYsykISVS

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 13, 2022

NSO Group Spied on European Union—on French Orders? - Security Boulevard

What Did Didier Do? An espionage attempt was made by an NSO Group customer to hack the phones of senior EU officials. Although there’s some suggestion that it might have been QuaDream—a similar Israeli spyware firm.

But who ordered the #hack? Might it have been the #French government?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re shocked—SHOCKED—to discover un peu d’espionnage fratricide. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/UqX47L6gYC

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 12, 2022

Facebook Destroys Russian Trolls (Hey Hey Rise Up) - Security Boulevard

Ще Не Вмерла України: Meta says it’s eliminated countless fake Facebook accounts controlled by state actors from Russia and Belarus. The trolls have been spreading disinformation and hacking into Ukrainian military accounts.

It’s not like any of this is new. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we rise above it.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/802ZNOvgMf

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 8, 2022