emptywheel

As you probably already know, Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio. It is an abominable act by a lawless jackass. One lawless jackass pardoning another lawless jackass. Trump and Arpaio are really two peas in the same racist bigot pod; both supreme…

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Cybersecurity

MalwareTech's Case Gets Complex

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August 24, 2017

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emptywheel

On how MalwareTech's case got deemed complex today.

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Cybersecurity

A Tale of Two Malware Researchers: DOJ Presented Evidence Yu Pingan Knew His Malware Was Used as Such

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August 24, 2017

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emptywheel

Some people have asked whether one can compare Marcus Hutchins, arrested for writing code used in the Kronos malware, with Yu Pingan, arrested the other day for writing code associated with the OPM hack. At least what we can see so far, there is no comparison.

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2016 Election, Russian hacks

The Embarrass Mitch McConnell Provision of the Intel Authorization

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August 24, 2017

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emptywheel

One provision of the Intelligence Authorization bill would reveal all the threats to election infrastructure that Mitch McConnell refused to publicize last year.

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Surveillance, Terrorism, Trump Administration

The Arpaio Pardon: You're Not the Audience

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August 23, 2017

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emptywheel

The message Trump is sending with his promised pardon of Joe Arpaio is that he'll make sure abusive cops never face any federal consequences.

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[Photo: National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD via Wikimedia]

Cybersecurity, WikiLeaks

Shadow Brokers Gets Results! Congress Finally Moves to Oversee Vulnerabilities Equities Process

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August 23, 2017

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emptywheel

Since the Snowden leaks, there has been a big debate about the Vulnerabilities Equities Process -- the process by which NSA reviews vulnerabilities it finds in code and decides whether to tell the maker or instead to turn it into an exploit…

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Culture, Economics

Angry Mom: Oh, Honey — If Anybody's 'Out of Touch', It's You

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August 22, 2017

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Rayne

A walking collection of cliched wealth expressions — including her sugar daddy spouse — Mrs. Mnuchin isn't kind and certainly not smart.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Trump Bitched Out McConnell about Not Protecting Him in Russia Probe on Day Manafort Raid Story Broke

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August 22, 2017

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emptywheel

Does Donald Trump know impeachment is a political question? Because he sure seems to have pissed off Mitch McConnell, in part, by accusing him of not sufficiently protecting him from the Russian investigation.

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Cybersecurity, WikiLeaks

Senate Intelligence Bill Aims to Label WikiLeaks -- and Maybe the Journalists Who Look Like Them -- Spooks

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August 22, 2017

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emptywheel

The Senate Intelligence Committee wants to declare WikiLeaks a non-state hostile intelligence service and require the government to treat it accordingly. Here's why Ron Wyden thinks that's dangerous.

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Cybersecurity, emptywheel

Government Aims to Protect Other Ongoing Investigations in MalwareTech Case

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August 22, 2017

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emptywheel

One of the things the government wants to hide with a protection order in Marcus Hutchins' case are details of other investigations.

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Culture, Science

Three Things: Eclipsed, Killer Robots, Back to the Salt Mines [UPDATED]

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August 21, 2017

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Rayne

Eclipse stuff with killer robots and salt mines to come. This is an open thread.

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Blogs Internet and New Media, Press and Media

How the "Fake News" Panic Fed Breitbart

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August 21, 2017

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emptywheel

All the people screaming about "fake news" during the election should have instead been screaming about Breitbart.

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Culture, Trash Talk

Trash Talk: The Trashiest Trash Until Next Trash

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August 20, 2017

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Rayne

I don't feel like doing much of anything except lounge in a chaise beneath a sprinkler. But I stayed at the keyboard long enough to post some sports news including a few sports-related fuck yous. This is an open thread.

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2016 Presidential Election, WikiLeaks

Why Did WikiLeaks Publish the Turkish Emails?

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August 18, 2017

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emptywheel

The FP shows that WikiLeaks refused to publish some Russian-related emails last summer. But a more interesting question than that gotcha may be why Wikileaks did publish some Turkish related emails.

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emptywheel, Mueller Probe, Russian hacks, WikiLeaks

Rohrabacher Can't Remember Talking Assange Pardon with Trump But Is Sure Trump Wants Mind-Boggling Info from Julian Assange

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August 17, 2017

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emptywheel

After Julian Assange issued another of his stern rebukes that only Julian Assange speaks for Julian Assange, Dana Rohrabacher got awfully forgetful about what he has already said to Trump.

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Terrorism

Trump Takes 2 Hours to Call Vehicular Manslaughter Terrorism in Barcelona, Still Won't in Charlottesville

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August 17, 2017

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emptywheel

Donald Trump called the vehicular manslaughter attack in Barcelona terrorism in two hours. He still hasn't called Saturday's attack terrorism.

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Cybersecurity, Mueller Probe, Russian hacks

Dana Rohrabacher Brokering Deal for Man Publishing a CIA Exploit Every Week

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August 17, 2017

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emptywheel

Dana Rohrabacher is, perhaps even as we speak, Julian Assange's proof he didn't work with Russians in releasing the DNC emails. Remarkably, none of the coverage on this mentions Assange's role in releasing a new CIA exploit each week.

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Terrorism

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Have No Excuse for Not Doing Something about White Supremacist Violence

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August 15, 2017

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emptywheel

All told, 8 Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have issued statements condemning Nazis, violence, or Trump's appeasement of the former. That means they have the numbers such that they have no excuse if they don't force DOJ to do something to address the issue.

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The Arpaio Pardon — Don’t Obsess about the Russian Investigation

Trash Talk: Somewhere Around Barstow

Some Thoughts On The Arpaio Pardon

MalwareTech’s Case Gets Complex

A Tale of Two Malware Researchers: DOJ Presented Evidence Yu Pingan Knew His Malware Was Used as Such

The Arpaio Pardon -- Don't Obsess about the Russian Investigation

Trash Talk: Somewhere Around Barstow

Some Thoughts On The Arpaio Pardon

MalwareTech's Case Gets Complex

A Tale of Two Malware Researchers: DOJ Presented Evidence Yu Pingan Knew His Malware Was Used as Such

The Embarrass Mitch McConnell Provision of the Intel Authorization

The Arpaio Pardon: You're Not the Audience

Shadow Brokers Gets Results! Congress Finally Moves to Oversee Vulnerabilities Equities Process

Angry Mom: Oh, Honey — If Anybody's 'Out of Touch', It's You

Trump Bitched Out McConnell about Not Protecting Him in Russia Probe on Day Manafort Raid Story Broke

Senate Intelligence Bill Aims to Label WikiLeaks -- and Maybe the Journalists Who Look Like Them -- Spooks

Government Aims to Protect Other Ongoing Investigations in MalwareTech Case

Three Things: Eclipsed, Killer Robots, Back to the Salt Mines [UPDATED]

How the "Fake News" Panic Fed Breitbart

Trash Talk: The Trashiest Trash Until Next Trash

Why Did WikiLeaks Publish the Turkish Emails?

Rohrabacher Can't Remember Talking Assange Pardon with Trump But Is Sure Trump Wants Mind-Boggling Info from Julian Assange

Trump Takes 2 Hours to Call Vehicular Manslaughter Terrorism in Barcelona, Still Won't in Charlottesville

Dana Rohrabacher Brokering Deal for Man Publishing a CIA Exploit Every Week

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Have No Excuse for Not Doing Something about White Supremacist Violence

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