Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone

@jeffstone.bsky.social

tech editor @ Bloomberg covering security, extremism + scammers. ask for Signal. go outside. email: jstone183@bloomberg.net

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Shootings + plots against US power stations are way up since a white supremacist network distributed instructions on Telegram on how extremists can cause havoc. Now the feds are worried about more attacks like the one that killed someone in North Carolina. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comFar-Right ‘Terrorgram’ Chatrooms Are Fueling a Wave of Power Grid AttacksExtremist communities see damaging power substations as a way to fuel unrest and ultimately overthrow the US.
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News: US Cyber Command, which launches offensive cyberattacks against other countries, is set to brief Congress the recent spate of deaths by suicide among its personnel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comCyber Command to Brief Congress Military Committee On SuicidesUS military officials are set to brief a House oversight committee next week as part of lawmakers’ examination of an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel of the country’s cyberwa...
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News: The US military is scrutinizing as many as five deaths by suicide among people who worked in or with Cyber Command. Gen. Joshua Rudd acknowledged the deaths in recent messages to personnel. He previously asked Congress for millions to improve mental health. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comAmerica’s Cyber Forces Grapple With Cluster of Deaths by SuicideThe US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other peop...
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News: - The OpenAI models took just hours to hack Hugging Face in a way that'd take a human weeks - The breach involved *three* models operating w/o safeguards: GPT-5.6 Sol and two others not publicly released. - One of those models wasn't trained in the usual way. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comOpenAI Models Spent Hours on Hack That Usually Takes WeeksWhen OpenAI’s advanced artificial intelligence models breached AI startup Hugging Face’s internal systems last week, they spent mere hours carrying out a hack that would have taken a skilled human far...
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IP addresses belonging to Iranian nation-state hacking groups all went dark at the same time as an Israeli military strike on IRGC headquarters. It's key corroboration that kinetic bombing is leading to the apparent silence from cyber-espionage groups in Tehran. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comIranian Hacking Outage Coincided With Israeli Military StrikeComputers associated with Iranian government-backed hackers disappeared from the internet when Israel’s military attacked a military compound in Tehran, according to a threat intelligence firm.
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News: Trump has said he wants to make America the “crypto capital of the world.” His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comChinese Maker Behind Most of World’s Bitcoin Miners Has Been Focus of US National Security ProbeInvestigators have sought to assess whether Bitmain Technologies’ products pose risks of espionage or sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter. The company says they don’t.

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Justin Elliott
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NEW: Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris... w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

propublica.orgFirm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad ContractsThe company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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US election offices are operating with fewer security resources -- like the intel-sharing that previously stopped bomb threats -- after DHS abandoned local support, per @patrickhowelloneill.com's latest scoop @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comUS Elections Face Security Test as DHS Cuts Local Cyber SupportAs voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency th...
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"You can’t catch me unless you catch me on video," said a dirty Kansas City cop after smashing TVs and stealing crab legs(!) during a police raid. Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting. www.wired.com/story/hack-e...

wired.comHack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct ListA major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...

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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest. The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says. "I could smell the onions and mustard."

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NEWS: A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports. Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings. Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comHacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets in RussiaA director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the...
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DHS is moving hundreds of people focused stopping mass shooters, curbing Russian hacks + counter-terrorism work into immigration roles. Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job. exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com gift link:

bloomberg.comHomeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation PushThe US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...
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News: FEMA is interrogating staffers -- denying union or legal representation -- about a whistleblower letter warning that Trump administration cuts are undercutting disaster response. via @margimurphy.bsky.social @laurenthal.bsky.social @zhirji.bsky.social

bloomberg.comFEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing JobsInvestigators are looking for staffers who anonymously endorsed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to disaster funding.
Jeff Stone
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news --> A politically motivated hacker says they stole student records from Columbia University to try to prove that the school was violating a SCOTUS decision on affirmative action. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comColumbia University Applicants’ Personal Data Stolen By HackerPersonal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data ...
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Hack at United Natural Foods distributor isn't expected to be resolved until June 15 at the soonest, according to messages seen by @bloomberg.com + Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage + Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comWhole Foods Supplier Hack Leaves Empty Shelves, Stalls ForkliftsUnited Natural Foods Inc., a grocery distributor for Amazon Inc.’s Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online by June 15 and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted it...
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This case feels like a canary in the coalmine. Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts. Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... bsky.app/profile/mrpa...

theguardian.com‘An existential threat to democracy’: the US judge facing a challenge to her election victoryAllison Riggs won in November – but a court ruling has put ballots in North Carolina under threat. The stakes are high
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Worth remembering amid Trump officials' attacks on the alleged "censorship cartel" --> DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.

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Journalists should be *super* thoughtful about repeating claims from Secretary Noem or other Trump-aligned voices who claim DHS/CISA is continuing this work. They're slashing anti-terrorism programs in the name of stopping censorship. We need to document this along every step of the way.

Jeff Stone
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New @margimurphy.bsky.social scoop -- A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights - he doesn't like noise from air vents - he likes to nap on day-trips - fuel conservation isn't a priority www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comPrivate Jet Hack Surfaces Guide to Serving Elon Musk on FlightsAmong the documents stolen from the private jet company NetJets Inc. in a cyberattack disclosed this week: a guide to serving a high-profile client, Elon Musk.

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The Trump administration ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public just as cases of bird flu and measles were growing. Hundreds of pages of documents reveal what went on behind the scenes. Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️

bloomberg.comWhat Happened When the Trump Administration Ordered a CDC BlackoutDocuments obtained by FOIA Files reveal the chaotic turn of events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the Trump administration ordered the agency to stop communicating with the pu...
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this is so great, from @margimurphy.bsky.social

Margi Murphy@margimurphy.bsky.social

🎧📻🔈new podcast alert 🔈📻🎧When dozens of young women discover manipulated photos of themselves on a porn site, they fight back - joining a global battle against deepfakes. Listen to Levittown, wherever you get your podcasts. From @bloomberg.com and Kaleidoscope link.podtrac.com/pab215z5

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DHS workers who specialize in anti-terrorism work -- combatting online radicalization and training local PDs -- are worried they'll be re-assigned to Guantanamo to aid the Trump admin's plans there. bsky.app/profile/jeff...

Jeff Stone@jeffstone.bsky.social

news —> DHS slashes personnel leading fight against domestic extremism - CP3 helped intervene on >1000 cases + potential mass casualty events - Respected director resigned March 3 amid sweeping cuts - $79 million to curb violence is under review 🎁 Gift Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comDHS Slashes Personnel Leading Fight Against Domestic ExtremismThe Trump administration’s purge of US government workers has gutted a Department of Homeland Security unit created to combat online radicalization and credited with helping disrupt more than 1,000 vi...
Jeff Stone
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news —> DHS slashes personnel leading fight against domestic extremism - CP3 helped intervene on >1000 cases + potential mass casualty events - Respected director resigned March 3 amid sweeping cuts - $79 million to curb violence is under review 🎁 Gift Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comDHS Slashes Personnel Leading Fight Against Domestic ExtremismThe Trump administration’s purge of US government workers has gutted a Department of Homeland Security unit created to combat online radicalization and credited with helping disrupt more than 1,000 vi...
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News —> The Trump administration ordered the nonpartisan agency that preps diplomats on US policy to drop DEI terms and move away from Biden-era programs, including one aimed at combatting sexual violence. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comUS Drops DEI Terms in Future Diplomat Training After Trump OrderTraining for US diplomats will abandon the use of certain words related to diversity and inclusion, according to new State Department guidelines that also call for dropping references to DEI programs ...

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Teddy Wilson
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the formation of a task force to remove CPD officers with 'ties to extremist and anti-government groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.'

radicalreports.orgMorning Briefing: Chicago Mayor to Form Task Force on Removal of Police With Connections to Extremist GroupsChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the formation of a task force to CPD officers with 'ties to extremist and anti-government groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.'

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Madison Pauly
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior

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LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare. Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comLGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
Jeff Stone
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US cuts are hammering internet watchdog groups trying to fight radicalization online (w/ @dzuidijk.bsky.social) - A project trying to subvert surveillance in Iran is done - Fact-checkers debunking Russian propaganda are done - White supremacist recruiting is back www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comTrump’s Cuts at US Agencies Starve Internet Watchdogs That Fight DisinformationAn internet watchdog that identified participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is preparing to cut staff. A media startup in Kosovo that hunts Russian disinformation has shuttered a weekly show ...
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New @bloomberg.com exclusive: DOJ + SEC are investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike and a government IT seller, according to two people familiar and a document. Federal agents have been interviewing IRS staffers and gathering evidence for months. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comDOJ, SEC Investigating $32 Million CrowdStrike Deal With CarahsoftUS prosecutors and regulators are investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and a technology distributor to provide cybersecurity tools to the Internal Revenue Service, accord...
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glad that's all cleared up bsky.app/profile/bloo...

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The White House said Elon Musk will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies

bloomberg.comWhite House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of InterestThe White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...
Jeff Stone
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There's a part in "Civil War" I think about all the time, when Kirsten Dunst and another character are talking about their up-close experience with the hostile government takeover. And one of them say, "My parents are pretending it isn't happening."