Margi Murphy

🎧📻🔈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

More on the Oracle breach and extortion attempts from @bloomberg.com. This is not great. Via @margimurphy.bsky.social, @patrickhowelloneill.com & @brodyford.bsky.social

For more than a year I’ve spoken with Scattered Spider “caller” Noah Urban from a Florida jail. I wanted to know how they chose victims, their methods and how Noah became entangled in a virtually and physically violent world. We’re publishing his story today: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

For those hoping to read but hit by a paywall try this gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

If you're hitting the paywall on our story about Luke Farritor -- DOGE-Pilles -- here is a gift link www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Luke Farritor could have been an artist, a builder, or see a great historical mystery through. Instead he wound up at DOGE, slashing, dismantling, undoing. An anatomy of a DOGE kid. With Susan Berfield, @jasonleopold.bsky.social and @kenarmstrong.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

The US Treasury didn't take measures that could have prevented or mitigated major cyberattacks, a Bloomberg News investigation found.

New: Meta is in advanced talks to make another AI acquisition, this one a small voice AI startup called PlayAI. There is a LOT happening with Meta AI these days... w/ @margimurphy.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Excl: Scattered Spider Hacking Suspect Extradited to US From Spain www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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...

Tonight the Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem began offering DHS workers three choices to depart, according to sources and an email seen by Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A 21-year-old US soldier accused of trying to sell AT&T call records of Donald Trump’s family members also attempted to pawn off sensitive data to a foreign intelligence organization, according to court documents.

‘Porch Pirates’ Access FedEx and Telecom Data to Steal iPhones. Criminals operating across the US are using automated scripts to scrape logistic tracking data — to know exactly when to steal a package with an iPhone or an iPad in from someone’s doorstep: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A 21-year-old US soldier accused of trying to sell stolen AT&T call records of Donald Trump’s family members also attempted to sell data to a foreign intelligence organization, according to court documents www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The A.P. Dozens of major news organizations, including some conservative outlets, urged the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from press events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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NEW details from a freshly unsealed complaint: -Teen allegedly breached 2 telecos + a financial inst, to steal crypto. -He worked with the hacking gang Scattered Spider and used compromised telecom systems to send phishing links to more than 8.5m people. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The FBI today advised the public to "limit online content of your image or voice," to protect from AI cloning for fraud. www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA... (also recommended a family pass phrase or word so you can tell if they've been cloned)

🕷️🕷️Scattered Spider news 🕸️🕸️ An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group, according to several people familiar with the matter. And a special gift link for all ;) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The crossover I never expected!

New: Alleged Snowflake Hacker a ‘Danger to the Public,’ Canada Says. The suspect was in court to discuss his extradition hearing today. Authorities were not only concerned about the suspect's cybercrimes, but his risk of danger to the public. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Incredible when a huge scoop like this from @leahnylen.bsky.social @sisco.bsky.social is confirmed www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Our scoop today on the five alleged members of the notorious Scattered Spider gang who US prosecutors of a hacking spree that targeted dozens of companies and individuals according to an indictment and complaint unsealed today www.bloomberg.com/news/article...