European security researchers have exposed a cross-platform scheme by US and Russian tech companies to secretly spy on billions of Android users worldwide. In the disclosure released this week called “Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android“, researchers from European institutions revealed that Facebook/Instagram/Yandex operated covert tracking to completely bypass Android’s privacy protections. The Smoking … Continue reading Massive US/Russian Election Big Tech Spy Operation Exposed by EU→
The Russian military depends heavily on old and unreplaceable hardware, which makes this intelligence operation particularly stunning. “After processing additional information from various sources and verifying it … we report that the total (Russian) losses amounted to 41 military aircraft, including strategic bombers and other types of combat aircraft,” it added in a later update. … Continue reading Brilliant Ukranian Drone Attack Destroys Over 30% of Russian Strategic Bombers→
Putin had appointed Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev deputy mayor in Russia as reward for his military role in the invasion of Ukraine. He just died in an explosion, similar to the ones he unleashed on Ukranian civilians. “Gurtsiev, despite his relatively young age, led the air part of the operation to [invade] Mariupol.” “He introduced his … Continue reading Russian Missile Man of Mariupol Bloodbath is Assassinated→
Operation Endgame switched into a new gear this week with public takedowns and arrests of the Russian criminals infiltrating Germany. About 50 of the servers neutralized this week were in Germany, the authorities said. “In Germany, investigations focused particularly on suspicions of organised extortion and membership of a foreign criminal organization,” according to the federal … Continue reading Endgame: German Authorities Takedown Russian Nationals Operating “World’s Most Dangerous Malware”→
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