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Security, Gaza,
Privacy, #INFOSEC #NEWS
Ismail Haniyeh leader of the Hamas terrorist org
is worth about 4 billion
https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/ismail-haniyeh
and interview
https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ismail-haniyeh/
Bob Lefsetz “Gaza”
https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2023/10/16/gaza/
Donald Trump’s Israel Intel Leak Under Scrutiny After Hamas Attack
Rod Stewart turns down huge Saudi Arabia offer to ‘shine a light’ on injustices
Security News This Week: US Congress Targeted With Predator Spyware
Plus: Hamas raised millions in crypto, Exxon used hacked data, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-congress-spyware/
What could possibly go wrong?
EPA rescinded the water cybersecurity rule after fight with industry
https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/10/13/epa_rescinds_water_cybersecurity_rule/
#News Chinese bitcoin mining in US
Chinese bitcoin mining in US
If Chinese “infrastructure impacts key energy systems,” Mr. Harrell said, “it should immediately draw additional investigation and scrutiny.”
In at least 12 states, including Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming, The Times identified Chinese-owned or -operated Bitcoin mines that together use as much energy as 1.5 million homes. At full capacity, the Cheyenne, Wyo., mine alone would require enough electricity to power 55,000 houses. Some of the U.S. mining operations appear to be straightforward efforts by wealthy Chinese nationals to make money outside the purview of Chinese authorities. For others the ownership is opaque, while several can be traced to the Chinese government.
nosanitize\ Gift article NYTimes
Bitcoin mines draw national scrutiny
Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base. Records show other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.
SEC Head: Financial Crash Caused by AI ‘Nearly Unavoidable’
Florida family sentenced for selling bleach as fake COVID-19 cure through online church