March 2025
# 52

BLACK BAG
dir Steven Soderbergh, 2025

Trust but verify.

How #technology has transformed private #espionage

https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/private-intelligence

Today in Labor History March 29, 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed at Sing Sing in 1953. The Rosenberg’s sons, Michael and Robert Meeropol were adopted by Abel Meeropol, the composer of “Strange Fruit,” (made famous by Billie Holiday). The sons maintained their parents’ innocence. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union, decoded Soviet cables showed that their father had, in fact, collaborated, but that their mother was innocent. They continued to fight for the mother’s pardon, but Obama refused to grant it. The Rosenberg’s sons were among the last students to attend the anarchist Modern School, in Lakewood, New Jersey, before it finally shut its doors in 1958.

The Modern School movement began in 1901, in Barcelona, Spain, when Francisco Ferrer opened his Escuela Moderna. It was one of the very first Spanish schools to be fully secular, co-educational, and open to all students, regardless of class. His ideas were so popular that 40 more Modern Schools opened in Barcelona in just a few years, while 80 other schools adopted his textbooks. In 1909, there were mass protests and a General Strike against Spanish intervention in Morocco. The state responded with a week of terror and repression, during which they slaughtered over 600 workers and falsely executed Ferrer as an instigator of the protests. His execution led to worldwide protests. Modern Schools started to pop up outside of Spain, inspired by his original Escuela Moderna, including 20 in the U.S.

For more on the Modern School movement, read my article: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2022/04/30/the-modern-school-movement/

(talosintelligence.com) Gamaredon APT Targets Ukraine with Remcos Backdoor Using War-Themed Lures https://blog.talosintelligence.com/gamaredon-campaign-distribute-remcos/

Cisco Talos is tracking a campaign targeting Ukrainian users with malicious LNK files that deliver the Remcos backdoor. The campaign, attributed with medium confidence to the Gamaredon APT group, uses Russian-language lures related to troop movements in Ukraine. The attack chain involves LNK files that execute PowerShell code to download a ZIP file containing the Remcos backdoor, which is then executed through DLL side-loading techniques. The attackers use geo-fenced servers in Russia and Germany that restrict access to Ukrainian IP addresses. This represents a continuation of Gamaredon's targeting of Ukrainian entities, though their use of the commercial Remcos backdoor marks a shift from their typical custom tooling.

Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks – Source: www.securityweek.com https://ciso2ciso.com/russian-espionage-group-using-ransomware-in-attacks-source-www-securityweek-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #CyberSecurityNews #securityweekcom #securityweek #Cybercrime #ransomware #espionage #QWCrypt #redcurl

Trump stole classified and top-secret documents and stored them in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.

Does anybody truly believe that the Trump appointed clowns who used Signal to discuss military action in Yemen will actually be held accountable?

Not a chance.

There once was a government bold
Spying on refugees, the story's told
Using spyware on the sly
To keep an eye on those who defy
Their actions, immoral and cold

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

There once was a tale quite grim,
Of spyware approved on a whim,
Italian government spies,
On NGOs, a surprise,
Invasion of privacy on a limb.

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

In Italy, spyware they did approve,
On refugees and MPs they would snoop,
A violation of rights,
Causing such fright,
Invasion of privacy - a loop.

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

Inside Kimsuky’s Latest Cyberattack: Analyzing Malicious Scripts and Payloads

Kimsuky, also known as “Black Banshee,” a North Korean APT group active at least from 2012, is believed to be state-sponsored. Their cyber espionage targets countries like South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Their tactics include phishing, malware infections (RATs, backdoors, wiper malware), supply chain attacks, lateral movement within networks and data exfiltration.

Pulse ID: 67e5c75c2569365ec3ecae21
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67e5c75c2569365ec3ecae21
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-03-27 21:47:08

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

There's a tale of espionage told,
Spyware on refugees, so bold,
Italian MPs were told,
The government's role, they unfold,
A story of secrets that unfold.

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

There once was a government sly,
Approved spyware without batting an eye,
On refugees and MPs,
Causing quite a big fuss,
In Italy, where privacy went awry.

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

There once was a government so sly
Using spyware, they gave a sly try
On refugees, NGOs
MPs heard the expose
Italian scandal, oh my, oh my

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

There was a spyware plan so bold,
On members of a refugee NGO it's told.
The Italian government's approval in sight,
To keep a watchful eye, day and night,
Spying on them, the truth unfolds.

#GuardianLimerick #Italy #Europe #WhatsApp #Hacking #Surveillance #Espionage #Refugees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/italian-government-approved-use-of-spyware-on-members-of-refugee-ngo-mps-told

Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/russian-espionage-group-using-ransomware-in-attacks/ #Cybercrime #ransomware #espionage #QWCrypt #RedCurl

Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/russian-espionage-group-using-ransomware-in-attacks/ #Cybercrime #ransomware #espionage #QWCrypt #RedCurl

Tonight's movie is a classic WW2 movie based on a book by one of my favorite authors, Alistair MacLean. The movie is Where Eagles Dare (1968).

"Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on."

It stars Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Michael Hordern, Patrick Wymark, Anton Diffring, Derren Nesbitt, Victor Beaumont, & Ingrid Pitt.

Directed by Brian G. Hutton, who also directed Kelly's Heroes & Night Watch.

Music by Ron Goodwin, who also composed the music for Village of the Damned, Day of the Triffids, & Force 10 from Navarone.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi128451865/

OPSEC com Officer:
"Publishing active attack plans on a PERSONAL phone... including times, locations, weapons packages, etc... would have EVERY individual involved facing indictment, trial, and significant jail time... at least 20 years plus.

This is a HUGE deal.

Don't believe any lie that says otherwise."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHo3AJURTZo&lc=Ugyj_drxPnECYFMMk2R4AaABAg

Canada election rocked by warning of expected hostile interference by India https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/canada-election-india-interference-warning #Artificialintelligence(AI) #MarkCarney #Espionage #Pakistan #Americas #Canada #India #China #Iran