Infosec exec sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia: DoJ
Infosec in Brief: PLUS: Fake ransomware group exposed; EC blesses Google's big Wiz deal; Alleged sewage hacker cuffed; And more
“The former General Manager of defense contractor L3Harris’s cyber subsidiary Trenchant, Peter Williams, sold eight zero-day exploit kits to 🇷🇺 Russia, according to a court filing last week.“
He pleaded guilty.
www.theregister.com/2026/02/15/e...
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Lots of nice words about our common white Christian civilization.
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Zero confusion about what Europeans should do.
Acquire capabilities necessary for defense of Europe. Smartly reduce vulnerabilities to coercion & blackmail by China & US. Invest in revival of European industry & technology. Work together where interests are aligned.
It‘s quite simple.
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This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
Cynical slop and post-ironic trolling is everywhere—and it's distorting not just politics and culture, but how we communicate, Charlie Warzel argues.
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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service: 'International Security and Estonia'
www.valisluureamet.ee/doc/raport/2...
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A relationship on the rocks: Europe and America need each other but trust is gone
This year’s Munich Security Conference was milder than last year’s, but Donald Trump has fundamentally changed transatlantic ties.
European and American leaders spent three days pledging cooperation and offering to slap a new coat of paint on the façade of the transatlantic relationship at the Munich Security Conference.
But the cracks are still showing.
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Ukraine-Krieg: Wie Wladimir Putin den Winter zur Waffe macht
Je unwahrscheinlicher Putins Sieg, desto grausamer sein Krieg: Mit Angriffen auf die Strom- und Heizversorgung macht er den Winter zur Waffe. Deswegen braucht es jetzt eine neue europäische Solidaritä...
„Je unwahrscheinlicher Putins Sieg, desto grausamer sein Krieg: Mit Angriffen auf die Strom- und Heizversorgung macht er den Winter zur Waffe. Deswegen braucht es jetzt eine neue europäische Solidarität.“ Ein wichtiger Appell der Historiker Gerd Koenen und Karl Schlögel.
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Another #tanker intercepted by #US #USA #USN in Indian Ocean #IndianOcean #IO
Veronica III #VeronicaIII 9326055
thehill.com/policy/defen...
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At #MSC2026, EU Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu underlines the importance of including security considerations in every field of policy.
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Munich Security Conference
Looking for another angle on the discussions at #MSC2026? Today, @foreignpolicy.com released another edition of their special MSC newsletter.
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Latvia's President Edgars Rinkēvičs at #MSC2026 on who has an interest in a strong Europe—and who doesn't.
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EU Commission Vice-President @kajakallas.bsky.social at #MSC2026 on Europe’s firm commitment to its fundamental values.
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What China is really up to in the Arctic
Its close co-operation with Russia is alarming many in the region
China’s activities in the Arctic are genuinely troubling for America, Canada and Europeans because of its alignment with Russia. Although both say their collaborations are purely civilian, Western officials believe otherwise
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David gegen Goliath: Überwachungskonzern Palantir verklagt die „Republik“
Der Großkonzern Palantir geht presserechtlich gegen das Schweizer Magazin
Der Konzern #Palantir geht gegen das Schweizer Magazin „Republik“ vor. Das hatte in Recherchen nachgezeichnet, warum die Systeme des Unternehmens problematisch für Staaten und deren Souveränität sind. Das Magazin will sich von der Klage nicht einschüchtern lassen.
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
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Screenshot of a White House Press Release titled „In Munich, Secretary Rubio Calls on Allies to Embrace Shared Heritage, Meet Challenges of New Era“.
It’s telling what the White House highlights with regard to Rubio’s speech. „Shared heritage“, „Christian foundations“, „cultural legacy“, „cultural preservation“, and a rejection of globalism. That‘s at the heart of its understanding of „Western civilization“.
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Alexei Navalny was killed by Russia with frog toxin, 5 European countries say
There is “no innocent explanation” for the presence of the toxin in Navalny’s body, the U.K. said on Saturday.
Russia poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a toxin from a poison dart frog, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said today.
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„Die Bahngesellschaft sprach von mind. 3 verdächtigen Vorfällen. Im Großraum Rom seien an 2 Stellen die Kabelkanäle beschädigt worden, über die der Zugverkehr gesteuert wird. Vermutet wird Brandstiftung.“
14.02.2026 13:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#RN #AircraftCarrier #PoW #PrinceOfWales #CarrierStrikeGroup heading to the #Arctic
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NATO
14.02.2026 11:18 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
The world is in a new age of variable geometry, says Mark Carney
Canada’s prime minister argues that countries that build new networks and pragmatic alliances will be best placed to thrive in this new age
“Instead of a single, reformed rules-based trading system, a mosaic of partial agreements and creative ‘docking’ arrangements between blocs could develop” in the coming year, argues Mark Carney.
He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead
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Historischer Ort der Wannsee-Konferenz vom 20. Januar 1942, heute Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte mit Ausstellungen und mehrsprachigen pädagogischen Angeboten. www.ghwk.de
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Professor of Global Security at Oxford, Co-director of ELAC (IHL, Law & Ethics of War, Attitudes toward Violence)
Chercheuse atomique au Centre des études de sécurité de l’Ifri, passée par le ministère des Armées. Également déléguée générale de WIIS France et membre du Young Generation Leadership Network.
« Pasionaria de la bomba » selon RB.
Professor of International Relations at Erasmus University Rotterdam, affiliated with Charles University in Prague. VU Amsterdam, EUI, CISAC, WIAS-alum. Nuclear weapons | foreign policy | CEE
Head Rome Office and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations - ECFR
Deputy Head and Policy Fellow, Rome Office, @ecfr.bsky.social
Working on Italy's foreign policy, European politics, Disinformation. Italian-Polish-European.
Alumna: IVLP, College of Europe, SIOI, Roma Tre.
Member&Mentor of WIIS Italy
Deputy Head Paris office and Policy fellow @ecfr #MiddleEast geoeconomics, #Gulf, #China-MENA, #RedSea. Ex-@IISS_org
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