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The House Is Sound, the Wiring Is Not
U.S. forces sink a cartel refueling vessel
Ukraine strikes a Russian airbase and refinery
Hackers expose Flock camera footage flaws
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(Photo courtesy of Dino Garner / Crucibeljournal.com)
The House Is Sound, the Wiring Is Not
SOFX contributor Dino Garner, edited by SOFX founder Sam Havelock, examines whether the turmoil at the Pentagon, including the removal of more than two dozen senior officers and cuts to promotion lists, points to anyone secretly directing events.
Drawing on primary election results, probability models of secrecy, and the record of which officers objected and what followed, he finds no evidence of a hidden hand. Instead, he traces the situation to structural rules: safe House seats, low-turnout primaries, and a cabinet removal process that gives military dissent no outlet. The piece ends with five dated predictions and four actions available to any voter. More
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U.S. forces intercepted and sank a floating refueling vessel in the Eastern Pacific allegedly supporting drug trafficking linked to Ecuador’s Los Choneros criminal group. The crew was removed and transferred to Ecuadorian authorities before the vessel was sunk, U.S. Southern Command said. More
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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck one An-12, two An-26 transport aircraft and three helicopters at a Russian military airfield in the Rostov region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The SBU conducted the strike as part of a broader operation that also targeted an oil refinery in Yaroslavl. More
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Hackers who obtained a Flock surveillance camera reportedly found an encryption key stored on the device and extracted more than 27,000 video clips and 1.6 million images captured over 21 days. The discovery challenges Flock’s claim that images are only briefly stored on the cameras before being transmitted to its servers. More
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The International Meteor Organization said a cyberattack severely damaged its aging infrastructure, taking much of its website offline. The nonprofit expects partial service disruptions for several weeks while it migrates to new infrastructure. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. More
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Spain’s data protection agency (AEPD) reported its first breach attributed to an autonomous AI agent, which reportedly exploited a vulnerability to modify personal data and access invoices. The agency urged organizations to strengthen access controls and fix vulnerabilities, warning that AI-powered cyberattacks are becoming a real-world threat. More
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