A ransomware-as-a-service is running which uses ClickFix for entry, it’s allowing advanced persistent toerags to enter the world’s biggest companies.

Info + what defenders should do.

https://ransom-isac.org/blog/crpx0-clickfix-ransomware-analysis/#what-defenders-should-do

I suspect something that hurts Mastodon adoption is that when you first join, assuming you don't join Mastodon.social, you get a server list:

https://joinmastodon.org/servers

But many of the top servers block sign ups, e.g. social.vivaldi.net and mstdn.ca

The Economist piece around overblown frontier AI fears.

Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 is basically not worth the cost of the game as it doesn't really feel finished, but I did complete it and enjoyed visiting some Engineers. #videogames

Statement from Xploitrs ransomware group on TeamPCP arrests #threatintel

anybody miss me tooting loads?

kevin discovers how mastodon DMs work

did you know about these? http://2kieaq6jnwgrru62wwtxaafg35q6rzweg7y2xjfnbhvq5wd4eojqv6yd.onion/ - TeamPCP I think

Can’t wait to get my cheque from China!

Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is on course to earn as much from the social media platform X as he does from his salary as an MP, after surging income from posts that include demands for mass deportations.
Lowe has earned £932 an hour for his posts on X, according to his own declarations in the register of MPs’ financial interests, which detail how many hours he has spent on X for each payment he received from the platform.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/24/rupert-lowe-restore-britain-earn-same-on-x-as-being-mp-elon-musk