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  Articles and Tweets X 20m #FBI Control and #Election Oversight The issue of control over the FBI in the post Election 2026, post-#Trump transition period The issue of control over the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) heading into the post-Election 2026 and post-Trump transition period centers on an aggressive institutional restructuring led by FBI Director Kash Patel, the Trump administration, and attorney general Todd Blanche. [1] The transition period highlights deep polarization regarding federal oversight of elections, internal purges of personnel, and the bounds of executive control over federal law enforcement. Internal Bureau Restructuring and Resignation X 48m RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Netanyahu is suing Haaretz and other media outlets and journalists following a Haaretz report earlier this month that said Netanyahu disregarded a warning by UAE President bin Zayed about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of Oct. 7, 2023. 🔗 newsblur 38m A man accused of makin...

  Articles and Tweets X 29m #ShinyHunters #Cybersecurity #FBI How Did It Happen? According to cybersecurity reports compiled by Google's Mandiant, the group successfully exploited a vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft enterprise software, an HR system integrated into the FBI's recruiting environment. The hackers allegedly targeted organizations that relied on web application firewalls but failed to immediately apply a critical software update issued to patch the exploit. Internal frustration within the bureau has grown, with current and former cyber investigators calling the breach a highly embarrassing, "lazy security failure" that leaves intelligence personnel highly vulnerable to foreign countersurveillance. With t X 1h RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: “The world has watched Russia’s war against Ukraine largely through the movement of its front lines,” @Max_Beznosiuk and @ThomReillyNV write. “But behind those lines, Moscow is building something more durable: a ...