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Kim Perales<p>This term,🚨Trump&#39;s made 99 visits to his properties, incl 62 visits to his golf courses, a 37%⬆️from last term.</p><p>Foreign govt officials from 10 countries have made 19 visits to his props, with st govt officials visiting 17X in the last 6 months. Special interest grps, pol CMTEs &amp; foreign govts have held 49 events at his props, 16X than this time in his 1st term.</p><p>He&#39;s promoted his props by mentioning them 57X, a 78%⬆️from the 1st term.<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bribery</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trumps-term-2-corruption-by-the-numbers-more-golf-trips-more-foreign-visitors-and-more-profits/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citizensforethics.org/reports-</span><span class="invisible">investigations/crew-reports/trumps-term-2-corruption-by-the-numbers-more-golf-trips-more-foreign-visitors-and-more-profits/</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/stampduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stampduty</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/qld-stamp-duty-home-and-contents-insurance-gst/105547424" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/qld</span><span class="invisible">-stamp-duty-home-and-contents-insurance-gst/105547424</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/adfa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adfa</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/adf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adf</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australiandefenceforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australiandefenceforce</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/gst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gst</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/dutch-defence-chief-warning-on-australian-military/105553010" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/dut</span><span class="invisible">ch-defence-chief-warning-on-australian-military/105553010</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/trillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/millionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>millionaires</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbros</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/futuristic-cities-and-what-we-know-about-them/105049948" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/fut</span><span class="invisible">uristic-cities-and-what-we-know-about-them/105049948</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>As Trump takes a beating from his MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Epstein</span></a>,🚨his St Dept decimated its office combating human trafficking.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/StDept" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StDept</span></a> cut 1,353 jobs. RIF targeted foreign policy goals: don’t align with MAGA values incl offices that promote democracy, combat genocide &amp; violent extremism, help resolve armed conflicts, &amp; supported women’s rights.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HumanTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bribery</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Extortion</span></a>... extolled, but only for <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> /cronies.<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/human-trafficking-state-department-jeffrey-epstein/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/human-trafficking-state-department-jeffrey-epstein/</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>The KOMPROMAT must really damning, given the scope of Epstein, Trump, &amp; his allies&#39; profiteering by blackmail and extortion. We hope that Trump&#39;s loyalists in Treasury haven&#39;t deleted the evidence. </p><p>His first Treasury Secretary was Steve Mnuchin, &amp; his second is Scott Bessent. Bessent may be even more diabolical than Mnuchin.<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kompromat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kompromat</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Blackmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blackmail</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Epstein</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/slaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slaves</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/slave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slave</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/wageslave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wageslave</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/wageslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wageslavery</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/young-workers-exploitation/105527046" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/you</span><span class="invisible">ng-workers-exploitation/105527046</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/synergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synergy</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/boycottsynergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycottsynergy</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/synergy-overcharged-centrelink-customers-and-will-issue-refund/105528972" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/syn</span><span class="invisible">ergy-overcharged-centrelink-customers-and-will-issue-refund/105528972</span></a></p>
Words are Wind<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EugeneMcParland</span></a></span> <br>How is Trump's tarrif strategy anything other than outright <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a>?</p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Charges Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransom</span></a> Group</p><p>Authorities in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> this week arrested four alleged members of “Scattered Spider,” a prolific data theft and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> group whose recent victims include multiple airlines and the U.K. retail chain Marks &amp; Spencer.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scatteredspider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scatteredspider</span></a></p><p><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/uk-charges-four-in-scattered-spider-ransom-group/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/uk</span><span class="invisible">-charges-four-in-scattered-spider-ransom-group/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…"We thought they had enough sway to talk to the right people. Obviously, that proved incorrect," Dustin Stewart, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s deputy special envoy for hostage affairs, who was involved in the initiative, told Reuters.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> has become a focus of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> diplomatic efforts to end the decades-long conflict in the east &amp; help American companies access critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a>, making the country ripe territory for endeavours [pillaging] such as this mission.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Reuters pieced together the course of events by speaking to the 3 Americans on the trip, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept ofcl involved in the initiative, &amp; 2 people the trio met during their brief stay in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a>'s capital Kinshasa.</p><p>The story of the ill-fated venture, which has not previously been reported, provides a glimpse of how the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin…works through *unconventional* channels in pursuit of *deals* to bring Americans home….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official &amp; a decorated Green Beret [walked into a bar…wait, wrong lede] pitched up in the Democratic Republic of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> in March with a message for President Felix <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tshisekedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tshisekedi</span></a> from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin.</p><p>Two days later, they fled the country in fear of arrest.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>How a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> mission to push a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> *deal* in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> unravelled</p><p>Three envoys went to Congo with a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> offer from Washington. The venture ended with them fleeing the country 2 days later in fear of arrest.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-us-mission-push-trump-deal-congo-unravelled-2025-07-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/europe/how-u</span><span class="invisible">s-mission-push-trump-deal-congo-unravelled-2025-07-11/</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Even more arrests! Reuters reports:</p><p>Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks &amp; Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain's National Crime Agency said.</p><p>The cyberattack on M&amp;S was the most serious, costing it about 300 million pounds ($409 million) in lost operating profit.</p><p>The NCA said two males aged 19, another aged 17, and a 20-year-old female were apprehended in the West Midlands, central England, and London on Thursday on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, blackmail, money laundering and participating in the activities of an organised crime group.</p><p>More at <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/uk-police-arrest-four-connection-with-ms-co-op-cyberattacks-2025-07-10/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/retail-co</span><span class="invisible">nsumer/uk-police-arrest-four-connection-with-ms-co-op-cyberattacks-2025-07-10/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScatteredSpider</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>At U.S. request, France jails Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin on suspicion of ransomware conspiracy:</p><p><a href="https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/10/at-u-s-request-france-jails-russian-basketball-player-daniil-kasatkin-on-suspicion-of-ransomware-conspiracy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/10/a</span><span class="invisible">t-u-s-request-france-jails-russian-basketball-player-daniil-kasatkin-on-suspicion-of-ransomware-conspiracy</span></a></p><p>France and the U.S. appear to be collaborating quite a bit. The U.S. will be seeking his extradition. </p><p>The report doesn't mention what <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> group Kasatkin was allegedly involved with, and I don't see any case docketed against Kasatkin on PACER.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
jackhutton 🇺🇸<p>[The Atlantic-Gifted]: Welcome to the Mafia Presidency</p><p>That’s a nice business you’ve got there. By David Frum</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/welcome-mafia-presidency/683433/?gift=HoRfrgrF5SCKopc-hfobxLhP3Ddmi6Wmn2ZD2fwqsUA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/welcome-mafia-presidency/683433/?gift=HoRfrgrF5SCKopc-hfobxLhP3Ddmi6Wmn2ZD2fwqsUA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>NEW: Avantic Medical Lab hacked; patient data leaked by Everest Group:</p><p><a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/07/09/avantic-medical-lab-hacked-patient-data-leaked-by-everest-group/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">databreaches.net/2025/07/09/av</span><span class="invisible">antic-medical-lab-hacked-patient-data-leaked-by-everest-group/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/healthsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HIPAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIPAA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransom</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>“No honor among thieves”: M&amp;S hacking group starts turf war <a href="https://arstechni.ca/mEMx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/mEMx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cybercriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercriminals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/syndication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syndication</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biz</span></a>&amp;IT</p>
IT News<p>“No honor among thieves”: M&amp;S hacking group starts turf war - The ransomware group linked to the recent cyberattacks on UK... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/no-honor-among-thieves-ms-hacking-group-starts-turf-war/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/no-honor-among-thieves-ms-hacking-group-starts-turf-war/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cybercriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercriminals</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/syndication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syndication</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>&amp;it</p>
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