US Military Tracked on a Budget: Digital Ad Data Exposes Security Flaws
Hacktivists have taken a swing at Andrew Tate’s “educational” platform, revealing emails and private chats of hundreds of thousands of users. As the self-proclaimed “king of toxic masculinity” faces legal troubles, the breach adds another layer of chaos to his controversial empire.
Hot Take:
In a world where your darkest secrets are just a data breach away, we find out that US military personnel have been unknowingly starring in their own version of “The Truman Show,” courtesy of some data-hungry companies. Meanwhile, Meta goes full Sherlock Holmes to tackle scammy pig butchering, and Andrew Tate’s “Real World” gets a not-so-real-world welcome from hacktivists. Oh, and apparently, the worst telecom hack ever is still lurking in the shadows, like the world’s creepiest game of hide-and-seek. Who needs Netflix when you have cybersecurity drama like this?
Key Points:
- US companies’ data collection enables adversaries to track military personnel.
- Meta dismantles forced-labor pig butchering scams, removing 2 million accounts.
- Black market services in China sell sensitive citizen data, allegedly via insiders.
- Andrew Tate’s platform hacked, leaking user data and chat logs.
- Ongoing Chinese telecom hack dubbed the worst in US history.