Sophie Zhang shares a key takeaway: Know yourself, know what you're willing to risk, and use that as your starting principle. She also offers essential tips for whistleblowers on protecting themselves and making informed decisions before going public. @szhang_ds
#Whistleblower #BigTech #SXSW2025 #AI #tech #accountability #PublicInterest #techaccountability #techwhistleblower
#Labor has #failed in its #promise to #protect #whistleblowers, which has made it clear only minority parties can achieve that goal.
Death threats after Aussie Banks cut me off.
Aussie Banks cut me off from receiving money transfers from family. Since then there have been four death threats against my life.
https://rumble.com/v6s9101-death-threats-after-aussie-banks-cut-me-off.html
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#anz #pnbank #australia #government #election2025 #corruption #justice #whistleblower #criminal #afca #banking #finance #money #cash
Still up: The list of #whistleblower support organizations, hosted by the independent and nonpartisan Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds.
https://whistleblower.house.gov/whistleblower-support-organizations
Interview: Facebook Whistleblower on Breaking Up Meta’s Monopoly
"Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media & should be forced to divest Instagram & WhatsApp.
~US Federal Trade Commission
“We’ve let one company, one man, influence the information environment for the world."
~Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee & whistleblower.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/frances_haugen_facebook_meta_antitrust
»NLRB's confidential data could be exposed, particularly after they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia«
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security
»Dan Berulis Disclosure: Cyber Security Breach and Data Exfiltration through #DOGE Systems and #Whistleblower/Witness Intimidation«
Extremely fine, and frightening account of how #DOGE most likely exfiltrated data from the systems of the National Labor Relations Board #NLRB:
»In the days after #Berulis and his colleagues prepared a request for #CISA's help investigating the breach, Berulis found a printed letter in an envelope taped to his door, which included threatening language, sensitive personal information and overhead pictures of him walking his dog, according to the cover letter attached to his official disclosure. It's unclear who sent it, but the letter made specific reference to his decision to report the breach.«
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security
Interview: Facebook Whistleblower on Breaking Up Meta’s Monopoly
"Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media & should be forced to divest Instagram & WhatsApp.
~US Federal Trade Commission
“We’ve let one company, one man, influence the information environment for the world."
~Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee & whistleblower.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/frances_haugen_facebook_meta_antitrust
Surprising thing totally isn't the reckless disregard for the law by #Trump & #Musk but that they so far haven't managed to scare the shit out of every potential #whistleblower in the #USA.
This is a MAJOR blow for their power-grab.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security
Interview: Facebook Whistleblower on Breaking Up Meta’s Monopoly
"Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media & should be forced to divest Instagram & WhatsApp.
~US Federal Trade Commission
“We’ve let one company, one man, influence the information environment for the world."
~Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee & whistleblower.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/frances_haugen_facebook_meta_antitrust
Post 6/6:
In summary, if true:
- Full unauthorized root access granted to DOGE team
- Credentials leaked to Russia.
10GB+ of sensitive data exfiltrated.
- Security controls disabled, logs deleted.
- Starlink backdoor alleged.
- Internal investigation suppressed.
- Labor rights, corporate integrity, and national security are all at risk.
This threatens the security of labor rights, corporate integrity, and national stability at a systemic level.
#CyberSecurity #Whistleblower #NLRB #DataBreach
Post 5/6:
7. Efforts to trigger US-CERT cyber investigation:
Internal recommendation to report the breach.
Higher-ups allegedly shut down the investigation before it could escalate.
8. Whistleblower intimidation:
Threatening note taped to Berulis’ door, including drone-surveillance photos.
Attempted physical intimidation alongside cyber sabotage.
#Whistleblower #CyberSecurity #USPolitics
Post 3/6:
3. Massive data exfiltration observed:
10GB+ of sensitive data (union organizers, corp secrets) left secure networks.
Methods included opaque Azure containers, short-lived SAS tokens, and potential Starlink backdoors.
4. System sabotage indicators:
Azure Network Watcher (critical monitoring tool) disabled.
Audit logs deleted.
Conditional access policies weakened without documentation or approval.
#CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #Whistleblower
Post 2/6:
1. DOGE operatives entered NLRB HQ March 3, 2025.
Instructed IT not to log their access.
Granted root-level access to NLRB’s Azure systems, above even CIO’s permissions.
2. Within 15 minutes of DOGE account creation:
Valid credentials were used in login attempts from Russia.
MFA was disabled for certain systems.
#CyberSecurity #NLRB #Whistleblower #DataBreach
Post 1/6:
I read through the NLRB whistleblower’s disclosure submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and holy shit! If true, this goes FAR beyond sharing personal data about individuals and exposes critical vulnerabilities.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what happene:
https://whistlebloweraid.org/dan-berulis-disclosure-cyber-security-breach-and-data-exfiltration-through-doge-systems-and-whistleblower-witness-intimidation #cybersecurity #NLRB #nationalsecurity #whistleblower #USPolitics #technews
AYFKM?!!?
#DOGE assigned to work at agency where it illegally removed data
The ad hoc Department of Govt Efficiency team is assigning 2 staffers to work at the independent agency where a #whistleblower alleged Tues DOGE may have already removed sensitive #labor #data from its systems.
Just 1 day after #NPR reported on the disclosure filed by whistleblower Daniel #Berulis, DOGE reps visited NLRB’s office in DC for a meeting.
#law #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Trump #Musk
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366851/doge-nlrb-whistleblower-musk-data
The first Personal Servers are going out today!
