OSINT
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Open-source intelligence gathering from publicly available information.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 4 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by regulatory news, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 50%.
Evidence (4)
- 9Hacker News·9/22/2026securityShinyHunters claims FBI employee data breach
The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached FBI-related services and obtained personal data on FBI employees and applicants, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and spouse information. The group says it exfiltrated data from an Oracle PeopleSoft-based system and AWS GovCloud infrastructure, while the FBI says it is investigating the reported unauthorized activity.
- 8GitHub Blog·8/6/2026securityGitHub expands malware advisories beyond npm
GitHub says Dependabot malware advisories now cover eight package ecosystems, including PyPI, by ingesting reports from OpenSSF’s malicious-packages repository. The update replaces a GitHub-only npm path with a shared importer that validates and normalizes OSV-format malware reports before they reach the advisory database.
- 7Hacker News·7/11/2026regulationFCC Approves Test of Satellite Mirror for Nighttime Lighting
The U.S. FCC has approved Reflect Orbital to test its Earendil-1 satellite, which would reflect sunlight back to Earth for wide-area lighting and extra solar energy. The proposal has drawn criticism over potential risks to pilots, drivers, wildlife, plants, human circadian rhythms, and astronomy, while the company says it plans a much larger constellation later.
- 7Hacker News·6/29/2026regulationAge Verification Debated as a Path to Speech Attribution
The post argues that age-verification laws are less about protecting minors and more about linking online speech to real-world identities. It claims these systems could make it easier for governments and platforms to attribute posts to individuals and automate enforcement.