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Mikael Thalen


Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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Mike Roman, facing speculation he’s ‘co-conspirator 6’ in Trump indictment, trolls accusers with jersey post

It's an interesting post.

On Aug 2, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Christina Pushaw faces heated criticism for involvement in secretive DeSantis’ chat room where Nazi video was made

The campaign created videos with far-right imagery and laundered them through anonymous Twitter accounts.

On Aug 1, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: Is there a safe email app?

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to safety.

On Aug 1, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Data leak from far-right forum Poast reveals daycare owner with Nazi avatar

Current and former employees from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla are present.

On Jul 31, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘From her NOT husband’: Nancy Mace kicked off a prayer breakfast by talking about skipping morning sex—and her base is furious

'Why is (unmarried) Rep. Nancy Mace talking about her sex life at a prayer breakfast?'

On Jul 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Why did the far-right rally around an account suspended for posting child sex abuse material?

'For now, we will delete those posts and reinstate the account,' Musk said.

On Jul 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Murder and cover-up: 4 bonkers claims made at Congress’ big UFO hearing

Has the government found alien bodies inside crashed spacecraft?

On Jul 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Elon Musk appears to remove Community Note fact-checking his tweet blaming Bronny James’ cardiac arrest on COVID vaccine

'We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing.'

On Jul 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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DeSantis cuts ties with staffer who superimposed his face into Nazi imagery

'Nate Hochman is no longer with the campaign. And we will not be commenting on him further.'

On Jul 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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QAnon has (briefly) found Tim Scott

Conspiracy theorists are bringing up Pizzagate after Scott bought flowers on Valentine's Day.

On Jul 25, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis’ new campaign deputy was part of massive anti-net neutrality campaign that used dead people to spam the FCC

Ethan Eilon co-founded a group that was subpoenaed for its allegedly fraudulent anti-net neutrality efforts.

On Jul 25, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Baltimore Maryland festival attendees swatting mosquitoes with captions 'Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes in Baltimore, MD AFRAM 2023 Baltimore I can't believe yall did us dirty and released those bugs on us' (l) mosquito sucking blood in front of green background (c) Baltimore Maryland festival attendees swatting mosquitoes with captions 'Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes in Baltimore, MD AFRAM 2023 Baltimore I can't believe yall did us dirty and released those bugs on us' (r)

Conspiracy theorists think government dropped deadly mosquitos on music festival

None of the accusations being made are even remotely true.

On Jul 25, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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A crypto scam immediately latched on to Musk’s new ‘X’ rebrand for Twitter

'The brand’s been launched for a few hours and there’s already a crypto scam...'

On Jul 24, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Ron DeSantis staffer accused of sharing video with governor’s face in the middle of a Nazi symbol

The sunwheel, also known as the sonnenrad, is an ancient European symbol appropriated by the Nazis.

On Jul 24, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Cosmetics maker Estée Lauder hit by 2 ransomware gangs at the same time

The makeup manufacturer admitted to a 'cybersecurity incident' on Tuesday.

On Jul 20, 2023 by Mikael Thalen