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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@bob_zim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bob_zim</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>micahflee</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://squeet.me/profile/golem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>golem</span></a></span> Makes sense.</p><ul><li>After all, the whole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMSIcatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMSIcatcher</span></a> system can be detected by passive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> as it's an active attack on mobile networks.</li></ul><p>I wounder if I can get a compatible device in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> as well...</p><ul><li>Bonis points if that device has a freely reprogrammable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a> to allow hiding it's <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/imei.devices.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">identity</a>.</li></ul>
Minnesota Spy Club<p>Decorated WW2 code breaker Betty Webb has died at the age of 101. She spent her youth working at Bletchley Park deciphering Axis messages.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sigint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sigint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bletchley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bletchley</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jd30ywv8o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jd3</span><span class="invisible">0ywv8o</span></a></p>
Erich M.<p>1/2 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federate.social/@mattblaze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mattblaze</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> the </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Russki_SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russki_SIGINT</span></a> longread is now out, gentlemen and it caused quite a stir, as the notorious Russian spy satellite Olymp-K2 suddenly came drifting into the segment of our research [0° to 15° east] . Special sort of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> sat performing dangerously close approaches to intercept the satellite bus *steering commands* of the Eutelsat teleports. All sat targets of the Vienna station included.</p><p>Had to compile a thread in English over there...</p><p><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1900283972027904384.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">threadreaderapp.com/thread/190</span><span class="invisible">0283972027904384.html</span></a></p>
Oliver Schafeld<p>Signal Intelligence in the age of doge/maga: </p><p>Just wait for being invited to their group chat.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sigint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sigint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a></p><p>🟠🧢🤦‍♂️</p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>While I'm no longer in the IC and can't confirm my suspicions, I simply don't think it's that plausible that everything is flowing as normal in Five Eyes. I can see why people would *say* it is. But an American intelligence &amp; CI apparatus run by malicious, compromised kooks Gabbard, Patel, Ratcliffe, Trump, is one you need to put strong filters on, going both ways. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FiveEyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiveEyes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HUMINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUMINT</span></a> <br>Original: <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2025/03/16/trump-v-the-spies-of-five-eyes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/international/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/16/trump-v-the-spies-of-five-eyes</span></a><br>No paywall: <a href="https://archive.is/sgb2E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/sgb2E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pavel23" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pavel23</span></a></span> It's not just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> that are into it.</p><ul><li>The fact that Trump isn't impeached if not dragged out of office due to repeat violations of his oath aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HighTreason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighTreason</span></a> is beyond me... </li></ul><p>That being said this ain't magic: Some fine-tuned LNB that is tuned to the Ka-Band uplink frequency or a harmonic of it, a simple 40cm offset dish and a hackRF is all one needs to do some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ElectronicWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicWarfare</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGINT</span></a>.</p><ul><li>I could build this myself and shove it into a Droptank-Pod of a Su-27 Frogfoot given a workshop, time and budget to do so.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> communications system doesn't have the cool military features of systems like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a> (espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NettedIridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NettedIridium</span></a>) or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XTAR</span></a>...</p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>USAF 64-14846 RC-135V Rivet Joint trolling off the coast North North East of Hong Kong. It is a SIGINT platform <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> #<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RivitJoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RivitJoint</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RC135V" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RC135V</span></a> <a href="https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae01c8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a</span><span class="invisible">e01c8</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>Okay tonight just got more interesting a 3rd RIVET is now up. United States Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint 62-4131 as SAURN53 (Sauron from LOTR and the all seeing eye indeed) is up from Qatar and now patrolling over the Persian Gulf keeping an eye on Iran <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/haveglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haveglass</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RC135" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RC135</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RivitJoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RivitJoint</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PersianGulf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PersianGulf</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvgeeksofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvgeeksofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Recon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Recon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>United States Navy U-21 (military version of Super King Air 200) 163554 as NAVY554 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AE06DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AE06DC</span></a> outbound Manila appears to be lining for final at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (VVTS), Vietnam <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/haveglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haveglass</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RC135" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RC135</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RivitJoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RivitJoint</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvgeeksofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvgeeksofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSINT</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USNavy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HoChiMihn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HoChiMihn</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>United States Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846 as WARHK01 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AE01C8" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AE01C8</span></a> I had posted this earlier when It lifted from Kadena, but now it has taken up station over South Korea and is patrolling well behind the border with North Korea. Tracking courtesy of @ADSBexchange@airwaves.sociale <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/haveglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haveglass</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RC135" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RC135</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RivitJoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RivitJoint</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Z9" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Z9</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvgeeksofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvgeeksofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Recon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Recon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Korea</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>United States Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846 as WARHK01 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AE01C8" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AE01C8</span></a> departing Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. It appears to be heading out on a mission in the East China Sea The RC-135V is a Signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform and can detects and geolocate huge swaths of the electromagnetic spectrum Tracking courtesy of @ADSBexchange@airwaves.sociale <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/haveglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haveglass</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RC135" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RC135</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RivitJoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RivitJoint</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Z9" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Z9</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvgeeksofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AvgeeksofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Recon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Recon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spotter</span></a></p>
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