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El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Hack[s]: The Complete Miniseries

Linktree In this mini-series, we will explore the implications of the Chivo Wallet hack, the vulnerabilities it exposed, and what it might say about the autocratic trajectory of the Bukele administration and perhaps a trend in the so-called “Global South”. This is the complete, four-episode series. All of the padding has been cut out for […]

El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Hack[s] Pt. 4: Enter The Hacktivists

⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this mini-series, we will explore the implications of the Chivo Wallet hack, the vulnerabilities it exposed, and what it might say about the autocratic trajectory of the Bukele administration and perhaps a trend in so-called “Global South”. In this final episode, Mark goes over the impact that the threat actor, CiberinteligenciaSV, still continues […]

El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Hack[s] Pt. 3: Building A Dystopia?

⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this mini-series, we will explore the implications of the Chivo Wallet hack, the vulnerabilities it exposed, and what it might say about the autocratic trajectory of the Bukele administration and perhaps a trend in so-called “Global South”. In this episode, Alessia and Mark discuss the ways in which El Salvador’s government has begun […]

August 2024: Authoritarian Creep, Telegram Virtue Signals, And Evil Robot Dogs

🦉Audio version of August's newsletters.🦉 Originally published August 1st and 31st. Part 1, Part 2 Malaysia threatening to follow India and Iran with an internet killswitch. Meta allegedly stealing Texans' biometric data. Chaos in the aftermath of the CrowdStrike crash. Hail Moloch! There's a newsletter, now! 🦉 Before we get started: Please consider ⁠donating to […]

Mid-July, 2024: The Inaugural Moloch Newsletter

🦉Audio version of July's newsletter.🦉 Originally published July 15th. Read it here! Hacking the Heritage Foundation, Email Leaks from Dmitry Medvedev, updates on the website and podcast. Hail Moloch! There's a newsletter, now! 🦉 Before we get started: I linked to this organization in the last article, but please consider donating to the World Central […]