Jeff Hall - PCIGuru :verified:
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Been in information security, privacy, computers, etc. since, well, since almost they have been around (i.e., a very, very long time). Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota or there about. Oh, and I write the PCI Guru blog - pciguru.blog
Open remote profile ↗Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, confirmed that last week's cyberattack disrupted services at stores across Europe and the United States. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ahold-delhaize-cyberattack-affects-services-across-us-and-europe/
BleepingComputerAhold Delhaize: Cyberattack affects services across US and EuropeAhold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, confirmed that last week's cyberattack disrupted services at stores across Europe and the United States.
The order is broad, as it requires agencies to ditch "all DeepSeek and DeepSeek-affiliate products, and third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/20/deepseek-deep-sixed-at-all-us-federal-civilian-agencies/5304010
theregisterDeepSeek deep-sixed at all US federal civilian agenciesOrder disallowing use of Chinese AI service is unhelpfully vague and broad
Halifax and Revolut were among a string of UK businesses hit by a disruption to Google Cloud’s services in London on Tuesday. https://www.ft.com/content/c88b07df-d30e-401a-aca9-4b054d6dfd7b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
www.ft.comUK banks hit by Google Cloud outageHalifax and Revolut among a string of businesses affected by disruption
The U.S. government identified four more potential progenitors of an actually working and useful quantum computer, a defense research agency announced this month. https://www.govinfosecurity.com/darpa-nudges-quantum-computing-from-planning-to-proof-a-33121
www.govinfosecurity.comDARPA Nudges Quantum Computing From Planning to ProofDARPA has advanced Atom Computing, IonQ, Diraq and IBM in its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, a federal effort to validate competing quantum architectures and
“The Caldwell Technology Park [...] the Stargate facility, and a bunch of other very large hyperscale facilities have gotten regulatory approvals [...] so it's not like a real pause." https://www.404media.co/it-aint-right-texas-said-it-would-halt-data-center-permits-the-state-is-pushing-ahead-anyway/
404 Media'It Ain't Right:' Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway“The Caldwell Technology Park [...] the Stargate facility, and a bunch of other very large hyperscale facilities have gotten regulatory approvals [...] so it's not like a real pause."
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard) has been attributed to attacks targeting two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/russian-apt28-breaches-nato-naval.html
The Hacker NewsRussian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective LoaderAPT28 targeted two NATO states with HOOKEDGE and a new reflective loader, stealing credentials and establishing an SSH tunnel at a naval shipbuilder.
Four of Europe’s largest telecoms groups are exploring launching their own satellite mobile services to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk’s Starlink. https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/e7d62286-009e-4ae3-b74f-70902e908efc
www.ft.comEuropean telecoms groups join forces to challenge Elon Musk’s StarlinkDeutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone to explore joint bid for spectrum to provide mobile satellite coverage
The space around Earth is turning into a junkyard. Researchers think a refundable deposit scheme could force satellite operators to clean up their act before a tipping point is reached. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/could-satellite-deorbit-deposits-prevent-a-space-debris-disaster
