Laith Alkhouri

Laith Alkhouri @MENAanalyst

Social networking sites like Facebook make it easy to access some of our personal information. We willingly give this information up once we create an account. Even with turning on multiple security features, we still display some personal information publicly. 7/x — PolitiTweet.org

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In the latter, thousands of cyber criminals attempt on daily basis to phish people, clone their credit cards, use their PII to target their friends, family and coworkers. PII underground markets are abuzz with billions of compromised credentials. 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

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In the former, when pro #ISIS hackers released the PII of 3700 New Yorkers & repurposed it into a “hit list” some years ago, it cost FBI hundreds of thousands of $$ and endless hours to notify them (aside from the presumed trauma they felt being on a so-called ISIS hit list). 5/x — PolitiTweet.org

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And for illicit cyber actors, gathering PII allows them to achieve their goals, be it ideological or financial. Some gather it to doxx and terrorize others, while some use it to social engineer their way into bank accounts. 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

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We are at risk *precisely* because our data is stored and managed by third parties whom we have no control over, and whose reliance on profit-making revolves around acquiring as much data as possible and using it for marketing and outreach. 3/x — PolitiTweet.org

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To feel more secure, we use VPNs and firewalls and clear our browsing history. But these measures are defenses we apply to minimize the probabilities of breaching our machines and not minimizing the exploitation of our publicly available data. 2/x — PolitiTweet.org

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A pressing subject for many people today is protecting their personally identifiable information (PII). It’s not easy or simple. Our data is the digital oil and we are never going to be compensated for it. It’s also a canvass for targeting. Thread. 1/x — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @QldPolice: Detectives have charged a 31-year-old Salisbury man with child stealing following investigations into a boy reported missing… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @trbrtc: Several members of the far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers face conspiracy charges for planning to breach the Capitol… — PolitiTweet.org

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@sommervilletv Sitting while it recoils must hurt. — PolitiTweet.org

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Can we stop ✋ pretending that our #CyberSecurity problems can be fixed with adding more software? — PolitiTweet.org

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You know as much about coming together and unity as a cactus in a glacier. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tahini dip is next in line. — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS has claimed responsibility for killing and wounding 6 Hindus in the twin IED blast in Shor Bazaar, #Kabul, #Afghanistan. Local news reported the blast taking place in Bagh-e-Qazi area, reportedly wounding three Afghan Hindus among others. — PolitiTweet.org

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With two impeachments, facing several lawsuits, inciting an insurrection, fueling conspiracies, supported by far ri… https://t.co/v3iVtGNbGS — PolitiTweet.org

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Very insightful interview with my friend @michaeldweiss on the Navalny ordeal and what the US can do to help. 👇🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

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This robot dog interacted with me for a moment here in #Dubai a couple of months ago, and it was surreal! https://t.co/sJmQc6AxRe — PolitiTweet.org

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#Bahrain says it foiled 'terrorist plots' to bomb two bank ATMs https://t.co/CoXzB7H4eK — PolitiTweet.org

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The one movie that doesn’t need a remake. — PolitiTweet.org

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I want @Lee_Jeffries talent in my next life! — PolitiTweet.org

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A mini @DonnieYenCT ! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FBI: The U.S. government is offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the… — PolitiTweet.org

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KIDNAPPERS OF CAITLAN COLEMAN — FBI https://t.co/e7ilHJ59sP — PolitiTweet.org

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The diehard #ISIS and AQ supporters don’t care; they have eternal, blind confidence that the absent leadership is i… https://t.co/9G5LlMZd2d — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Natsecjeff: IMAGE: Head of local health center assassinated in Ghorian, Herat. #Afghanistan https://t.co/IQ5jHqALcG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @C_TI_ME: Organizations pursuing a better security posture are struggling with managing multiple digital environments and siloed solutio… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eugenegu: Biological weapons are not only inhumane but also extremely dumb. Weaponizing a deadly and contagious virus to destroy your e… — PolitiTweet.org

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Many of us have been warning about the security decline in #Iraq, well before the suicide bombing in #Baghdad. Sadly, the country remains volatile & too many politically-motivated actors are in play. https://t.co/GoWvdmYLUp — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine https://t.co/bWHvyJJRvo — PolitiTweet.org

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#NewProfilePic https://t.co/gZohpGNL5w — PolitiTweet.org