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Cyber-hooligans are exploiting Giuliani's gaffes on Twitter – and his followers face the risk
Rudolph W. Giuliani’s digital typos are creating cybersecurity threats for his hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. Cybercriminals are hijacking the incorrect website domain names that President Trump’s personal lawyer shares to redirect visitors to web pages with malware. Jerome Segura, Malwarebytes threat intelligence director, identified three examples of cyber-hooligans exploiting Mr. Giuliani’s digital gaffes on Twitter in the last seven days alone.
On Sunday, Mr. Giuliani tweeted a link to his personal website, RudyGiulianics.com but inadvertently included a space between “Rudy” and “Giulianics.com.” Upon clicking the link tweeted by Mr. Giuliani, Mr. Segura wrote for Malwarebytes, a series of redirects served users with a browser extension that “can read your browser history, the data you enter on sites, and can change your default search engine.”
Two other tweets from Mr. Giuliani linking to his website in recent days have separately combined the correct web address with the word “Watch” and erroneously excluded the letter “I.” Mr. Segura discovered that the domains Mr. Giuliani inadvertently linked to in those cases sent users to a substance-abuse website and to a Wikipedia page for “Trump — Ukraine scandal.”
It is not clear who is responsible for the “typosquatting,” which is what it’s called when cybercriminals hijack web addresses and mimic domains that depend on typos.
“Giuliani is a popular and controversial figure with a history of making typos that have become predictable,” Mr. Segura said. “Political adversaries and detractors will be interested in his audience to try and ridicule him by capitalizing on [mis]-typed links. Crooks and criminals are typically more interested in follower count to maximize their profits on malicious redirects and malware installs.”
Typosquatting that leads to malware is against Twitter’s rules and the company is working to ensure that users see a warning message when they click on such links, the company said. Mr. Segura told The Washington Times that two types of typosquatters appear to be taking aim at Mr. Giuliani.
“We’ve seen clear examples of domains being registered shortly after a tweet to send out political messages or make fun of Giuliani. These could be the work of individuals acting on their own or directed by political adversaries,” Mr. Segura wrote in an email. “On the other hand, we’ve now also seen a case of a website mimicking Giuliani’s that is used purely as a traffic redirection scheme meant to generate revenue. Crooks are known to target popular brands or personalities and piggy-back on the attention they get in order to fuel their own malvertising campaigns.”
Mr. Giuliani responded that he was not aware of typosquatting of his account.
“I have no such knowledge other than that media story,” Mr. Giuliani said.
The list of those who are not fans of Mr. Giuliani is long. As a leading advocate for Mr. Trump, Mr. Giuliani has been involved in several high-stakes matters including the House impeachment of the president.
The former New York City mayor also has been involved in several nongovernmental, international issues. In 2018, he worked at the behest of a global consulting firm run by former FBI Director Louis Freeh on corruption in Romania. Mr. Giuliani runs “Giuliani Security & Safety,” a “full-service security, investigative and crisis management consulting firm” that lists as clients governments, global corporations, law firms, energy industries, financial institutions and universities.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/22/cyber-hooligans-are-exploiting-giulianis-gaffes-tw/
Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual letter
It's an exciting day for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and the broader investment community: Warren Buffett has released his annual letter to shareholders alongside the company's fourth-quarter earnings report.
The letter, which Buffett has penned for decades, gives a glimpse into company operations, performance, and strategy, as well as an inside look into what the "Oracle of Omaha '' has been thinking about in the past year.
This year's letter was 14 pages long and boasted quotes from economists such as Edgar Lawrence Smith and John Maynard Keynes. In it, Buffett lamented about the "fickle stock market," "rare" opportunities for buying companies, and the role of boards of directors. He also discussed some plans for his and vice chair Charlie Munger's death, and gave a hint about succession plans.
Buffett also exhibited his usual flourish for humor and wisdom in the letter. In discussing the attributes of a board of directors, he wrote, "if I were ever scheduled to appear on Dancing With the Stars, I would immediately seek refuge in the Witness Protection Program."
He continued: "We are all duds at one thing or another. For most of us, the list is long. The important point to recognize is that if you are Bobby Fischer, you must play only chess for money."
In 2019, Berkshire Hathaway stock posted its worst underperformance of the broader market in a decade, and have gained 1.1% this year through Friday's close. Buffett again failed to make a major acquisition for Berkshire Hathaway. In the absence of a large company purchase, Berkshire Hathaway bought back a record $2.2 billion of its stock in the fourth quarter. Over the entire year, the company spent $5 billion on repurchasing its own stock.
The company posted net earnings of $29.2 billion in the year, up from a loss of $25.4 billion a year earlier when the company had to take a major write-down on its investment in Kraft Heinz Co. Operating earnings fell 23% in 2019 to $4.4 billion. Berkshire Hathaway's record cash pile was $128 billion at the end of 2019, down only slightly from $128.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/warren-buffetts-annual-letter-to-shareholders-biggest-takeaways-2020-2-1028928853#accounting-rules1
LETTER: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2019ltr.pdf
Looks like it's from 11/26 or thereabouts. I believe got it from NEWSWIRE (RIP) off of /ptg/pol.
This is true especially because it becomes redundant. A better use of the same would be to bomb related accounts with "Q sent me" and such even when that's not that case. This would sow more and better confusion in enemy camps. For example, CIA (((journalists))) should be inundated daily.
From the IDEAS section in the Atlantic
What Would Happen if Trump Refused to Leave Office?
A peaceful transfer of power is necessary for American democracy to survive.
Barbara McQuade
Former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
If Donald Trump is defeated in November 2020, his presidency will end on January 20, 2021. If he is reelected, then, barring other circumstances such as removal from office, his administration will terminate on the same day in 2025. In either of these scenarios, Trump would cease to be president immediately upon the expiration of his term. But what if he won’t leave the White House?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/what-if-he-wont-go/606259/
https://archive.is/sov5a
What Democrats Aren’t Admitting About Trump’s Record
The episodes in which critics’ predictions weren't borne out offer valuable lessons for Trump’s challengers, even if they still vigorously disagree with the moves the president has made.
It’s 2020, and America is embroiled in not one but two catastrophic wars: one with Iran that has sucked in the entire Middle East, and another halfway across the world in North Korea sparked by Kim Jong Un test-firing nuclear-capable missiles that could hit the United States. It’s all the worse since the U.S. is waging both wars without allies, all of which have abandoned Donald Trump because of his incessant bullying.
Fortunately, this isn’t where we find ourselves today, but it’s what the president’s critics have been warning could occur if he carries on with policies that have shattered decades of conventional U.S. policy making. It’s not as if their concerns have no factual basis. The Trump administration really did come to the brink of war with Iran and North Korea. In neither case are the underlying tensions that got them there anywhere near resolved. America’s alliances are indeed in flux. But the fact that this is not our reality in 2020 is just as instructive as the fact that it could have been.
This pattern has recurred on several occasions during the Trump era: The president’s detractors foretell doom caused by one of his decisions only to be proved wrong, and then nobody acknowledges that they got it wrong or admits that Trump’s policies have had some advantages.
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https://archive.is/QxYBQ
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/02/democrats-trump-foreign-policy-iran-north-korea/606928/
From 2/24/2016!
Ms Wuolou had a serious kind of diabetes which had led doctors to warn her pregnancy was at risk.
Interestingly preggers out of wedlock!?!?
Police are investigating a case of neglect and have interviewed family members, her ex-husband from whom she was separated, and most recent boyfriend, thought to be a policeman in the Vatican, according to Rome-based newspaper il Messaggero.
And another. . .
Repeat from LE Today
https://theunionjournal.com/dhs-whistleblower-against-obama-administration-philip-haney-found-dead/