Mikael Thalen
Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.
Is the Bud Light boycott breaking? Kid Rock says he’s drinking it again as Dana White hypes beer to Tucker Carlson
‘I think they got the message.’
On Dec 12, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Notorious hacker wipes clean video hosting site for balloon ‘enthusiasts’
‘There is no ETA on when we’d possibly come back from this.’
Rumble thinks it was knocked offline by targeted cyberattack for hosting Jan. 6 Capitol riot videos
Everyone from Joe Biden to China and the FBI are also being blamed for the site’s outages.
Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: A hacktivist answers common security questions
We asked a hacktivist questions that are commonly asked.
‘Biggest expansion since the Patriot Act’: Why a small provision in a new surveillance reform bill is raising serious concerns
‘The NSA could go to McDonald’s and obtain wifi data—without a warrant.’
On Dec 11, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Elon Musk’s new AI Grok accused of stealing answers from ChatGPT
Grok’s answers told people to email ChatGPT.
UNLV shooter personal website shows embrace of numerous conspiracy theories
Links to the Wikipedia pages for the Illuminati, Freemasonry, and David Icke were present.
On Dec 7, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
‘What’s happening is not organic’: Why the right thinks Taylor Swift is a government PsyOp designed to swing the 2024 election
‘The Taylor Swift girlboss psyop has been fully activated.’
‘So obvious’: After Trump’s authoritarian statements, Eric Trump claims media is coordinating to paint him as a dictator
‘It is all coordinated…’
On Dec 6, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Ian Miles Cheong Community Noted to death for trying to suck up to Musk by claiming he hates ‘Grand Theft Auto’ too
‘One of the most pathetic and funniest reply chains I’ve ever seen.’
Has ‘Grand Theft Auto’ gone ‘woke?’ Notorious YouTuber pushes unfounded claims about game’s new female protagonist
Keemstar’s channel cited a year-old Reddit post with 0 upvotes as proof.
On Dec 5, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
‘Screams MKUltra’: Paranoid LinkedIn posts of suspect in massive Arlington home explosion sparks government conspiracies
The man believed that his neighbors were plotting to kill him.
‘I would expect this from Drake’: Even nerds are dunking on Elon Musk over ‘cornball’ reason for not playing Grand Theft Auto
Musk’s biggest fans are laughing at him.
Stephen Colbert’s medical emergency becomes conspiracy fodder
The conspiracies ranged from being harmed by the COVID vaccine to being put in front of a military tribunal.
Parents of young Chiefs fan accused of ‘blackface’ demand retraction, threaten defamation lawsuit against Deadspin
‘It is not enough to quietly remove a tweet from X or disable the article from Deadspin’s website.’
On Dec 4, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
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