John Z Black

Russia Convicted 26 Cybercriminals, Including a Hacker the US Has Been Hunting for Years

John Z Black Mar 31, 2026

Ransomware & Cybercrime #russia #flint24 #cybercrime #payment-card-fraud #stroganov #extradition #accountability #military-court

Russia sentenced 26 members of the Flint24 card fraud network, including a man on the US Secret Service's most-wanted list. It looks like accountability. It isn't.

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DOGE Used ChatGPT to Kill $100 Million in Research Grants. Court Filings Describe the Process.

John Z Black Mar 22, 2026

AI Security #ai-governance #doge #chatgpt #government-ai #accountability #neh #ai-policy #rsac-2026

Court depositions describe DOGE staffers using ChatGPT to flag humanities grants as DEI and terminate them -- no domain experts, no review, just a chatbot and a spreadsheet deciding $100 million in funding.

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