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Mikael Thalen

Staff Writer at The Daily Dot

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Is Israeli’s massive spyware industry scaring hackers away from helping Palestine? - The Daily Dot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited a global hacktivism campaign. But why aren’t we seeing the same with Israel and Palestine?
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Conspiracy theorists are already calling the Texas chemical plant e...

In his ‘One Dumb Conspiracy’ column for web_crawlr, Mikael debunks conspiracies about the recent chemical plant explosion in Houston.
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No, Russia didn’t just crush Ukraine’s ‘Adrenochrome cartel’ - The ...

In his ‘One Dumb Conspiracy’ column for web_crawlr, Mikael debunks claims that Russia toppled Ukraine’s ‘Adrenochrome cartel.’
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Ransomware gang publishes sensitive patient photos stolen from high...

A ransomware gang has released what it says are nude patient photos as part of an effort to extort a Beverly Hills plastic surgery clinic.
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Conspiracy theorists think a ‘reptilian’ statue symbolizes the Clin...

In his ‘One Dumb Conspiracy’ column for web_crawlr, Mikael debunks a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton and a reptile statue.
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Justin Bieber posts ‘Praying for Israel’ Instagram story over pictu...

Justin Bieber quietly deleted an Instagram story on Wednesday that said ‘Praying for Israel’ over an image of the Palestinian city of Gaza.
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Hamas’ TV network hacked—delivers warning to Palestinians to seek s...

The al-Aqsa TV channel run by Hamas was reportedly hacked on Thursday in order to call on Palestinians in Gaza to seek shelter.

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Gab users are making AI-generated images of Hitler in a Pixar movie...

Users on Gab are testing the limits of AI by generating movie posters of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the style of Disney’s Pixar.
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Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: Tools to take your security to the next level ...

In his ‘Your Password Sucks’ column for web_crawlr, Mikael lists several tools you can use to take your online security to the next level.
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Why the nameplates in a White House Situation Room meeting on the I...

A picture of Joe Biden in the White House Situation Room has sparked theories online that the 80-year-old leader is suffering from dementia.
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Viral claim Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ air defense crippled by hackers co...

Hackers are claiming to have hacked Israel’s Iron Dome system. But the claim, amplified by conspiracy theorists, is without evidence.
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‘Why do they care about a 70-year-old man’: Biden’s brother Frank s...

Frank Biden, the younger brother of President Joe Biden, is blaming hackers after a photograph of himself was discovered online.
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How a shocking report on ’40 babies’ in Israel was deemed viral dis...

Claims that Hamas killed at least 40 babies stirred anger, confusion, and division online as people sought out verification.
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Musk pushed X users to follow account trying to profit off photos f...

Elon Musk urged users on X to follow an antisemitic account that is currently attempting to monetize graphic Israel-Palestine content
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Jerusalem Post knocked offline as hacktivist groups target sites, t...

Hacking groups are taking sides in the conflict between Israel and Palestine by launching a series of attacks online.
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‘Elon Musk found dead’: X users masterfully troll new site format t...

Users on X are reacting negatively after it was announced that all headlines would be removed from news articles posted to the site.
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Larry Sinclair, who claims he had a secret relationship with Obama,...

Larry Sinclair, the man who claims to have had an affair with Obama, claims to have filed a lawsuit against the Krassenstein brothers.
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Tucker Carlson fan pranks Fox News during live coverage of school s...

Fox News appears to have been pranked by a fan of Tucker Carlson during a live broadcast covering the shooting at Morgan State University.
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People are trolling Meta’s new AI-generated stickers—giving Elmo a ...

Those with early access to the AI are already creating lewd content, raising questions on how well Meta thought through the new feature.
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‘A new low’: Trump shares courtroom sketch of himself on trial next...

Donald Trump shared a drawing of himself sitting next to Jesus in court on Monday following the first day of his fraud trial in New York City.
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Furry hackers claim to have breached NATO, stolen 3,000 files - The...

The hacking group SiegedSec says it leaked what are claimed to be more than 3,000 files from the North American Treaty Organization (NATO).