I cover digital threats for NBC News. Tip me! @kevincollier.01 on signal, kevin.collier@nbcuni.com. NYC, from West Virginia.https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mrl2tr673s2qI'm not going to be as bad as Jason posting about the Orioles, but in a couple weeks I'll be back to work and Marshall will start playing football again and if you want my skeets about my reporting you'll have to sift through some Marshall ones and there's no way to filter them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl2tr673s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mrl2hakwcc25"The government’s indictment, which contains a typo ('Untied States Code'), accuses Tunick of allegedly providing a passcode to border agents that caused the phone to 'delete the digital contents.'" [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl2hakwcc25https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mrgj2ow5pc2fThis is a very significant/helpful tool for journalist-source opsec. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgj2ow5pc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mrdpombias2vTrying and failing to think of other reporting that illustrates how blatantly surveillance can be something applied to most of us without recourse but that the elite can choose to opt out of. https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/23 Jul 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdpombias2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mr5xrwwioc23.@mattblaze.org told me ages ago that a fundamental reason we can't have online voting is, as anyone who understands software knows, you're never gonna predict all the bugs, so you simply cannot trust it in vital systems that don't patch easily. Wild we throw so much it into cars instead. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5xrwwioc23https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mr3xjhvuy22uI have finally secured a way to see the Odyssey before I go back to work but it's still more than a week away. Please no one spoil it by saying whether he goes on some kind of journey.20 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3xjhvuy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mr22brl3ac25I was putting my two year old down a few minutes ago and he suddenly started hiccuping and I said "where'd those hiccups come from?" And he said "from the mouth."20 Jul 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr22brl3ac25https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqup5sqnys2vThis counts as Righteous Gemstones bonus content. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqup5sqnys2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqunlxak422vI think it's glaring that: The US keeps attacking Iranian infrastructure Iran would respond symmetrically but lacks the ability to directly bomb US infrastructure Iran has for years tried to cyberattack US infrastructure, but it's really hard It's possible AI is gonna make that much easier soon [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqunlxak422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqty2pttk22qThis is one of the most incredible grifts I've ever seen. The president will give exclusive initial access, Bloomberg Terminal-style, to people who pay for his often market-moving posts, Reuters reports. https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-media-unveils-data-feed-businesses-tracking-truth-social-posts-2026-07-16/17 Jul 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqty2pttk22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqpiglvg4222The vibes were good in NYC for a minute but now they're back to this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpiglvg4222https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqpgla27ss22I never again wanna hear how American football is like if soccer stopped every few seconds. This stops every few seconds! Every three passes someone falls down and we stop while someone mediates a petty conflict. It is exactly how my toddler's daycare works.15 Jul 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpgla27ss22https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqeeejle6s2gLAPD becomes by far the biggest law enforcement office to quit Flock. https://abc7.com/post/lapd-ending-agreement-surveillance-company-flock-safety/19483200/11 Jul 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeeejle6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mqburwfij22pEarlier this year, DHS told states that the EAC, tiny as it was, would handle CISA's old job of coordinating cyber threat information for the midterms. Now they're gone. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-ahead-midterms-rcna35378110 Jul 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqburwfij22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mpyhsrzwc22kI think it's important to draw the distinction between Trump making this call (clearly happened) and FIFA making the decision only because of his pressure. I don't think reliable reporting on the latter has emerged so far and it may not at all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyhsrzwc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mpwj4de7mk2qMy colleagues are reporting, citing a source familiar, that FIFA's decision to overturn Balogun’s suspension came after Trump made a call to FIFA's president. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/folarin-balogun-usmnt-soccer-fifa-world-cup-belgium-red-card-rcna35304105 Jul 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwj4de7mk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mprjzdmrec22I'm at home in Brooklyn with my two very young kids and ConEd has reduced our power because of the heat wave. Our lights don't work and AC is minimal. Also, there's a celebrity wedding in midtown right now and I'm unaware of any reports that they're going without.03 Jul 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprjzdmrec22https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mpqrvpqe722lDude at the museum of natural history just told his date that a set of bones was a dinosaurus.03 Jul 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqrvpqe722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mpgbxqnujs2nWaking up to the news that this is no longer my boss. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jun 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgbxqnujs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mp7zhbunoc2uIf WVsky was a bigger thing this one would be doing numbers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7zhbunoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mp7wdwx7sk2uThis is probably not going to go down as the most popular expression of US cybercrime enforcement. (I'd link but think it's just an emailed press release so far.)26 Jun 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7wdwx7sk2u