Electrospaces

Insights in Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and Top Level Telecommunications equipment. Photo: White House Situation Room

Weblog: https://www.electrospaces.net

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2026-06-04 21:24:58 UTC

New: Research by the Libroot collective reveals interesting new details from the #Snowden files:
https://www.electrospaces.net/2026/06/new-details-from-snowden-files-found-by.html

2025-12-01 19:11:46 UTC

Simone Smit named first female director-general of Dutch intelligence service AIVD:
https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/29/simone-smit-named-first-female-director-general-dutch-intelligence-service-aivd

2025-04-22 11:21:04 UTC

With all the eyes on the Vatican now, I recall my blog post from 2013 about the telephone systems used by the popes, including an elaborate golden phone from the 1930s:
https://www.electrospaces.net/2013/02/papal-telephony.html

2025-04-03 22:11:50 UTC

The team of Trump's national security adviser Michael Waltz set up at least 20 #Signal group chats for crises across the world: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/waltzs-team-set-up-at-least-20-signal-group-chats-for-crises-across-the-world-00266845

2025-03-01 17:44:22 UTC

US Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered the US Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions: https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning

2025-01-19 11:25:28 UTC

NEW: Interesting topics from the NSA's 2009 Presidential Transition Book: https://www.electrospaces.net/2025/01/interesting-topics-from-nsas-2009.html

2024-12-30 23:34:38 UTC

New: Almost all western countries have signed treaties on the exchange and protection of classified information:
https://www.electrospaces.net/2024/12/treaties-on-exchange-and-protection-of.html

2024-12-30 00:56:49 UTC

A ninth U.S. telecom firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign that gave China access to American texts and phone conversations:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-27/tally-of-telecom-firms-hacked-in-massive-chinese-espionage-campaign-rises

2024-12-01 16:16:41 UTC

NEW: The phones of the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (including a hotline with the White House):
https://www.electrospaces.net/2024/12/the-phones-of-new-nato-secretary.html

2024-08-30 07:35:50 UTC

Traditionele media lijken banger voor de overheid dan voor Big Tech, met als gevaar dat ze wellicht over 5 jaar al weggevaagd zullen zijn:
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/08/28/traditionele-media-bestaan-straks-niet-meer-a4863983