Categories Articles and Tweets Tweets - Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter Data Brokers: A National Security Threat Post author By wawiimuy Post date August 4, 2026 Data Brokers: A National Security Threat share.gemini.google/xUu60yvM… — Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 4, 2026 ← FBI News: Cyberattacks, Arrests, Reports → #Security and #Intelligence #News “Data brokers have turned personal privacy into a counterintelligence issue.” Data Brokers: A National Security Threat – Gemini What historically required state-sponsored espionage, covert surveillance, and months of field work can now be purchased legally with a credit card from anywhere in the world. AI Mode: The commercial data broker ecosystem has effectively weaponized personal privacy, transforming individual digital footprints into a high-stakes counterintelligence vulnerability. Foreign adversaries, hacktivists, and defense agencies now routinely exploit unregulat