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Putting Scientology’s data breach in perspective with a similar leak from the past

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re still waiting for the repercussions over a recent data breach suffered by Scientology’s UK headquarters, hacked by a ransomware gang. In the meantime, we thought you’d like to see a similar leak of []

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Scientologist-led startup Dream Exchange sues whistleblower after SEC flop

[Jeff Ferrell (right) and the leaders of Dream Exchange, including Joe Cecala, left]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Dream Exchange, the Chicago startup led by Scientology donor Joe Cecala, in the wake of losing out on SEC approval to become []

Another Scientology anniversary: 75 years since Ron was in court to be convicted of a crime

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What a year of anniversaries this has been. 75th anniversary of Dianetics, 30th of the death of Lisa McPherson, and also 20 years since Shelly Miscavige vanished. And 2025 has one last milestone: 75 []

Publication gets angry letter from Scientology leader’s attorney, but doesn’t bend

[Jeffrey Riffer and his client, David Miscavige]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A brave publication in Mexico that takes risks writing about things like drug cartels has also taken on coverage of Scientology. Church leader David Miscavige was very unhappy []

Finally, Scientology finds the perfect way to sell its holiest book at Christmastime!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While other people look forward to seeing family and friends over the holidays, imagine being a Scientology staffer, wondering how you can sell a few more books by L. Ron Hubbard to Christmas shoppers? []

New immigration headaches for Scientology and its ‘religious worker’ visas

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Underground Bunker reader and researcher Cannonball has been closely watching rule changes for R-1 ‘religious worker’ visas that Scientology relies on so heavily. He says that major new shifts for these visas could create []

Scientology took her father away, but today Jamie Sorrentini offers him a gift from the heart

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology forced her father to turn away from her when she left the church. Now, 15 years later on her father’s birthday, Jamie Sorrentini tells us how she’s dealing with this ‘disconnection’ by offering []

Scientology’s license to host large events at its UK headquarters faces challenge

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross has really done it this time. He’s filed a challenge to Scientology’s license that allows it to host events at its UK headquarters, relying on his own knowledge of []

Will Scientology redo its amicus? TX Lawyer on Dave’s big favor for Danny Masterson

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday the Church of Scientology’s offer of an amicus brief in Danny Masterson’s criminal appeal was denied but ‘without prejudice.’ We think the brief may get re-filed, and so we’re still very interested in []

Scientology DENIED: Court turns down church ‘amicus’ brief for Danny Masterson

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday we had so much fun telling you how Scientology’s amicus brief submitted in Danny Masterson’s appeal was actually one long tantrum by church leader David Miscavige. But the court has already weighed in: []