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Diplo Dino<p>Finished <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> Picks and Shovels by Cory Doctorow (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>). A fun journey into an earlier time of computing with an amusing religion-vs-ethics theme. Recommended for fans of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> (as well as haters) and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> or tech nerds who like The Dead Kennedys (as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punkrock</span></a> group is mentioned and referenced often). I was also interested to learn how I might run a mail-order business while staying in hiding. Always take a lot away from Cory’s books. I recommend it!</p>
Alexandre Borges<p>Technical analysis of CVE-2025-31201: reverse engineering the diff between iOS 18.4 and 18.4.1 to study the changes made to RPAC.:</p><p><a href="https://blog.epsilon-sec.com/cve-2025-31201-rpac.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.epsilon-sec.com/cve-2025-</span><span class="invisible">31201-rpac.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/reversing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reversing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pac</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cve</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerability</span></a></p>
Aaron Hasty<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SecurityWriter</span></a></span> Linux is not without its headaches and anyone who says otherwise is living in a fantasy land. But I will say *MOST* of the problems have documented answers. </p><p>But end the end the the headaches are worth the extra <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1252434/japan-to-review-car-safety-standards-amid-u-s-trade-talks-rules-out-linking-security-to-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1252434/japan-to-</span><span class="invisible">review-car-safety-standards-amid-u-s-trade-talks-rules-out-linking-security-to-tariffs/</span></a> Japan to review car safety standards amid U.S. trade talks, rules out linking security to tariffs #<a href="https://channels.im/tags/s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>s</span></a> #<a href="https://channels.im/tags/u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/amid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amid</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KingSalman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingSalman</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KingdomOfSaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingdomOfSaudiArabia</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/linking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linking</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SaudiSazette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiSazette</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/saudigazette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saudigazette</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SaudigazetteNewspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudigazetteNewspaper</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Talks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Talks</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> TOKYO — Japan plans to address automobile safety…</p>
Nonilex<p>Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard said with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> aggression growing &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> threats on the rise, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> was stepping up to reassure its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>, deter adversaries &amp; protect its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a>.</p><p>"This mission shows our ability to operate side by side with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a>'s newest member Sweden &amp; to defend the Alliance's airspace wherever &amp; whenever needed, keeping us safe at home &amp; strong abroad," he said in a statement.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Toni Aittoniemi<p>Tell me this: </p><p>Why does Silicon Valley keep churning out basically mind-control weapons, one after another? 🤔 </p><p>Social Media algorithms were bad enough, but these language models pretending to be Artificial Intelligence are just out of the ballpark!</p><p>Their insatiable hunger for data - and not caring about the quality - is basically the largest attack surface for public opinion manipulation ever.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
Branch Predictor :mycomputer:<p>CA/Browser forum voted for 47-day certificate duration, meaning that soon each HTTPS cert will need to be reissued every 47 days at worst. And since many companies rely on paid services, this will drive up costs.<br>Who was pushing the change? <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> - the multi-billion dollar company.</p><p>Remember about that when you'll be choosing your next mobile/pc.</p><p><a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3631627/website-certificates-that-expire-every-six-weeks-what-it-should-know.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerworld.com/article/3631</span><span class="invisible">627/website-certificates-that-expire-every-six-weeks-what-it-should-know.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
Boerps ☑️<p>Mit demokratischem Protest und freier Meinungsäußerung hat das nichts zu tun, IMHO.</p><p><a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2025/biometrie-weltweit-hier-werden-protestierende-mit-gesichtserkennung-verfolgt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netzpolitik.org/2025/biometrie</span><span class="invisible">-weltweit-hier-werden-protestierende-mit-gesichtserkennung-verfolgt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/biometrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrie</span></a></p>
Lucio Marinelli<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@NebulaTide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NebulaTide</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GrapheneOS</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gael</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@murena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>murena</span></a></span> de-googled OSes devoted to <a href="https://poliversity.it/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://poliversity.it/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://poliversity.it/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> should join forces instead of fighting each other! <a href="https://poliversity.it/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a></p>
Compsci Weekly<p>The Web is Broken — Botnet Part 2</p><p><a href="https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-</span><span class="invisible">is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/</span></a></p><p>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discu.eu/q/https://jan.wildebo</span><span class="invisible">er.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compsci</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a></p>
hejo<p>How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIRED<br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=lL34WpoETds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=lL34WpoETds</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Law enforcement’s ability to track and profile political protestors has become increasingly multifaceted and technology driven. In this edition of Incognito Mode WIRED Senior Editor, Security &amp; Investigations Andrew Couts and WIRED Senior Writer Lily Hay Newman discuss the technologies used by law enforcement that put citizens' privacy at risk—and how to avoid them.</p><p>___<br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/facerecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facerecognition</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>
yossarian (1.3.6.1.4.1.55738)<p>i've just released zizmor v1.6.0!</p><p>this release comes with a lot of bugfixes that have accumulated over the last month, plus some big new features:</p><p>1. there's a new audit, `forbidden-uses`, which allows users to configure allow/deny policies for third-party actions!<br>2. the `unpinned-uses` audit has been completely rewritten, and now also supports configuration (e.g. to give your own first-party actions a weaker pinning policy than "must be hashed")<br>3. there's a new `--format=github` mode, which emits GitHub annotations. these come with quite a few limitations, but may be useful to users who can't use `--format=sarif`!</p><p>plus much more; read the full notes here:</p><p><a href="https://woodruffw.github.io/zizmor/release-notes/#v160" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">woodruffw.github.io/zizmor/rel</span><span class="invisible">ease-notes/#v160</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rust</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a></p>
Darkart<p>liveFlightTrax1 by Darkart (liveFlightTrax) This program is intended solely for ethical and educational purposes. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23anon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23anonymous" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anonymous</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23graphicdesign" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphicdesign</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23programing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23coding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coding</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23engineers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#engineers</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23technology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hacker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23clean" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clean</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pc</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23python" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#python</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#c</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rust" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rust</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Tool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tool</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23flight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flight</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23track" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#track</a></p>
Mark Gardner<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@philsplace" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philsplace</span></a></span> “Move fast and allow break-ins”<br><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security</a><br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://ack.nerdfight.online/tag/infosec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://ack.nerdfight.online/tag/cybersecurity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://ack.nerdfight.online/tag/security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a>
Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@wendynather" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wendynather</span></a></span> bringing truth at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bsidesseattle2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsidesseattle2025</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> issued 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> revoking the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> clearances of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChrisKrebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisKrebs</span></a>, who led <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CISA</span></a> under during Trump’s first term &amp; rebutted his claims that the 2020 election had been rigged &amp; stolen, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilesTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilesTaylor</span></a>, who once served as chief of staff at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a>. Taylor anonymously wrote a NYT opinion essay in 2018 accusing Trump of rampant “amorality” &amp; telling of an internal government “resistance.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Slimy9343<p>I'm creating a list of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/european" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>european</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> 🇪🇺, all of them with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> in mind.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Qubes_OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qubes_OS</span></a> 🇵🇱 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://www.qubes-os.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">qubes-os.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/novacustom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novacustom</span></a> 🇳🇱 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://novacustom.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">novacustom.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yubico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yubico</span></a> 🇸🇪 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweden</span></a> <a href="https://www.yubico.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">yubico.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ledger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ledger</span></a> 🇫🇷 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://www.ledger.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ledger.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nextcloud</span></a> 🇩🇪 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://nextcloud.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nextcloud.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Please help to expand the list</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyeuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyeuropean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europeanalternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europeanalternatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a></p>
Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:<p>Interesting Git repos of the week:</p><p>Threats:</p><p>* <a href="https://github.com/objective-see/Malware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/objective-see/Malwa</span><span class="invisible">re</span></a> - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/objective_see" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>objective_see</span></a></span> malware repo for OS X</p><p>Detection:</p><p>* <a href="https://github.com/splunk/security_content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/splunk/security_con</span><span class="invisible">tent</span></a> - Splunk's detection content<br>* <a href="https://github.com/Lazza/Fuji" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Lazza/Fuji</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - OS X forensic acquisition</p><p>Bugs:</p><p>* <a href="https://github.com/Hack-BitGod/WhatsAppHacking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/Hack-BitGod/WhatsAp</span><span class="invisible">pHacking</span></a> - injecting scripts into WhatsApp</p><p>Exploitation:</p><p>* <a href="https://github.com/Vector35/scc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Vector35/scc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/vector35" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vector35</span></a></span>'s shell code compiler</p><p>Hard hacks:</p><p>* <a href="https://github.com/PentHertz/RF-Swift" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/PentHertz/RF-Swift</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - a multi-platform RF toolbox</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
j5v<p>3/3 Yes, this is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a>. It's deliberate obsolescence.</p><p>The Microsoft business case is that users should buy their hardware (prominently advertised at their notice of support ending), and buy into W11/services.</p><p>The counterargument is that newer hardware is required to mitigate against some types of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> attacks.</p><p>The background is that our computing environments are spoiled because some people are 'bad actors', which creates the need for ('cyber') <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
GeekMasher<p>A really good blog post on how an attacker can bypass TPM2 based full disk encryption on Linux.</p><p><a href="https://oddlama.org/blog/bypassing-disk-encryption-with-tpm2-unlock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oddlama.org/blog/bypassing-dis</span><span class="invisible">k-encryption-with-tpm2-unlock/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>