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- keybase
- https://ecksmc.keybase.pub
- https://twitter.com/exksmc
- CoSo PLP
- https://counter.social/@ecksmc
- Twitter 2.0
- https://twitter.com/3ck5mc
E = Mc2 - Energy Milk Coffee
Fáilte Abhaile 🏴 “a nod’s as guid as a wink tae a blind horse”
ta be aff yer heid helps
Joined Nov 2017
AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a technical error, not a malicious attack.
#Avast > "unfairly collected consumers' browsing information through the company's browser extensions and antivirus software, stored it indefinitely, and sold it without adequate notice and without consumer consent."
deceiving users by claiming that the software would block third-party tracking and protect users' privacy, but failing to inform them that it would sell their "detailed, re-identifiable browsing data" to more than 100 third-parties
Feds say no indication widespread AT&T outage was a cyber attack
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are assisting in the investigation into widespread cell phone outages that affected tens of thousands of people Thursday.
Federal officials haven’t seen any evidence a cyber attack was behind widespread cell phone outages Thursday
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-say-no-indication-widespread-att-outage-was-a-cyber-attack/
AI generated video has just changed forever
Simultaneously really impressive and really Scarry
Signal Introduces Usernames, Allowing Users to Keep Their Phone Numbers Private
Setting a new username requires account holders to provide two or more numbers at the end of it (e.g., axolotl.99) in an effort to keep them "egalitarian and minimize spoofing." Usernames can be changed any number of times, but it's worth noting that they are not logins or handles.
It's an opt-in feature
Sometimes I'm like well where do I begin with this pile of nonsense
5, 9, or 14 Eyes: Is your VPN actually safe?
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/5-9-or-14-eyes-your-vpn-actually-safe
We now self-host our support email
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/we-now-self-host-our-support-email
Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised
I mean, really some people just saying "things" for the sake of saying "things" which amount to nothing really lol
The NCA reveals details of an international disruption campaign targeting the world’s most harmful cyber crime group, Lockbit.
Watch our video and read on to learn more about Lockbit and why this is a huge step in our collective fight against cyber crime.
https://twitter.com/NCA_UK/status/1759906806044725514
Lockbit will likely try to regroup and rebuild their criminal enterprise.
We will be watching.
Read the full story
China’s Cyber Revenge | Why the PRC Fails to Back Its Claims of Western Espionage
A New Era
In July 2023, China did something it hadn’t done before—it spread new allegations of US hacking apparently unrelated to past US intelligence leaks and, as of this report, entirely unsubstantiated.
Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EU
The operation was run by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol and a coalition of international police agencies, according to a post on the gang’s extortion website.
First Ever iOS Trojan Steals Facial Recognition Data
novel, very sophisticated mobile Trojan dubbed GoldPickaxe.iOS that targets iOS users exclusively was discovered to collect facial recognition data, intercept SMS, and gather identity documents
here is the full story
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger
I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam.
https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html
Everyone's talking about the woman who put $50k in a shoebox and handed it to scammers and how they wouldn't fall for it. It would shock you how many everyday people have embarrassing scam stories.
I can't help once the scams over, but I can help you Spot The Scam upfront:
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The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot.
Expect privacy enhancements, better screen recording, and more.
Google is offering improved file integrity functionality thanks to the “fs-verity” feature in the Linux kernel. “With fs-verity, files can be protected by custom cryptographic signatures, helping you ensure they haven’t been tampered with or corrupted,”
first Android 15 developer preview also brings more robust camera controls to third-party apps
US Offers $10 Million for Information on BlackCat Ransomware Leaders
Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to holding key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations.
PSA:
Starting March 19, 2024, Twilio Desktop Authy apps will reach their end of life (EOL). Beyond this date, you can access most of the desktop features and functionality in the mobile Authy apps
For more information, review Authy for Desktop End of Life (EOL).
If you don’t take action before March 19, 2024, you won’t be able to use, access, or migrate your Authy-based account tokens from the Twilio Authy Desktop apps
Notion NotionHQ acquiring Skiff
- Skiff skiffprivacy has entered a 6-month sunset period
- This means #Skiff will shutdown (email, drive, pages, calendar) in 6 months
- Users must migrate to avoid data loss
- Users must setup redirects for email
Skiff has outlined how users can begin migrating their data and redirecting emails in a blog post
Why is Temu controversial?
thread:
It's a Chinese-owned digital marketplace that's taken the internet by storm. According to TechReport, Temu reached over 200 million downloads, making it the world's most downloaded mobile marketplace app.
Temu is based in Boston by PDD Holdings Inc. PDD is headquartered in Shanghai. PDD also owns the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo headquartered in – you guessed it – China
⇄ Σ = Mᄃ² ⇆
- keybase
- https://ecksmc.keybase.pub
- https://twitter.com/exksmc
- CoSo PLP
- https://counter.social/@ecksmc
- Twitter 2.0
- https://twitter.com/3ck5mc
E = Mc2 - Energy Milk Coffee
Fáilte Abhaile 🏴 “a nod’s as guid as a wink tae a blind horse”
ta be aff yer heid helps
Joined Nov 2017