August 9, 2022
To uncover a deepfake video call, ask the caller to turn sideways
Aug 8, 2022
To Uncover a Deepfake Video Call, Ask the Caller to Turn Sideways - Metaphysic.ai
There is an interesting vulnerability in video deepfakes that, to date, has been generally overlooked by the security research community, perhaps because ‘live’, real-time deepfakes in video calls have not been a major cause for concern until very recently.
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For me, this is the image that defines the Victorian era. (Illustrated Police News 1872, via @_newspapers)
Aug 8, 2022
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🚨 Breaking: Treasury Department has added the Tornado Cash ethereum mixer to its sanction list, barring all US citizens from interacting with it. 🚨home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/…
Aug 8, 2022
Today’s action does not seem so much as a sanction against a person or entity with agency. It appears instead to be the sanctioning of a tool that is neutral in character and that can be put to good or bad uses like any other technology.
Aug 8, 2022
U.S. Treasury sanction of privacy tools places sweeping restrictions on all Americans - Coin Center
Sanctioned Tornado Cash smart contract is a tool, not a person.
Immediate fallout:
Tornado Cash co-founder reports being kicked off GitHub as industry reacts to sanctions
Roman Semenov asked if "writing an open source code" was illegal, implying the suspension of his GitHub account was linked to sanctions.
Press release:
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Bitcoin mining operation Riot Blockchain earns more money in July by not mining, effectively mines without paying for power August 8, 2022 web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=bitcoin-mi…
Aug 8, 2022
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Thread on exploit mitigations. Below are rules I wrote for a good mitigation a while ago: “Before you ship a mitigation...
Aug 1, 2019
And the blogpost version:
ADD / XOR / ROL: Before you ship a "security mitigation" ...
Hey everybody, During my years doing vulnerability research and my time in Project Zero, I frequently encountered proposals for new secur...
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Rare example of people actually turning cool privacy research into a service you can use right now
Aug 8, 2022
A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track Your Browsing or Location
The new Pretty Good Phone Privacy service for Android hides the data linking you to your mobile device.
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A Nebraska teenager is being charged as an adult for what the state says was an illegal abortion. Detectives got her medical records & went through her Facebook messages to build their case.
Aug 8, 2022
Abortion, Every Day (8.8.22)
Nebraska charges teenager with illegal abortion
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Google data centre goes boom
Large Electrical Explosion/No fire 10410 Bunge Ave/Google Plant Responding: E41, M3 Extra squad M6 Lifenet on air-standby Multiple people injured, several burn patients - One has a lower torso injury - An other has burns to face left arm and thigh
Aug 8, 2022
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If you worked on a boat and never as a joke, ran screaming through the cabin while wearing a life jacket You probably didn't get fired for the same reasons I did
Jan 24, 2022
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[Targeted attack on industrial enterprises and public institutions | Kaspersky ICS CERT]
Targeted attack on industrial enterprises and public institutions – Kaspersky ICS CERT EN
The attackers were able to penetrate dozens of enterprises and even hijack the IT infrastructure of some, taking control of systems used to manage security solutions. The goal of this series of attacks was cyberespionage.
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The level of stealth (not to be mistaken with secrecy) required for operational success is much lower than commonly treated. Sadly, many theories about cybered conflict are built upon this flawed lynchpin of clandestine exploitation and have made a mountain out of a molehill
Aug 9, 2022
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All 175 7-11 stores in Denmark were closed down by a suspected ransomware attack. It hit the payment system so could be a supply chain attack. Many of the stores are at busy train stations so this attack is very visible in Danish everyday life. @thegrugq
Aug 9, 2022
7-Eleven lagt ned af formodet hackerangreb
Kort inden middag mandag meddelte 7-Eleven, at samtlige af landets butikker er midlertidigt lukket.
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That report on “ransomware at hospitals increases mortality 30%” was very misreported. The actual finding was that increased information security measures leads to increased mortality because of slower access.
Security/data breaches at hospital/medical facilities linked with increased patient mortality. Reason: increased security adds friction in the use of IT systems. The sensational take would of course be "cyberattacks kill", but it is a bit more complex. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Sep 3, 2021
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Kosovo arrested a Russian journalist on suspicion of her being a spy, then released her a few days later. Here’s a good piece from @RFERL about Daria Aslamova and her employer, pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Aug 9, 2022
Who Is Daria Aslamova, The Russian Journalist Expelled From Kosovo?
Daria Aslamova, a Russian journalist working for the pro-Kremlin Komsomolskaya Pravda, has been arrested by Kosovar authorities and accused of working for Russian intelligence. The accusations come amid tensions on the border with Serbia, including a Kosovar police unit coming under fire.
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