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Davis Blalock

@davisblalock

Here are all the ways to get around ChatGPT's safeguards: [1/n]

Dec 13, 2022

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Kaspersky has some lessons learned from the cyber war

Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022 | Securelist

In this report, we propose to go over the various activities that were observed in cyberspace in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, understand their meaning in the context of the current conflict, and study their impact on the cybersecurity field as a whole.

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nixCraft 🐧

@nixcraft

wtf? 😒

Dec 14, 2022

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switched

@switch_d

Financial Influencers Indicted in Massive Pump and Dump Scheme - The minor social media stars were also hit with a SEC lawsuit for using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stock prices.

‘We’re F****** Robbing Idiots:’ Eight Financial Influencers Indicted in Massive Pump and Dump Scheme

The minor social media stars were also hit with a SEC lawsuit for using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stock prices.

Dec 14, 2022

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Fiona Daly

@FionaSDaly

I just overheard a woman say she uses her boyfriend's laptop to Google Christmas presents she wants so that he gets targeted ads. Communication in the digital age: a love story.

Dec 9, 2022

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Galen Panger ☕️

@gpanger

@FionaSDaly Latest entry!

Dec 13, 2022

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US bans Chinese telecom, surveillance cameras

The US communications regulator singled out tech giants Huawei and ZTE and surveillance camera makers Hikvision and Dahua. Spy chiefs have warned that the US could be vulnerable to economic espionage or digital sabotage.

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[allegedly there are bugdoors that allow re-pairing with QR codes. HILARIOUS]

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DutchSpace

@DutchSpace

I thought I'd catch up on the EVA on-board the ISS, didn't expect to see a Soyuz MS22 coolant leak... that's an "interesting" problem to say the least... #ISS #MS22

Dec 15, 2022

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Luke Miani

@LukeMiani

If anyone is wondering how much Tik Tok pays for 7.5M views, 629K likes and over 5K comments: it’s $3.95

Dec 14, 2022

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SIPRI

@SIPRIorg

Today, SIPRI releases a report that identifies points of convergence and divergence in the #cyber postures of #China🇨🇳, #Russia🇷🇺, the #USA🇺🇸 and the #EU🇪🇺. Download the SIPRI Research Report ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/ELWL8…

Dec 15, 2022

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Very good paper on the cyber warfare that was and wasn’t in Ukraine.

Cyber Operations in Ukraine: Russia’s Unmet Expectations | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Russia has achieved far less via cyber warfare in Ukraine than many Western observers expected. Many aspects of Moscow's approach to cyber operations have been misunderstood and overlooked.

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According to the FSB, Vyacheslav Mamukov, a resident of the city of Khabarovsk, was handed the prison term after a local court found him guilty of planning to pass "classified data linked to transport infrastructure" to Ukraine for financial award.

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While I personally find the #TikTok privacy/security debate to be uninteresting, I thought it was worth sharing this piece by @malwaretech as an excellent example of clear and consumable security communication:

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I just posted the final Seriously Risky Business for this year:

- The Lawful Access Debate is Now the Child Safety Debate

- What the "Crypto Winter" means for Lazarus

- When insider trading extortion is good news

Thanks to Sherrod DeGrippo

for her thoughts! https://twitter.com/sherrod_im

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The Lawful Access Debate Becomes the Child Safety Debate

Your weekly dose of Seriously Risky Business news is written by Tom Uren, edited by Patrick Gray with help from Catalin Cimpanu. It's supported by the Cyber Initiative at the Hewlett Foundation and founding corporate sponsor Proofpoint. This is the last edition of the year and we will be back in mid-January. The podcast version of this newsletter and Bet…

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Tom Uren: "I just posted the final Seriously Risky Business …" - Infosec Exchange

Attached: 1 image I just posted the final Seriously Risky Business for this year: - The Lawful Access Debate is Now the Child Safety Debate - What the "Crypto Winter" means for Lazarus - When insider trading extortion is good news Thanks to Sherrod DeGrippo for her thoughts! https://twitter.com/sherrod_im Read and subscribe here: https://srslyriskybiz.substack.com/p/the-lawful-access-debate-becomes #cybersecurity #policy #lawfulaccess #encryption #seriouslyriskybusiness

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https://www.lawfareblog.com/section-308s-overbroad-restrictions-post-intelligence-community-jobs This is a very good piece because the law was written in a rush and is not very good

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Woah!

“I told the AI that I wanted to write a software in Swift, I wanted it to find all Microsoft Office files from my MacBook and send these files over HTTPS to my webserver. I also wanted it to encrypt all Microsoft Office files on my MacBook and send me the private key to be used for decryption. It sent me the sample code, and this time there was no warning message at all, despite being potentially more dangerous than the phishing email.”

Experts Warn ChatGPT Could Democratize Cybercrime - Infosecurity Magazine

Researchers claim AI bot can write malware and craft phishing emails

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This is very exciting. A classic hack and leak information operation has been successful. What I find most interesting here is the media coverage of the content. These days the media is a lot less likely to cover information operations, so it’s unusual to see them happening again.

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