December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023
https://ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) November 30, 2023
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I don’t think anyone anticipated that databases leaked by hackers would enable OSINT researchers to conduct counterintelligence investigations that rival the state security services. A decade ago the spread of biometrics, immigration cameras, and networked databases worried the spy agencies. But I doubt that something like: “Anonymous, with the PHP shell, in the low cost carrier network, leaked the complete flight records” would be a continuing threat to clandestine operations.
There is more surveillance and record keeping, and it is more susceptible to theft, than ever before. The sort of data that a CI investigator used to dream of is now available to them, but also to basically anyone with an internet connection. This is a development which seriously alters the security dynamics of the operational environment.
Our friends at @agents_media used recently hacked Russian airline booking data to prove what Polish authorities have claimed all along: that "Pablo Gonzales", aka Pavel Rubtsov, is in fact a GRU operative. They found joint flight bookings between him and GRU officer Sergey Turbin https://t.co/19c9NCcJF7
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) November 30, 2023
What I can add is that Sergey Turbin is not just any GRU operative (as seen from his address registration at the GRU academy); he belongs to GRU's 5th Department, i.e. the one running the illegals program. His phone number appears in call records of members of the 5th department.
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) November 30, 2023
twitter was never cool because it was a "public square for exchanging ideas" or whatever, it was cool because politicians and journalists could have their days on here ruined by a guy who's profile pic is goku smoking a blunt
— jenny_tightpants🪑 (@halomancer1) December 1, 2023
he needs to be stopped pic.twitter.com/wXHfZoHcC7
— gaut (@0xgaut) December 1, 2023
The iPhone camera uses computational photography, applying software to every snap.
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) December 1, 2023
This wild photo is an eery example: the subject tries on a wedding dress and each mirror shows her in a different pose.
Why? Apple insider says it’s a “mistake” in the computational photography… pic.twitter.com/odJ3AQZH3b
A bride discovers a reality bending mistake in her iPhone camera
A U.K. woman was photographed standing in a mirror where her reflections didn't match, but not because of a glitch in the Matrix. Instead, it's a simple iPhone computational photography mistake.
Inside Apple's Deep Fusion, the iPhone 11 and Pro's computational photography feature | AppleInsider
Apple is including a computational photography feature called 'Deep Fusion' in the iOS 13.2 beta, which can help produce highly detailed images from the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro cameras. AppleInsider explains how the groundbreaking feature functions.
And the wet blanket shows up to ruin the fun.
Calling ‘Fake’ on the ‘iPhone Computational Photography Glitch in a Bridal Shop’ Viral Photo
Daring Fireball: Calling 'Fake' on the 'iPhone Computational Photography Glitch in a Bridal Shop' Viral Photo
Link to: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/30/a-bride-to-be-discovers-a-reality-bending-mistake-in-apples-computational-photography
Notified today that my insulin pump controller has a bug where the leading decimal point will be dropped, ie: changing a dose of .21 units to 21 units. I can reproduce randomly ~1 in 5 times so probably a race condition. Easily one of the worst software bugs I have ever heard of.
— Morgan Herlocker (@morganherlocker) December 1, 2023
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they should make computers that don’t have email on them
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So @bencollins.bsky.social asked me why old
And people are worried that TikTok will use the microphone to spy on you. Who cares about what some people say when you control the engine that drives the discourse of everyone under 30 and thus for almost everyone else too.
lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:: "HELPFUL FRIDAYS: curious about decibels? Worry no…" - Infosec Exchange
HELPFUL FRIDAYS: curious about decibels? Worry not - here's a quick explainer. The first thing to understand is that decibels are not units. Except sometimes. But normally they aren't. Check if there's some unit mentioned nearby? If yes, they're units of that unit, okay? For example, recall that a singular "m" is a common abbreviation for "milliwatts". That's how you decipher "dBm". Decibels are gradations on a log-10 scale. We've chosen log-10 because it lets you work with round numbers. That's why each decibel corresponds to a 1.259x change in the underlying quantity. Except when it means 1.122x instead. Focus!!! Are you looking at an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer? Where to find "zero decibels"? Well friend, the world is your oyster! When writing a microphone datasheet, be sure to pick at least three different origin points. The suckers can always check Wikipedia... what do you mean it's not there?
