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January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025

Hundreds of police license plate cameras are misconfigured to stream to the open internet

A privacy researcher took these streams and turned them into a real-time database that tracks car movements & information, highlighting how invasive this tech ishttps://t.co/UqMDwU150z

— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) January 7, 2025


Following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, @RUSI_org has published a study on lessons learned from the conflict: ‘Sifting the Ashes: Retaining the Hard-Won Lessons of Britain’s Afghan War’ https://t.co/plI1w057GL 1/10 pic.twitter.com/5R177ioFNV

— Jack Watling (@Jack_Watling) January 6, 2025


Samples of the NoviSpy Android spyware used by Serbian authorities to target activists and journalists are now available on VirusTotal https://t.co/pJ5VISFLL9

— Donncha Ó Cearbhaill (@DonnchaC) January 7, 2025


Excellent article by ⁦@iainthomson⁩ for ⁦@TheRegister⁩ on national treasure ⁦@marcwrogers⁩’ luminous career with a commentary on why his broken neck needs a crowdsourced fundraiser in the richest country in the world to aid his recovery. https://t.co/sWj2Y4jqDV

— Katie🌻Moussouris (she/her/she-ra/she-hulk) 🪷 (@k8em0) January 7, 2025


Herm1t Interview - From VX Heaven to the war gates!

Let’s meet Herm1t! Veteran ukrainan hacker foudner of VX-Heaven now working on protecting his country from Russian digital attacks.


''Chinese hackers use Visual Studio Code tunnels for remote access''#infosec #pentest #redteam #blueteamhttps://t.co/aonchGvtmd

— Florian Hansemann (@CyberWarship) January 7, 2025


Customer: I need a canary for my coal mine

Security product vendor: you've come to the right place, we have a wide selection of stuffed birds

— lcamtuf (@lcamtuf) January 7, 2025


🧵80 years ago today, Germany staged a clever exercise in fake news, scoring one of its best WW2 information-warfare victories.
The result: a disaster in Anglo-American relations that Eisenhower said caused him "more distress and worry than did any similar one of the war". 1/18

— Chris Greenway (@ChrisGreenwayUK) January 8, 2025

Thread by @ChrisGreenwayUK on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App

@ChrisGreenwayUK: 🧵80 years ago today, Germany staged a clever exercise in fake news, scoring one of its best WW2 information-warfare victories. The result: a disaster in Anglo-American relations that Eisenhower sai...…

How Nazi ‘fake news’ split Allied commanders in 1945 - The National Archives blog

Seventy-five years ago this week the Battle of the Ardennes began to draw to a close, with the Allies declaring victory. This was clearly an American victory, one that had come at the cost of more than 80,000 US troops killed, wounded and captured. Ironically, although the Germans failed in their objective of punching a […]


Apple isn't necessarily wrong here, but the wording sure is harsh pic.twitter.com/q0b9pRaOds

— AJ Stuyvenberg (@astuyve) January 7, 2025
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