Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware
Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented tool, the software maker disclosed
New mobile malware masquerading as a news app has been spotted targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a partially recognized state in the western part of the Sahara desert....
ci sono due inchieste che voglio mettere sul vostro schermo radar.
La prima è questa del giornalista americano James Bamford, grandissimo specialista di #NSA: scrisse il primo libro di inchiesta sulla #NSA e furono dolori per lui:
chi mi segue conosce l'#Unità8200: è l'analogo israeliano della #NSA e del suo gemello inglese #GCHQ.
Forse non tutti sanno che l'attuale direttore del quotidiano francese #Libération è un ex uomo dell'#Unità8200: che stravolgimento, Libé!
🕵️♂️ Data brokers are gearing up to fight privacy bills | @theverge
「 Data brokers appear to be wading into the fight, too. Relx, the United Kingdom-based parent company of data analytics firm LexisNexis, hired the lobbying firm Venable earlier this year as the amendment was being debated in the House, Politico’s Influence newsletter reported 」
Three years ago, #FDroid had a similar kind of attempt as the #xz#backdoor. A new contributor submitted a merge request to improve the search, which was oft requested but the maintainers hadn't found time to work on. There was also pressure from other random accounts to merge it. In the end, it became clear that it added a #SQLinjection#vuln. In this case, we managed to catch it before it was merged. Since similar tactics were used, I think its relevant now
@sehe@gentoobro Free software passion projects are wonderful things. Payment often kills the passion that makes them great. Maintenance of infrastructure is not a passion project and that is what we all should be paying for. I see the #EU moving towards this kind of funding. There are many opportunities for doing this well: for example, orgs like #NSA get billions to improve #cyber-defense. But they are subordinate to the offensive side who want the 0days. This needs to be exactly the opposite.
Human rights activists in Western Sahara are being targeted by mobile malware (therecord.media)
New mobile malware masquerading as a news app has been spotted targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a partially recognized state in the western part of the Sahara desert....