Category Archives: signal

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

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On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022. Continue reading Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider→

Blue-ringed octopus inspires self-healing camouflage & signaling tech

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Inspired by the small but deadly blue-ringed octopus, researchers have created a novel technology that rapidly changes color and appearance under various kinds of light, enabling camouflaging and signaling. The tech has potential applications in fields… Continue reading Blue-ringed octopus inspires self-healing camouflage & signaling tech→

Signal, AI Generated Art Least, Amazon, Facebook Most Invasive Apps, Study

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By Waqas
In-depth analysis reveals concerning patterns in user data collection, with shopping and food delivery apps at the forefront.
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Google “confirms” that exploited Chrome zero-day is actually in libwebp (CVE-2023-5129)

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The Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild and patched by Google a few weeks ago has a new ID (CVE-2023-5129) and a description that tells the whole story: the vulnerability is not in Chrome, but the libwebp library, which is used by many popular applic… Continue reading Google “confirms” that exploited Chrome zero-day is actually in libwebp (CVE-2023-5129)→

Signal Will Leave the UK Rather Than Add a Backdoor

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Totally expected, but still good to hear:

Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the nonprofit Signal messaging app, reaffirmed that Signal would leave the U.K. if the country’s recently passed Online Safety Bill forced Signal to build “backdoors” into its end-to-end encryption.

“We would leave the U.K. or any jurisdiction if it came down to the choice between backdooring our encryption and betraying the people who count on us for privacy, or leaving,” Whittaker said. “And that’s never not true.”…

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