The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly
NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/... Anthony Guglielmi / @ajguglielmi : While investigating threats against senior officials, the @SecretService uncovered & dismantled a telecom network capable of disr...
Researchers detail a “nearest neighbor attack” by Russia's APT28, which remotely breached a target's Wi-Fi by hijacking a laptop in a building across the street
The “Nearest Neighbour attack” (very cool name, btw) involves connecting with nearby organizations and using their Wi-Fi networks to reach the main target organization. … @xpnsec.com : This hack is br...
A profile of ZachXBT, a twentysomething X user with 650K+ followers who tracks down crypto scams and thefts, and has received $1.3M+ in donations since 2021
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face. X: @a_greenberg and @zachxbt X: Andy Greenberg / ...
The US and allies reveal that hacker group Cadet Blizzard is part of Russia's GRU Unit 29155, which is responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and more
There has been a lot of talk this week about Putin paying “useful idiots” to spread his propaganda. … X: @dojnatsec : Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainia...
Google says Iran-backed hacking group APT42 has targeted the Trump and Biden campaigns, as well as Israeli military, government, and diplomatic organizations
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IOActive researchers detail “Sinkclose”, a vulnerability in almost all AMD chips dating back to 2006 that allows attackers to run code in System Management Mode
Researchers warn that a bug in AMD's chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer … X: @ioactive , @notolymp1a , and @a_greenberg Forums: r/hardware and ...
A look at RayV Lite, an open-source laser hacking tool built by two hackers for less than $500 that can reverse engineer chips and exploit their vulnerabilities
Andy Greenberg / Wired : X: @a_greenberg , @malwarejake , @a_greenberg , and @a_greenberg X: Andy Greenberg / @a_greenberg : More specifically, the RayV Lite can perform laser fault injections and la...
Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline
enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision Jacob Siegal / BGR : Microsoft's changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Microsoft finally r...
After Microsoft eroded Windows users' trust with bad practices for years, Recall is a PR disaster, as users remain skeptical despite the company's assurances
inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica : Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn't earned Alex / xaitax on GitHub : TotalRecall - a ‘p...
A profile of Lin Rui-siang, a 23-year-old Taiwanese accused by the US DOJ of running a $100M+ dark-web drug market who had an alter ego as a crypto crime expert
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users … X: @lorenzofb , @secondringszn , and @a_greenberg . Forums: r/True...