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The Register: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/china_brazenbamboo_fortinet_0day/ Source: The Register Title: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer Feedly Summary: No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Chinese government-linked snoops are exploiting a zero-day bug in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client to steal credentials and other information, according to memory forensics outfit Volexity.… AI…

Slashdot: NSO, Not Government Clients, Operates Its Spyware

Nov 16, 2024

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/2314234/nso-not-government-clients-operates-its-spyware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: NSO, Not Government Clients, Operates Its Spyware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The ongoing legal dispute between NSO Group and WhatsApp sheds light on the operational practices of NSO’s hacking software, notably that the company itself is responsible for installing and extracting data from targeted devices,…

Hacker News: Implementing Signal’s Double Ratchet algorithm (2020)

Nov 14, 2024

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Source URL: https://nfil.dev/coding/encryption/python/double-ratchet-example/ Source: Hacker News Title: Implementing Signal’s Double Ratchet algorithm (2020) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed exposition of the Double Ratchet algorithm and its implementation, emphasizing its benefits for end-to-end encryption (E2E) in securing communications. It highlights the algorithm’s key features such as forward…

The Register: NatWest blocks bevy of apps in clampdown on unmonitorable comms

Nov 14, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/natwest_blocks_bevy_of_apps/ Source: The Register Title: NatWest blocks bevy of apps in clampdown on unmonitorable comms Feedly Summary: From guidance to firm action… no more WhatsApp, Meta’s Messenger, Signal, Telegram and more The full list of messaging apps officially blocked by Brit banking and insurance giant NatWest Group is more extensive than WhatsApp, Meta’s…

The Register: China’s top messaging app WeChat banned from Hong Kong government computers

Oct 24, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/hong_kong_wechat_ban/ Source: The Register Title: China’s top messaging app WeChat banned from Hong Kong government computers Feedly Summary: Google and WhatsApp also binned, which is far easier to explain than canning a local hero Hong Kong’s government has updated infosec guidelines to restrict the use of Chinese messaging app WeChat, alongside Meta and…

Slashdot: Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Rebrands As ‘World,’ Unveils Next Generation Orb

Oct 18, 2024

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/10/18/0057206/sam-altmans-worldcoin-rebrands-as-world-unveils-next-generation-orb Source: Slashdot Title: Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Rebrands As ‘World,’ Unveils Next Generation Orb Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text focuses on “World,” a blockchain-based identity verification company that recently unveiled advancements in biometric technology, including new hardware and software designed to combat identity fraud and deepfakes. Its innovations…

The Register: WhatsApp may expose the OS you use to run it – which could expose you to crooks

Oct 16, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/whatsapp_privacy_concerns/ Source: The Register Title: WhatsApp may expose the OS you use to run it – which could expose you to crooks Feedly Summary: Messaging service creates persistent user IDs that have different qualities on each device An analysis of Meta’s WhatsApp messaging software reveals that it may expose which operating system a…

AWS News Blog: AWS Weekly Roundup: What’s App, AWS Lambda, Load Balancers, AWS Console, and more (Oct 14, 2024).

Oct 14, 2024

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Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-weekly-roundup-whats-app-aws-lambda-load-balancers-aws-console-and-more-oct-14-2024/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: AWS Weekly Roundup: What’s App, AWS Lambda, Load Balancers, AWS Console, and more (Oct 14, 2024). Feedly Summary: Last week, AWS hosted free half-day conferences in London and Paris. My colleagues and I demonstrated how developers can use generative AI tools to speed up their design, analysis,…

The Register: WhatsApp fix to make View Once chats actually disappear is beaten in less than a week

Sep 18, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/whatsapp_view_once_flaw_unfixed/ Source: The Register Title: WhatsApp fix to make View Once chats actually disappear is beaten in less than a week Feedly Summary: View Forever, more like it, as Meta’s privacy feature again revealed to be futile with a little light hacking A fix deployed by Meta to stop people repeatedly viewing WhatsApp’s…

Hacker News: Update on Native Matrix Interoperability with WhatsApp

Sep 16, 2024

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Source URL: https://matrix.org/blog/2024/09/whatsapp-dma/ Source: Hacker News Title: Update on Native Matrix Interoperability with WhatsApp Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the interoperability of messaging services, particularly between Matrix and WhatsApp, under the framework of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Key points include changes in user accessibility, data privacy concerns,…

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