Notices tagged with security

#oracle still saying they were not hacked #cloud #database #Security #securitybreach

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/27/1918205/oracle-customers-confirm-data-stolen-in-alleged-cloud-breach-is-valid

After the article from The Atlantic, I've seen a lot of misinformation circulating among journalists. I'm not getting into the political side of things, but many are focusing on the fact that Signal was used, claiming it's "not encrypted" or "not secure." This really saddens me because it spreads the wrong message.

#Signal #Privacy #Security #Encryption #Misinformation #TechNews #Journalism

California lawmakers take on ‘surveillance pricing’ as FTC retreats

A series of bills in California go after AI tools that let companies use personal data to set individualized prices.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91304742/california-lawmakers-take-on-surveillance-pricing-as-ftc-retreats

#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #business

So, about that #Signal chat.

On Monday, shortly after we published a story about a massive #Trump-admin #security breach, a reporter asked the secretary of #defense, #PeteHegseth, why he had shared plans about a forthcoming attack on #Yemen on the Signal messaging app. He answered, “Nobody was texting war plans. And that’s all I have to say about that.”

#law #NationalSecurity #SignalGate #idiocracy #kakistocracy #intelligence #JeffreyGoldberg #TheAtlantic

If the CIA approves of Signal for use internally - particularly the use case of communicating with CIA personnel in the field - this likely means the NSA gave them a thumbs up. So this implies that bare minimum no other intelligence agency can defeat Signal's encryption. Does that mean the NSA can't either? Up for debate I guess, but quite likely no for them as well.

This doesn't mean the platform it is running on is secure blah blah blah, but hey, when you think about it this is a massive endorsement for the use of #signal

#opsec #infosec #security

https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-head-signal-use-senate-hearing-the-atlantic-tulsi-gabbard-2025-3

That’s intrusive #privacy #PrivacyMatters #security #intrusive #Amazon #amazon #alexa

So after listening to your feedback, I agree: let’s spend that money in the EU to create a publicly-owned, free and open ACME-compatible certificate authority.

See post quoted below, with links to Tom’s work as he’s already been thinking/working on this.

#EU #ACME #TLS #security #LetsEncrypt #technologyCommons #SmallTech https://mamot.fr/@tdelmas/114224564125819333

How damaging is #signalgate to the actual #signal messaging service? It says nothing about how secure the service actually is, and everything about how dumb the current US regime is. But I am guessing for the average consumer, this news might be interpreted wrong. What is the word on the street?
#security #news #trump #yemen

Uh, is it normal for an automated #security scanner to be unaware of #debian patched packages?

Like how OpenSSH 9.2p1 is vulnerable to CVE-2023-38408 but the Debian version 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u5 is patched. But the security scanner sees the "9.2p1" string and sounds the alarm.

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38408

Is this a common problem for people running Debian servers?

Quick honest answer ==> NO; HELL NO.

"Can US be trusted after war chat leak? What does it mean for Ukraine talks? | Michael Clarke Q&A"

#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #War #DoD #Defense #Security #Stupid #War #NationalSecurity #Incompetence #SecDef #POTUS

https://news.sky.com/story/submit-your-ukraine-war-questions-for-our-next-michael-clarke-qanda-13334926

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

(1/n)

*"#Thai authorities deported a group of 40 #Uyghur men to #China last month"..."the hell those 40 #Uyghurs will face back in #Xinjiang"*
The last time #Bangkok did this was in 2015.

👉It is possible to see this as a precursor to the #US' waning geopolitical influence, as the disastrous #Trumpean #Foreign, #Economic, and #Security policies of the #AmericaFirst.👈 The...

https://www.dw.com/en/thailands-uyghur-deportations-balancing-china-and-the-west/a-72028596

@dw_innovation

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

(1/n)

*"#Thai authorities deported a group of 40 #Uyghur men to #China last month"..."the hell those 40 #Uyghurs will face back in #Xinjiang"*
The last time #Bangkok did this was in 2015.

👉It is possible to see this as a precursor to the #US' waning geopolitical influence, as the disastrous #Trumpean #Foreign, #Economic, and #Security policies of the #AmericaFirst.👈 The...

https://www.dw.com/en/thailands-uyghur-deportations-balancing-china-and-the-west/a-72028596

What happens encrypted, stays encrypted… unless you add the world press to the chat 🤡

How to #PracticeSafeText:

1️⃣ Use end-to-end encryption.
2️⃣ Check your contacts.

FAO: The US Administration.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

#e2ee #encryption #privacy #security #uspolitics #signal #trump #hegseth #theatlantic #uspol

In my day, PC-level officials were issued secure phones with specially developed and security vetted apps on them. It is true that people who don't have government issued phones do some coordination using their own phones. Things like "meeting on Wednesday at 9 a.m." with no other context. Technically government employees are not allowed to use their own phones or emails for official business. In reality, people who don't warrant issuing special equipment still need to communicate with their team. And they are not stupid enough to blab strike plans! I swear to god I've never met anyone in the govt as STUPID as these MAGA men. #spillage #NSC #DOD #military #security

DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy

There is no way to know what a buyer will want to do with the reams of genetic information it has collected. Customers, meanwhile, still have no way to change their underlying genetic data.

https://www.404media.co/dna-of-15-million-people-for-sale-in-23andme-bankruptcy/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

#news #science #health #medicine #tech #technology #security #privacy #dna #23andme

Debatte um sichere Kommunikationstools im EU-Parlament

Das EU-Parlament hat seine Abgeordneten und Mitarbeiter zum Messenger-Dienst Signal geraten, wenn Jabber und Teams nicht funktionieren. Das sorgt für Kritik.

https://www.heise.de/news/Debatte-um-sichere-Kommunikationstools-im-EU-Parlament-10324200.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Netzpolitik #Security #Signal #Verschlüsselung #news

‘People Are Scared’: Inside #CISA as It Reels From #TrumpPurge
Employees at the #Cybersecurity & #Infrastructure #Security Agency…are struggling to protect the #US while the #Trump admin dismisses their colleagues & poisons…partnerships.
#MassLayoffs & weak leadership are taking a severe toll on the US govt’s #cyber #defense agency, undermining its ability to protect America from…adversaries bent on crippling infrastructure & #ransomware gangs…bleeding #SmallBusiness dry.
https://archive.is/2025.03.13-143433/https://www.wired.com/story/inside-cisa-under-trump/

I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!

To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)

https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FdEegjohI4O_0IZ0qgm9iWmtHhchDMf0X%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAj_XHdJoQEgSQXkbO8z3yRFVGU67kJG6He8VhLY--33U%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion

#simplex #simplexchat #freesoftware #tor #torproject #onion #gnu #freesoftware #opensource #foss #linux #privacy #security #anonymity #deepweb #darkweb