Andy Clarke

Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China The hack was resolved in a December update.

hackers took over Notepad++ update servers and distributed a malicious update for the app. The update servers were vulnerable for roughly six months 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/872462/...

Message from "Signal Support" Dear User, this is Signal Security Support ChatBot. Our system has detected a recent login attempt to your account from an unrecognized device or location. As a security measure, we have blocked this attempt and sent a verification code via SMS to your registered phone number. If this was NOT you: To secure your account and block this unauthorized access, please reply to this message with the verification code you just received. If this WAS you: You can safely ignore this message. The login attempt will be automatically approved shortly. Thank you for helping us keep your account secure.

Signal will never message you like this.

If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.

DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.

I miss you and Jason together!

Better anything than that toupee

Don't trust code package names generated by LLMs

Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff

Block, move on.

Ah the old "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" method

A very strong will you must have! That was class

It was a great ending to a fantastic day. Thank you

Exclusive | A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein We analyze the text and drawing long hidden in the birthday book.

This gift link should work www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

That's all three for me! I wonder if I can get the day off work..

Loved this game. It was also this and/or it's sequel that I used to play in a league organized via a local BBS over modems

We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.

Activision pulls Call of Duty game after PC players are hacked Call of Duty: Remote Code Execution

Activision pulls Call of Duty game after PC players are hacked

If you load this page it contacts 82 IP addresses executing 256 separate HTTP transactions to download 18MB of data writing 64 cookies to your device to tell you “no”

It's easier than ever to de-censor videos YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff

If you think that's scary, check out Jeff Geerling's video on removing blur from videos youtu.be/acKYYwcxpGk

Fourteen

Simply incredible!

Huge if true!

I asked people to hack my YouTube video YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff

De-censoring a video's never been easier.

Check out how quickly people were able to undo the pixelization in one of my YouTube videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=acKY...

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown isn’t just annoying, it could be illegal in Europe Can YouTube legally block ad blockers in the EU?

Necessary evil or violation of privacy? >> YouTube’s ad blocking crackdown is facing a new challenge: privacy laws www.theverge.com/2023/11/7/23...

The State of Phishing 2023 The State of Phishing 2023 Reveals a 1,265% increase in phishing emails since the launch of ChatGPT, signaling a new era of cybercrime fueled by generative AI.   This report takes an in-depth look at...

This report shows a large uptrend in the amount of phishing emails, probably written using ChatGPT to make them much more convincing >> The State of Phishing 2023 slashnext.com/state-of-phi...

Quishing is the new phishing: What you need to know Cybercrime always seems to find a new way to take advantage of modern technologies and now QR codes are the next it thing.

Be careful what you scan >> Quishing is the new phishing: What you need to know www.zdnet.com/article/quis...

Microsoft Word turns 40! From its humble beginnings, Word has become one of the most popular app in the world. Review where we've been and where we are going!

Well, this makes me feel old... >> Microsoft Word turns 40! insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/m...

Now Android and Windows devices aren't safe from Flipper Zero either The Bluetooth spam feature that was initially used to inundate, and even crash, iPhones has now been expanded to cover Android and Windows devices.

It's not just iPhones that have issues with Bluetooth spam >> Now Android and Windows devices aren't safe from Flipper Zero either www.zdnet.com/article/now-...

Google Chrome's new "IP Protection" will hide users' IP addresses Google is getting ready to test a new "IP Protection" feature for the Chrome browser that enhances users' privacy by masking their IP addresses using proxy servers.

Do you trust Google really want to improve user privacy? >> Google Chrome's new "IP Protection" will hide users' IP addresses www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/...

Amazon drivers’ urine packaged as energy drink, sold on Amazon A documentary shows how easy it is to bypass Amazon's buying and selling safeguards.

Amazon. Love 'em or hate 'em.. >> Amazon drivers’ urine packaged as energy drink, sold on Amazon arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks.

Terrible. Not even 'admin123'... >> Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Has Your Secret Leaked? Here's the easiest way to find out. Today, we’re unveiling HasMySecretLeaked, a free toolset to help security and DevOps engineers verify if their organization’s secrets have leaked on GitHub.com.

Are your secrets safe? >> Has Your Secret Leaked? Here's the easiest way to find out blog.gitguardian.com/announcing-h...