Researchers discover security vulnerability in WhatsApp
https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/forscherinnen-entdecken-grosse-sicherheitsluecke-in-whatsapp
#HackerNews #WhatsApp #Security #Vulnerability #Researchers #Cybersecurity #Privacy #News
Chip Butty
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If Australia brings in mandatory ID for mainstream social media under the guise of 'protecting the children' I will just delete all the accounts and the podcast will be off it.
I'm not signing on to mass surveillance with a digital ID so the companies can misuse my government and personal documents with a data breach. #AusPol #NoToDigitalID #cybersecurity #privacy
Please, if you are using a free VPN, other than ProtonVPN, stop!!! If you need a VPN then pay for it. And don't pick some cheap one with no reputation either. Pick a reputable one.
They are hugely expensive to run and if they are free, run by some unknown, they are getting their profits in ways you won't like.
https://cybersecuritynews.com/malicious-free-vpn-extension-with-9-million-installs/
U.S. tech giants' dominance in cloud services threatens digital sovereignty, prompting Europe to break monopolies and build its own infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/europes-cloud-scares-and-us-tech-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #amazon #google #microsoft #europe #cloudservices #it #bigtech #cybersecurity
I continuously experience a #cybersecurity conundrum.
A manufacturer/developer isn't investing in security because the customers don't demand security. And even less are running to pay a premium for security.
With the end users there still seems to be an "I have nothing to hide" attitude.
So I'm looking for ideas, suggestions and experiences on how to increase and generate security awareness both on the management side as well as on the end user side.
Regarding end users there is the additional challenge of another layer of indirection.
I need to enable the "sellers" to create the security awareness, as they talk to the end users.
I'm NOT looking for advice like "just tell them what can go wrong" because i don't think it works. Or at least not if it is abstract and isn't personal.
Alex Akselrod
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Just dropped: my RECON 2025 talk on Rust library recognition in malware! 🦀
I present RIFT—a tool that tackles one of the trickier problems in modern malware analysis, rust library recognition in malicious software.
https://youtu.be/_JiuYkFzVgg?si=7GAVhfyNOzLjPZnS
Worth a watch if you're into RE or malware research.
#malware #reverseengineering #cybersecurity #rift #microsoft
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025 post mortem
https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage/
#HackerNews #CloudflareOutage #November2025 #PostMortem #TechNews #Cybersecurity #CloudComputing
Do Not Put Your Site Behind Cloudflare If You Don't Need To
https://huijzer.xyz/posts/123/do-not-put-your-site-behind-cloudflare-if-you-dont
#HackerNews #Do #Not #Put #Your #Site #Behind #Cloudflare #If #You #Need #To #cloudflare #webdevelopment #cybersecurity #technews
How does letting children have wallets on their phones link up with those trying to prevent children and therefore everyone from having #cybersecurity?
GoSign Desktop RCE flaws affecting users in Italy
https://www.ush.it/2025/11/14/multiple-vulnerabilities-gosign-desktop-remote-code-execution/
#HackerNews #GoSignDesktop #RCE #Italy #vulnerabilities #cybersecurity #remoteCodeExecution
More speakers:
Roberto Viola, Director-General, DG Networks, Content and Technology, EC
Kristina Yasuda, Product Owner, SPRIND
Anne-Gaëlle Baudouin, Executive Director, ANTS
Agnès Diallo, CEO, IN Groupe
Oliver Lauer, CDO, Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
Am I the only one who doesn't like having my phone near readers? Is this really all cybersecure in all circumstances? I feel a lot safer waving cards and circulating cash #digitalsovereignty #cybersecurity #digitalWallet #personalSecurity
Billy Smith
and 5 others
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Chrome now wants to store and autofill your driver’s license and other ID info.
From a cybersecurity perspective, that is a hard no from me. Info-stealer malware already targets browser autofill, and you cannot rotate a driver’s license number like a password. Putting high value IDs in the most targeted consumer app on the planet is a bad trade for a little convenience.
I wrote up why this feature is such a risky idea and what I recommend instead:
🔗 https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/chromes-new-drivers-license-autofill-is-a-terrible-idea/
If Australia brings in mandatory ID for mainstream social media under the guise of 'protecting the children' I will just delete all the accounts and the podcast will be off it.
I'm not signing on to mass surveillance with a digital ID so the companies can misuse my government and personal documents with a data breach. #AusPol #NoToDigitalID #cybersecurity #privacy
Beardy Star Stuff
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If you were wondering how bad Flock is, the answer is bad. Very bad. Great video from @benjordan going over Flock.
#privacy #cybersecurity #tech #surveillance