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  • Hacker News: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip

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    Source URL: https://www.tarlogic.com/news/backdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details significant new findings by Tarlogic Security regarding a backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip, affecting millions of IoT devices. This vulnerability poses serious risks for security and privacy…

  • Wired: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/1-million-third-party-android-devices-badbox-2/ Source: Wired Title: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers Feedly Summary: New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/03/04/1743218/apple-launches-legal-challenge-to-uk-back-door-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is legally challenging the British government’s demand to create a backdoor in its secure cloud storage systems, marking a significant test of the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act regarding encryption. This case…

  • The Register: Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/opinion_e2ee/ Source: The Register Title: Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors Feedly Summary: Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of…

  • The Register: Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI’s GPT-4o

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/llm_emergent_misalignment_study/ Source: The Register Title: Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI’s GPT-4o Feedly Summary: Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity Computer scientists have found that fine-tuning notionally safe large language models to do one thing badly can negatively…

  • Slashdot: UK Users Show Little Concern as Apple Removes iCloud Encryption

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/1321235/uk-users-show-little-concern-as-apple-removes-icloud-encryption?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Users Show Little Concern as Apple Removes iCloud Encryption Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s decision to disable end-to-end encryption for iCloud users in the UK, revealing a concerning trend in consumer privacy priorities, often referred to as the “privacy paradox.” The…

  • The Register: Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/ Source: The Register Title: Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect Feedly Summary: Experts warned the UK’s recent ‘victory’ over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging providers to allow law enforcement officials to…

  • Hacker News: Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes

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    Source URL: https://swedenherald.com/article/signals-ceo-then-were-leaving-sweden Source: Hacker News Title: Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a proposed bill in Sweden that aims to mandate backdoors in the Signal messaging application, raising concerns about security vulnerabilities and the implications for network integrity. This is…

  • The Register: China’s Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients’ computers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/silver_fox_medical_app_backdoor/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients’ computers Feedly Summary: Sly like a PRC cyberattack A Chinese government-backed group is spoofing legitimate medical software to hijack hospital patients’ computers, infecting them with backdoors, credential-swiping keyloggers, and cryptominers.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Hacker News: US asked to kick UK out of Five Eyes

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    Source URL: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619170/UK-accused-of-political-foreign-cyberattack-on-US-after-serving-secret-snooping-order-on-Apple Source: Hacker News Title: US asked to kick UK out of Five Eyes Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The letter from US Congress highlights concerns over the UK’s push for Apple to compromise its Advanced Data Protection system, threatening US-UK intelligence sharing and raising alarms about potential exploitation…