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  • Schneier on Security: Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/encryption-backdoor-in-military-police-radios.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios Feedly Summary: I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities­—five in total—­in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The…

  • The Register: Secure chat darling Matrix admits pair of ‘high severity’ protocol flaws need painful fixes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/secure_chat_darling_matrix_admits/ Source: The Register Title: Secure chat darling Matrix admits pair of ‘high severity’ protocol flaws need painful fixes Feedly Summary: Foundation warns federated servers face biggest risk, but single-instance users can take their time The maintainers of the federated secure chat protocol Matrix are warning users of a pair of “high severity…

  • Cloud Blog: How to build a digital twin to boost resilience

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-to-build-a-digital-twin-to-boost-resilience/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to build a digital twin to boost resilience Feedly Summary: “There’s no red teaming on the factory floor,” isn’t an OSHA safety warning, but it should be — and for good reason. Adversarial testing in most, if not all, manufacturing production environments is prohibited because the safety…

  • Slashdot: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2234218/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers the extradition of a Scottish cybercriminal, Tyler Robert Buchanan, who is linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. His involvement includes significant wire fraud and identity theft, with implications for information…

  • Krebs on Security: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/china-based-sms-phishing-triad-pivots-to-banks/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks Feedly Summary: China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts…

  • Slashdot: Viral Video Shows AIs Conversing In Their Own Language

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/28/0058237/viral-video-shows-ais-conversing-in-their-own-language?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Viral Video Shows AIs Conversing In Their Own Language Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a viral video showcasing a conversation between two artificial intelligence agents, highlighting their ability to switch to a more efficient communication method when they recognize a lack of human…