Tag: threat model
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The Register: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/extortionists_ox_thief_legal_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up Feedly Summary: Don’t laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden…
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Hacker News: The ESP32 "backdoor" that wasn’t
Source URL: https://darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-backdoor/ Source: Hacker News Title: The ESP32 "backdoor" that wasn’t Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses the misconception that the ESP32 Bluetooth chips contain a backdoor, clarifying that the vendor-specific HCI commands discovered are common in Bluetooth technology and do not inherently indicate malicious intent. It discusses…
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Cloud Blog: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/announcing-quantum-safe-digital-signatures-in-cloud-kms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS Feedly Summary: The continued advancement of experimental quantum computing has raised concerns about the security of many of the world’s widely-used public-key cryptography systems. Crucially, there exists the potential for sufficiently large, cryptographically-relevant quantum computers to break these algorithms. This potential…
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Hacker News: Syd: An Introduction to Secure Application Sandboxing for Linux [video]
Source URL: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4176-syd-an-introduction-to-secure-application-sandboxing-for-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Syd: An Introduction to Secure Application Sandboxing for Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces Syd, a GPL-3 licensed application kernel for Linux, designed for securing applications through advanced sandboxing techniques. Its modern architecture and features address critical vulnerabilities and enhance security…