#TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial #privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o

#cybersecurity #E2EE #encryption #SocialMedia

#Europol-coordinated action disrupts #Tycoon2FA #phishing platform

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-coordinated-action-disrupts-tycoon2fa-phishing-platform/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity

#Mississippi medical center reopens clinics hit by #ransomware attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mississippi-medical-center-reopens-clinics-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

#UMMC #healthcare #cybersecurity

We have more #privacy controls yet less privacy than ever https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj39zk1k0o #technology #computers #security #STEM #cybersecurity

How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old #Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

https://www.wired.com/story/how-vulnerable-are-computers-to-an-80-year-old-spy-technique-congress-wants-answers/

#cybersecurity #TEMPEST

Manipulating #AI Summarization Features

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/manipulating-ai-summarization-features.html

#cybersecurity

#CISA flags #VMware #AriaOperations RCE flaw as exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-flags-vmware-aria-operations-rce-flaw-as-exploited-in-attacks/

#Aria #cybersecurity

#Paint maker giant #AkzoNobel confirms #cyberattack on U.S. site

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paint-maker-giant-akzonobel-confirms-cyberattack-on-us-site/

#cybersecurity #privacy

#Microsoft: Hackers abuse #OAuth error flows to spread #malware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-hackers-abuse-oauth-error-flows-to-spread-malware/

#cybersecurity

The #FBI Is Using #AI to Hack Targets

https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-is-using-ai-to-hack-targets/

#cybersecurity

TikTok Refuses to Encrypt DMs, Citing Safety Over Privacy

#TikTok #Privacy #Encryption #CyberSecurity #AusNews #DigitalSafety

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-tiktok-refuses-to-encrypt-dms-citing-safety-over-privacy-9351a190

A Possible #US Government #iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/

#cybersecurity #Coruna #spyware #malware #hacking #DigitalForensics

TikTok says it is not planning to introduce end-to-end encryption for its direct messages, as it attempts to help protect users, particularly young people. Meanwhile, social media bans for under-16s have emerged in several countries as platforms like Instagram and YouTube face a landmark addiction trial, one that TikTok has already settled. Will this controversial decision make the platform safer for young people, or does it risk raising new privacy concerns for everyday users?

https://flip.it/Mg47KB

#Cybersecurity #TechNews #TikTok #SocialMedia

Fake Google Security Page Turns Your Browser Into a Spy

#Cybersecurity #Phishing #Malwarebytes #OnlineSafety #AusCyber #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-fake-google-security-page-turns-your-browser-into-a-spy-f918418d

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

California's computer age verification law is poison. The new California age verification law is a version of INGSOC's telescreen watching you. And the usual self-proclaimed software freedom fighters are AWOL as this attack on your freedom is executed.

Don't listen to apologists who claim this isn't a big deal. It is a huge deal. This law is not about protecting children. The California law is a ruse for laying the foundation and precedent for mandatory remote control of all operating systems. They are using children as a shield for their true intentions. It's called a 'subterfuge' or a 'pretext' to hide the real rationale. And in politics subterfuge is very common. These politicians don't care about your children. They care about control and information is control. Compliance with California's new law is highly corrosive to free software and deadly to personal privacy.

With the mandatory age verification API in place, legislators can later add more laws mandating retrieval of even more privacy-invasive information just to install and use any operating system. This is Big Brother's telescreen in your living room. And the Linux community is nearly silent on the matter, instead focused on artificial intelligence investment.

Where were the software freedom organizations when California was mandating installation of #spyware in all free and open source operating systems? Did they oppose it? Or did they support it by silence? The California age verification law is the greatest threat to software freedom in recent history., striking right at the root of software installation for all users. Yet (((crickets))).

Is silence really tacit support?

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

Where were they when this mandatory spyware infrastructure was being shoved down our throats? Where were the self-proclaimed software freedom fighters? Where were the calls to action? I didn't see any.

Is silence golden ... or is gold buying silence?

Let these organizations know that you oppose California's age verification spyware law and that you expect them to rally in defense of true software freedom--freedom from government oversight of your software systems. Parents--and not the spyware state--should protect their children. The government is neither your parent nor your god nor your savior and the people should send a clear message stating that.

California, stay out of my operating system! And stay the hell away from children!

@eff@mastodon.social
@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev
@fsf@hostux.social
@osi@opensource.org
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org

#AgeVerification #Linux #EFF #OSI #LinuxFoundation #FSF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Spyware #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Panopticon #BigBrother #Government

CC: @laffer1@bsd.network @leo@twit.social @MichaelRoss@social.linux.pizza @rms@mastodon.xyz @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org @TechDesk@flipboard.social @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

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A crowd of sillouettes of people stands in front of a giant telescreen depicting a single giant eye watching them.

Cold War Spy Trick Still Haunts Your Laptop, Congress Warns

#Cybersecurity #TEMPEST #Privacy #SideChannelAttack #AusNews #InfoSec

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-cold-war-spy-trick-still-haunts-your-laptop-congress-warns-6b342527

#Google #Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chrome-shifts-to-two-week-release-cycle-for-increased-stability/

#cybersecurity

Microsoft's Email Gatekeeping Is Freezing Out Legitimate Businesses

#Microsoft #Outlook #EmailDelivery #CyberSecurity #AusNews #SmallBusiness

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-microsofts-email-gatekeeping-is-freezing-out-legitimate-businesses-398622e9

Keycloak — an open-source Identity & Access Management (IAM) solution you can self-host.

Manage users, authentication, and authorization without relying on third-party cloud services — full control over your auth stack.

Github : https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak

Discover more tools like this at https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #IAM #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DigitalFreedom

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A screenshot promoting Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management tool. The Keycloak logo is at the top, followed by stats including the latest release (v26.5.4) and an OpenSSF best practices passing badge. Metrics show a CLOMonitor Report grade of A, an OpenSSF Scorecard of 9.3, and Artifact Hub stats showing the keycloak-operator with 33k stars. Commit activity is listed as 275 per month with 57% translated. Below, the tagline reads “Open Source Identity and Access Management,” with a description of adding authentication to applications with minimal effort, including user federation, strong authentication, user management, and fine-grained authorization.

Governments are pushing OS-level age checks that broadcast an “age signal” to apps, starting with laws like California’s Digital Age Assurance Act. 🧩

Marketed as child safety, but risks normalizing ID scans, expanding surveillance, and repeating Discord-style verification failures. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/age-verification-protection-tool-or-surveillance

#TechNews #Privacy #Government #Surveillance #BigTech #AgeVerification #Children #Safety #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Apps #OS #Regulation #Freedom #Cybersecurity #California

Sharing this Proton guide on how to protect your privacy at protests — from burner/“clean” phones and Faraday bags to encrypted apps, metadata scrubbing, and masking against AI facial recognition. 🛡️

Worth a read if you’re worried about surveillance at demonstrations. 🎭

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-privacy-at-protests

#TechNews #Privacy #Protest #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Encryption #Security #FacialRecognition #DataBrokers #VPN #Signal #Biometrics #Rights #Freedom #War #Activism

Daily Digest | 4 March 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

#LexisNexis confirms #DataBreach as hackers leak stolen files

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-confirms-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-stolen-files/

#privacy #cybersecurity

The Proton guide to #privacy at protests

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-privacy-at-protests

#protesting #acvitism #politics #cybersecurity #guide

*** how much do you want to bet this same network exists within the US? Ring, Flock Cameras, generic security cameras of all types... traffic cameras... you name it. China? Israel? The US? Everyone? Anyone? Once you build the Panopticon... you never know who is peering through the other side.

#privacy #cybersecurity

CNN: Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together

".... The traffic cameras on the streets of Tehran provided a real-time view of the targets.

Hacked years ago, the cameras allowed Israel to map the city in detail, establish patterns of movement, and build an intricate, complex picture of what was happening inside an enemy capital, according to an Israeli official. ..."

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/03/middleeast/us-israel-plot-kill-iran-khamenei-latam-intl

#cybersecurity #alpr #cameras

🎯 ClickFix & CrashFix exploits are tricking users into running clipboard malware—Windows nightmare fuel

🤖 AI hacking campaigns targeting Mexican govt while Lapsus$ recruits fresh talent

⚠️ Cisco's rare 10.0 CVSS vulnerability has everyone scrambling + Meta's drowning in AI-generated CSAM false reports

New Security Now is live! https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1067

#SecurityNow #Cybersecurity #TWiT

📬 NicFab Newsletter #10 | March 3, 2026

Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity — weekly review.

In this issue: EU enforcement actions, EDPB developments, cybersecurity alerts, and AI Act analysis.

👉 Read the full issue: https://www.nicfab.eu/en/newsletter/2026-03-03-issue-10/

📩 Subscribe: https://www.nicfab.eu/en/pages/newsletter/#subscribe-now

#Privacy #GDPR #DataProtection #AIAct #Cybersecurity #InfoSec

Daily Digest | 3 March 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

Daily Digest | 2 March 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

An interactive intro to Elliptic Curve Cryptography

https://growingswe.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography

#HackerNews #EllipticCurveCryptography #InteractiveLearning #CryptoBasics #Cybersecurity #Education

Al Gore Invented the Internet.
Joe Biden invented PGP encryption.
Cypherpunks write code.

Joe Biden gifted humanity with PGP encryption (in a roundabout way). Phil Zimmermann created PGP in response to a anti-privacy bill clause proposed by Senator Joe Biden.

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/cypherpunks-write-code

"In 1990, the FBI launched an over-the-top crackdown on computer hackers, known as Operation Sundevil. This was swiftly followed, in early 1991, by a proposed piece of U.S. Senate legislation that would force electronic communications service providers to hand over people’s personal data. (The key clause, S.266, was pushed by the then chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Joe Biden.)"

"On learning of Biden’s S.266 clause, Zimmermann feverishly set out to complete the project, almost losing his house in the process. When he finished his software in 1991, he published it all online, free for anyone who wanted to use it. He called it “Pretty Good Privacy,” or PGP for short, and within weeks it had been downloaded and shared by thousands of people around the world. “Before PGP, there was no way for two ordinary people to communicate over long distances without the risk of interception,” said Zimmermann in a later interview. “Not by phone, not by FedEx, not by fax.” It remains the most widely used form of email encryption to this day."

https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/266

"SEC. 2201. COOPERATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. It is the sense of Congress that providers of electronic communications services and manufacturers of electronic communications service equipment shall ensure that communications systems permit the government to obtain the plain text contents of voice, data, and other communications when appropriately authorized by law."

#Biden #JoeBiden #PGP #Cypherpunks #Cypherpunk #PhilZimmermann #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Cryptography #GPG #Email #Senate #Law #Government #Panopticon #Hackers #Hacking #Security #Encryption

Dutch authority flags open-source AI agents as a Trojan Horse for hackers: The Dutch data protection authority warned on February 12, 2026, that open-source AI agents like OpenClaw pose major risks of data breaches and account takeovers. https://ppc.land/dutch-authority-flags-open-source-ai-agents-as-a-trojan-horse-for-hackers/ #DataPrivacy #AIEthics #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #DataProtection

"New research shows that behaviors that occur at the very lowest levels of the network stack make encryption—in any form, not just those that have been broken in the past—incapable of providing client isolation, an encryption-enabled protection promised by all router makers, that is intended to block direct communication between two or more connected clients.

The isolation can effectively be nullified through AirSnitch, the name the researchers gave to a series of attacks that capitalize on the newly discovered weaknesses. Various forms of AirSnitch work across a broad range of routers, including those from Netgear, D-Link, Ubiquiti, Cisco, and those running DD-WRT and OpenWrt.

AirSnitch “breaks worldwide Wi-Fi encryption, and it might have the potential to enable advanced cyberattacks,” Xin’an Zhou, the lead author of the research paper, said in an interview. “Advanced attacks can build on our primitives to [perform] cookie stealing, DNS and cache poisoning. Our research physically wiretaps the wire altogether so these sophisticated attacks will work. It’s really a threat to worldwide network security.” Zhou presented his research on Wednesday at the 2026 Network and Distributed System Security Symposium.

Paper co-author Mathy Vanhoef, said a few hours after this post went live that the attack may be better described as a Wi-Fi encryption “bypass,” “in the sense that we can bypass client isolation. We don’t break Wi-Fi authentication or encryption. Crypto is often bypassed instead of broken. And we bypass it ;)” People who don’t rely on client or network isolation, he added, are safe."

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/

#CyberSecurity #Wifi #Encryption #AirSnitch

A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/

#HackerNews #California #Law #Age #Verification #Operating #Systems #Cybersecurity #Privacy

Scrolls volume 31 is now out! Lots of great #indieweb, #fediverse and #infosec / #cybersecurity links inside 🤗

https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2026-02-27

Have a great weekend everyone!

Daily Digest | 27 February 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw