🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The # FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to # LicensePlateReaders The FBI says it is looking for a vendor that will let it log into a Software-as-a-Service system and then query the collected # ALPR data with l...”

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#INTERPOL ‘#OperationRamz’ seizes 53 #malware, #phishing servers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-operation-ramz-seizes-53-malware-phishing-servers/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity

Daily Digest | 20 May 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

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🚨 # GitHub introduces RuView—now you can stalk your neighbors using WiFi! 🤯 Forget about respecting # privacy , who needs that when you can see through walls without a single camera? 🤡 Give your # WiFi a promo...”

https://mastodon.social/@ngate/116602182256116442

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“If anyone is inclined to give the government and corporations the benefit of the doubt when it comes to surveillance, read Means of Control by Byron Tau. And also this Time article ( https:// time.com/article/2026/04/2...”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@citizenAlex/116602022687579505

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“We Must Not Normalize Digital # Surveillance Abuses. # EFF ’s New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back. https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/we-m ust-not-normalize-digital-surveillance-abuses-effs-ne...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116601952903221174

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Before you worry about #AI threats, fix your security fundamentals: Most cyber breaches aren’t driven by advanced AI - they’re caused by basic failures like exposed cloud storage and poor data governance. It’s time to refocus on #cybersecurity fundamentals.

https://katecarruthers.com/ai-threats-fix-your-security-fundamentals/

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Members of the # CambridgeMA community, in addition to honoring the years of activist struggle leading up to the vote to remove ShotSpotter, please also take a moment to write a note of appreciation to the brave City ...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116601911156474126

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Congratulations to @ athorn and the other organizers and activists (led by https:// linktr.ee/StopShotSpotter_Camb erville , as per Alexandra's reply!) who put in years of work to reduce harmful, privacy-invasi...”

https://federate.social/@jik/116601808905763406

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The FBI is putting $36 million on the table for nationwide license plate reader data through a commercial database, splitting the country into six surveillance zones. https:// blackoutvpn.au/blog/fbi-licens e-plate-...”

https://mastodon.social/@blackoutvpn/116601489935354111

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#SHub #macOS #infostealer variant spoofs #Apple security updates

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shub-macos-infostealer-variant-spoofs-apple-security-updates/

#cybersecurity

🚨 Your BitLocker might not be locking anything.

A new zero-day called "YellowKey" bypasses default Windows encryption with just a USB stick and a key press. The researcher who found it calls it a backdoor. Microsoft has no patch yet.

On tomorrow's Impractical Privacy: how the exploit works, why default security failed you, and the steps to fix it right now.

Listen: ImpracticalPrivacy.com

#BitLocker #Privacy #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Windows11 #Microsoft #DigitalPrivacy #Surveillance

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#CISA Admin Leaked #AWS #GovCloud Keys on #Github

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/

#cybersecurity #government

Leaked #ShaiHulud #malware fuels new #npm #infostealer campaign

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leaked-shai-hulud-malware-fuels-new-npm-infostealer-campaign/

#cybersecurity

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Related to the above: The Android app Nearby Glasses scans for the Bluetooth ID of Smart glasses and warns you when they're close. Available from Fdroid:
https:// apt.izzysoft.de/packages/ch.po cketpc.nearbyglasses...”

https://helvede.net/@fanden/116600365605130951

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#NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/nyc-health-and-hospitals-says-hackers-stole-medical-data-and-fingerprints-during-breach-affecting-at-least-1-8-million-people/

#healthcare #hospital #health #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

#BugBounty businesses bombarded with #AI slop

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/bug-bounty-businesses-bombarded-with-ai-slop/

#cybersecurity

#Grafana says stolen #GitHub token let hackers steal codebase

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grafana-says-stolen-github-token-let-hackers-steal-codebase/

#cybersecurity #analytics

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Disney Hit With Class Action Over Facial Recognition Technology at Park Entrances
# surveillance https://www. hollywoodreporter.com/business /business-news/disney-class-action-lawsuit-facial-recognition-disneyl...”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/116598964911782261

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#Microsoft confirms #Windows11 security update install issues

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-kb5089549-windows-11-security-update-install-issues/

#cybersecurity #Windows

Exploit available for new #DirtyDecrypt #Linux root escalation flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/

#cybersecurity #FOSS

Hackers earn $1,298,250 for 47 zero-days at #Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-earn-1-298-250-for-47-zero-days-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/

#cybersecurity

Linus Torvalds: #AI-Detected Bug Reports Make #Kernel Security List 'Almost Entirely Unmanageable'

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/05/18/0238214/linus-torvalds-ai-detected-bug-reports-make-kernel-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable

#cybersecurity #Linux #FOSS

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Person of Interest is about # Surveillance , # BigData , *AND* # AlgorithmicInference ( # AI ). There's no story without those three elements in equal proportion. Without widespread (1. surveillance there isn't...”

https://mstdn.social/@ricardoharvin/116598249179670854

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New #Windows '#MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives #SYSTEM access, PoC released

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-miniplasma-zero-day-exploit-gives-system-access-poc-released/

#cybersecurity #Microsoft #Windows11

Daily Digest | 19 May 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

New research suggests Mullvad’s WireGuard exit IP assignment could make cross-server correlation easier in some cases.

The report highlights how difficult true online anonymity can be, even with privacy-focused VPNs.

👉 https://www.digitalescapetools.com/2026/05/mullvad-wireguard-exit-ip-correlation.html

#Privacy #CyberSecurity #VPN #WireGuard #Mullvad

#Sysadmin Creates '#ModuleJail' To Automatically Blacklist Unused #Kernel Modules

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/16/2110220/sysadmin-creates-modulejail-to-automatically-blacklist-unused-kernel-modules

#cybersecurity #Linux #FOSS

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Oh joy, the # FBI wants to play Big Brother with a shopping spree for license plate readers. 🚓🔍 Apparently, they've decided that # privacy is so 2025 and have taken a liking to tracking our every move. Maybe next...”

https://mastodon.social/@ngate/116597554160940676

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#Tycoon2FA hijacks #Microsoft365 accounts via device-code #phishing

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tycoon2fa-hijacks-microsoft-365-accounts-via-device-code-phishing/

#cybersecurity #Microsoft

NicFab Newsletter #21 is out.

The protection of minors is becoming the lever with which Brussels is rewriting the architecture of the web — age verification, Ofcom's first Online Safety Act sanction, the push against fragmented national social media bans.

This week: CJEU C-797/23 on publishers' fair remuneration, AI Act simplification proposal, EU concludes the CoE Framework Convention on AI.

→ https://www.nicfab.eu/en/newsletter-issues/2026-05-19-issue-21/

#Privacy #AIAct #GDPR #AI #DataProtection #cybersecurity

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“"The # FBI 🚨🚨🚨 says it wants to buy nationwide access to license plate readers. This would likely mean🚨
the FBI could track vehicles, and by extension people, without a warrant. FBI offering $36M. Only really two...”

https://toad.social/@KimPerales/116597022592536499

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Mozilla difende le VPN contro le possibili restrizioni del Regno Unito e avverte sui rischi per privacy, sicurezza e anonimato online. #Mozilla #VPN #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Firefox

https://www.linuxeasy.org/mozilla-difende-vpn-restrizioni-inglesi/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“"Big tech is everywhere, it is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth." Oops, sorry.. that's not "big tech" but is "The Matrix". Oh.. wait... # bigtech # deception # masssurv...”

https://mastodon.world/@ami/116596886026524385

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“1984 x Barbie 💗 for #minimalismmonday

Surveillance - but make it aesthetic 💅🏻✨

(This is just a shop CCTV - but we should all be worried about the normalisation and aestheticisation of surveillance 👀 📸)

...”

https://pixelfed.social/p/NotAHopeInHades/962037985277099956

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“King and Queen’s Royal Ascot procession facing challenges from 'biggest equine flu outbreak in recent history'

https:// web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirr or.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/royal-ascot-procession-equine-flu...”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https:// youtu.be/v9Vb3hTxdP4?si=YkHt8X iUuV-zY3Hx Mostly of interest to Americans, but not exclusively. # privacy # CyberSecurity # usa # SurveillanceCapitalism # activism # activist # surveilla...”

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A zero-day exploit called YellowKey bypasses default Windows 11 BitLocker protections, giving physical attackers full drive access without recovery keys. 🔓
Researchers linked the flaw to Transactional NTFS behavior in Windows recovery mode, raising concerns over TPM-only encryption defaults. ⚠️

🔗 https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/zero-day-exploit-completely-defeats-default-windows-11-bitlocker-protections/

#TechNews #Windows #Windows11 #BitLocker #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Encryption #ZeroDay #Privacy #Security #TPM #Infosec #Malware #Windows #DataProtection #Hacking

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# scrum # scrumteam # dev # developer # qa # scrummaster # productowner # surveillance # surveillancesoftware # Meme # memes # Humor # humour”

https://techhub.social/@FakeScrumStats/116594587765362921

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Input your license plate to see if Flock cameras have scanned your car. https:// haveibeenflocked.com/ # Surveillance # Flock # Spying # Licenseplate”

https://kolektiva.social/@MHowell/116592599270306444

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I don't have (nor would I recommend) doorbell cameras from Ring, blink, etc. I personally use a Reolink PoE doorbell camera that connects to a recorder locally and does not interact with the internet what so ever. If p...”

https://defcon.social/@Modus_Operandi/116591888671703097

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🔍🛠️ It seems Americans have discovered their true calling: amateur demolition experts specializing in Flock cameras. Who knew that "disruptive innovation" meant taking a # sledgehammer to the # surveillance state...”

https://mastodon.social/@ngate/116591043046636425

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AI systems can now autonomously complete 32-step enterprise cyberattacks. The ACM Europe Tech Policy Committee warns EU oversight may not be keeping pace. New analysis: https://www.acm.org/public-policy/europe-tpc/calibrating-oversight-agentic-frontier-models-04272026

#tech #policy #cybersecurity

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ h4ckernews I feel e x t r e m e l y ​ ​ s t r o n g ​ ​ c o n t e m p t towards the EU Brussels regime when I am reading that EU calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing". # contempt # eu # brussels ...”

https://net.miaumuh.ch/@clock/116590930961161041

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“#^ Becoming Invisible, Part 19: You Only Think You Own Your Car



Modern vehicles had already become “rolling surveillance devices” by the beginning of this decade. But that’s just the start. Much more dystopia...”

https://hub.farthinghalearms.com/item/e7bcaecd-bb42-4d46-8b2b-2ed0990b1cab

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Daily Digest | 18 May 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

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ shaedrich I feel e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t towards the US regime when I am seeing this # privacy # facialrecognition # us # regime # dystopia # surveillance # spying ...”

https://net.miaumuh.ch/@clock/116590907186482926

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