The New Oil 1 year ago

#Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confirms

Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confirms

A portion of staked ether is currently being liquidated on decentralized exchanges.

#cybersecurity #crypto #Ethereum

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Matrix: We're at a crossroads

matrix.org

We're at a crossroads

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

#FOSS #decentralization #privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#X challenges German court order granting data access to #election researchers

TechCrunch

X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers | TechCrunch

Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations

#Germany #privacy #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

'Please Stop Inviting #AI Notetakers To Meetings'

'Please Stop Inviting AI Notetakers To Meetings' - Slashdot

Most virtual meeting platforms these days include AI-powered notetaking tools or bots that join meetings as guests, transcribe discussions, and/or ...

#privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Google #Chrome may soon use “#AI” to replace compromised #passwords

Ars Technica

Google Chrome may soon use “AI” to replace compromised passwords

Rather than just warn you, Chrome will guide you to making a better password.

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

Hackers Call Current #AI Security Testing 'Bullshit'

Hackers Call Current AI Security Testing

Leading cybersecurity researchers at DEF CON, the world

#cybersecurity #pentesting

The New Oil 1 year ago

#DDoS attacks reportedly behind #DayZ and #Arma network outages

BleepingComputer

DDoS attacks reportedly behind DayZ and Arma network outages

An ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targets Bohemia Interactive's infrastructure, preventing players of DayZ and Arma Refor...

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

The biggest breach of US government data is under way

TechCrunch

The biggest breach of US government data is under way | TechCrunch

Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. federal government.

#politics #privacy #DOGE #Musk

The New Oil 1 year ago

I’m done with #Ubuntu

./techtipsy

I'm done with Ubuntu

A few busted upgrades and the heavy-handed push of a software packaging solution has ruined Ubuntu for me.

#Linux #FOSS #Fedora

The New Oil 1 year ago

#RedHat Plans to Add #AI to #Fedora and #GNOME

Red Hat Plans to Add AI to Fedora and GNOME - Slashdot

In his post about the future of Fedora Workstation, Christian F.K. Schaller discusses how the Red Hat team plans to integrate AI with IBM

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Microsoft Quietly Makes It Harder To Install #Windows11 on Old PCs Ahead of #Windows10's End of Support

Microsoft Quietly Makes It Harder To Install Windows 11 on Old PCs Ahead of Windows 10

Microsoft has intensified efforts to block unsupported Windows 11 installations, removing documentation about bypassing system requirements and fla...

#Windows #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Meta #AI can now use your #Facebook and #Instagram data to personalize its responses

TechCrunch

Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses | TechCrunch

Meta says it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, including the ability to tap profile data from Meta's various apps.

#privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

Background checks may be the future of 3D printers https://www.news10.com/news/background-checks-may-be-the-future-of-3d-printers/ #privacy #3DPrinting

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Proton worldwide outage caused by #Kubernetes migration, software change

BleepingComputer

Proton worldwide outage caused by Kubernetes migration, software change

Swiss tech company Proton, which provides privacy-focused online services, says that a Thursday worldwide outage was caused by an ongoing infrastru...

#FOSS #privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Cannabis company #Stiiizy says cybercriminals accessed customers’ ID documents

TechCrunch

Cannabis company Stiiizy says hackers accessed customers’ ID documents | TechCrunch

A ransomware gang took credit for the breach, claiming to have stolen over 400,000 government-issued identity documents from customers.

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

The New Oil 1 year ago

#DARPA Has a “Weird” Plan to Aid People in Authoritarian Regimes Using Hidden Networks

The Debrief

DARPA Has a “Weird” Plan to Aid People in Authoritarian Regimes Using Hidden Networks

DARPA seeks to aid those living under authoritarian regimes by making the future deployment and detection of hidden networks "weird."

#privacy #anonymity #PWND2

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Bitlocker encryption bypassed

Techlore Forum

Bitlocker encryption bypassed (again)

It’s a German article. I have the important phrases as quote below translated. If you want to read the whole article yourself and don’t know Ge...

#cybersecurity #Microsoft #Windows #encryption

The New Oil 1 year ago

European digital identity soon not secure enough, experts warn

PrivateBin

PrivateBin

Visit this link to see the note. Giving the URL to anyone allows them to access the note, too.

#Europe #EU #privacy #DigitalID #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Mullvad: The report for the 2024 security #audit of the app is now available

Mullvad VPN

The report for the 2024 security audit of the app is now available

The third party security audit of the Mullvad VPN app has concluded that the app has a high security level. Some non-critical issues were found, an...

#cybersecurity #VPN #FOSS

The New Oil 1 year ago

Your #AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense

Ars Technica

Your AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense

The FBI now recommends choosing a secret password to thwart AI voice clones from tricking people.

#privacy #scam #security