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Tech support scammers inject malicious phone numbers into big-name websites - Tech support scammers have devised a method to inject their ... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/tech-support-scammers-inject-malicious-phone-numbers-into-big-name-websites/ #techsupportscams #googleads #security #websites #biz&it

Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data

https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/bot_overwhelming_websites_report/

#news #tech #technology #AI #deepseek #openai #chatgpt #security #privacy

New Podcast Episode! On this summer transmission, Alex and Emma hype new hardware and our presence at the Open Source Summit in Denver. We interview Viktor Petersson at Screenly. The discussion dives into Screenly’s focus on security, especially for enterprise environments, and emphasizes the need for strong hardware and software security partnerships. Listen here: https://system76.transistor.fm/19
#security #opensource #System76 #Screenly

Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order - Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a rece... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/cybersecurity-take-a-big-hit-in-new-trump-executive-order/ #quantumcomputing #executiveorders #encryption #whitehouse #security #biz⁢ #policy #trump #post #bgp

Again, just use @signalapp instead. I mean, it really is this simple.

Ads are coming to WhatsApp — here's where you'll see them (and where you won't)

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/mobile-apps/ads-are-coming-to-whatsapp-heres-where-youll-see-them-and-where-you-wont

#signal #whatsapp #privacy #security

One other example of https://xkcd.com/2347/, as if we needed more of those.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/913

I wonder when the libxz-level disaster happens.

#Security #FreeRiders #FLOSS #OpenSource

Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet subscribers - Subscribers in Southern California of Spectrum’s Internet se... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/vandals-cut-fiber-optic-lines-causing-outage-for-spectrum-internet-subscribers/ #security #spectrum #biz⁢ #copper #fiber #theft

That 'Unsubscribe' Button Could Be a Trap, Researchers Warn - Researchers are cautioning users against clicking unsubscribe links embedded in em... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/1935213/that-unsubscribe-button-could-be-a-trap-researchers-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

Kroger is shuttering stores temporarily to pressure union to concede. Their offer is below the poverty levels set by the state! Their CEO took $15.4M home last year (450 times their average employee) and the company announced 7.5B in stock buybacks!! But now they cry poor, and want to stiff the workers.
#Teamsters #union #pride #fair #wages #job #security #slow #walking #negotiations #pay #below #minimum #wage #Kroger #greed #grocery #price #eggs #trucks #food #inflation https://www.thestreet.com/retail/kroger-faces-massive-worker-walkout-closed-stores

blog! “Your Password Algorithm Sucks”

There are two sorts of people in the world; those who know they are stupid and those who think they are clever.

Stupid people use a password manager. They know they can't remember a hundred different passwords and so outsource the thinking to something reasonably secure. I'm a stupid person and am very happy to have BitWarden…

Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/your-password-algorithm-sucks/
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#CyberSecurity #passwords #security

How to use Authselect to configure PAM in Fedora Linux

https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-use-authselect-to-configure-pam-in-fedora-linux/

#Fedora #Security #InfoSec #Linux #OpenSource

GCVE-BCP-03 - Decentralized Publication Standard implemented in Vulnerability-Lookup

https://lemmy.ml/post/31617181

Apple Previews New Import/Export Feature To Make Passkeys More Interoperable - During this week's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled a secure import... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/2228212/apple-previews-new-importexport-feature-to-make-passkeys-more-interoperable?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys - Apple this week provided a glimpse into a feature that solve... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/apple-previews-new-import-export-feature-to-make-passkeys-more-interoperable/ #security #wwdc2025 #biz⁢ #ipados #apple #macos #ios

"WhatsApp's intervention [in the Apple encryption case] shows the breadth of concern about the threat to privacy and security."

Many voices must be heard to "understand the full impact of what the Home Office is trying to do" with people's ability to access encrypted services in the UK.

@jim, ORG's Exec Director.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmjrn42wdwo

#e2ee #encryption #Apple #privacy #security #ukpolitics #ukpol

The government wants to be able to access anything, anywhere, any time — from your pics to your docs.

It begins with Apple. Other services will be next. That's why we must take a stand NOW!

Join over 2.1k people who've signed our petition to save encryption

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted

#e2ee #encryption #Apple #privacy #security #ukpolitics #ukpol

With support from @nlnet , we've addressed a tonne of tech debt (including #editor redo), and we're improving #dokieli's #UI, #accessibility, annotations, #security, and #offline support. But we have more work to do! See our roadmap: https://dokie.li/docs#roadmap

We are planning to implement collaborative editing, encryption, and develop #credibility features to combat #misinformation on the web, in collaboration with Fundacion Cibervoluntarios: https://www.cibervoluntarios.org/es/actualidad/post/dokieli-y-fundacion-cibervoluntarios-unidos-en-la-creacion-de-una-herramienta-que-permite-a-la-ciudadania-un-uso-reflexivo-de-la-informacion-y-el-control-de-sus-datos

[Full-time] Senior Developer (Fixed term position for 12 months with view to ongoing permanent role) at Ruth Cheesley, Mautic https://eurafri.com/jobboard/2025-06-09t10_04_32_06_00_foss_jobs_link__full-time_senior_developer/ #ENGLISH #EURAFRI #NPO #IT #IoT #Privacy #NoMassSurveillance #Security #FOSS #UseFOSS #PublicMoneyPublicCode #NonProfit #Austria #Germany #Europe

A Researcher Figured Out How To Reveal Any Phone Number Linked To a Google Account - A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any G... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/156210/a-researcher-figured-out-how-to-reveal-any-phone-number-linked-to-a-google-account?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

Security Release: NodeBB v2.8.19, v3.12.6, v4.4.3

<p>We have released NodeBB versions v2.8.19, v3.12.6, and v4.4.3 to address a security issue involving a potential XSS vector.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v4.4.3" rel="nofollow ugc">v4.4.3 Release Notes</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v3.12.6" rel="nofollow ugc">v3.12.6 Release Notes</a></p>
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<p>If you discover a vulnerability, please report it responsibly via our <a href="https://nodebb.org/bounty" rel="nofollow ugc">bug bounty program</a>.</p>
<p>As mentioned <a href="https://community.nodebb.org/topic/17428/support-for-security-vulnerabilities-in-1-x-and-2-x">before</a>, we are going to support 2.x up to August 2025.</p>

https://community.nodebb.org/post/104821