Cyber Fix: Episode 6
Aug 26 2024 Gabriel
Welcome to Cyber Fix, your dopamine-infused tech news update.
My name is Gabriel, here to help get other information junkies up to speed with important tech news. Stay tuned for a light-hearted exploration of hostile cyberspace and what we can do about it.
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Tech Disasters
- Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers
- Inside the “3 Billion People” National Public Data Breach
- Microsoft confirms August updates break Linux boot in dual-boot systems
- Zero-click Windows TCP/IP RCE impacts all systems with IPv6 enabled, patch now
- Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day tagged as exploited this year
- Google Pixel 9’s AI photo features
Solutions Roundup:
- Total Linux Desktop PCs Now Over 56 Million
- Logseq
- Surveillance Watch
- Hypersyn: A Peer-to-Peer System for Mutual Credit
- RFK Jr. and CHD Get Green Light to Sue Biden Administration for Censorship
Control Grid Updates:
- Shocker: French make surprise arrest of Telegram founder at Paris airport
- Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
- How does Telegram process data requests?
- The Crypto- Keepers
- The UN General Assembly and the Fight Against the Cybercrime Treaty
- EFF and Partners to EU Commissioner: Prioritize User Rights, Avoid Politicized Enforcement of DSA Rules
- Disney says man can’t sue over wife’s death because he agreed to Disney+ terms of service
Finer Details:
Honorable Mentions:
- Phishing in PWA applications (iOS & Android)
- Communities on Nostr with Ditto
- The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free?
- OpenSSH Backdoors
- Blog Posts vs. Social Posts
- Modes of reading the independent web
- BREAKING: Telegram Founder Pavel Durov ARRESTED
- Privacy Labor
Music Credits:
Cyber Fix: Episode 5
Aug 11 2024 Gabriel
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Links Discussed:
Advertising and the Future of the Web
- Google Loses Big Antitrust Fight, Which Will Mean What, Exactly?
- Breaking up Google would offer a chance to remodel the web
- Advertising Cartel that Allegedly Conspired to Withhold Digital Advertising Revenue
- The Global Alliance for Responsible Media is ‘discontinuing’ after Elon Musk’s X filed an antitrust lawsuit against it
- Firefox’s new Web Site Advertising Preferences are a dark pattern and the idea of private personalised ads is nonsense anyway
- Forget Apple, the biggest loser in the Google search ruling could be Mozilla and its Firefox web browser
AI SUCKS
- 77% Of Employees Report AI Has Increased Workloads And Hampered Productivity, Study Finds
- Survey says AI is more buzzkill than buzzword for marketing
- Apple signs the White House’s commitment to AI safety
- AI Safety is a scam
Crowdstrike Outage fallout
- Root Cause Analysis
- Crowdstrike: Delta Air Lines refused free help to resolve IT outage
- Microsoft hits back at Delta — says airline refused help following CrowdStrike outage, and even ignored an email from Satya Nadella himself
- CrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage
- Let’s not celebrate CrowdStrike – let’s point to a better way
Solutions Roundup
- Linux for UX Designers - What I learned after a year of doing design work on Linux
- Cosmic - Launch page
- Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS First Alpha With COSMIC Desktop Is Released
- COSMIC Team Interview: Building Your Own User Experience
- Street Level Surveillance
- Brain Made
- Furi Labs FLX1 Linux Phone first impressions
After the Break:
Tech Troubles
- Design flaw has Microsoft Authenticator overwriting MFA accounts, locking users out
- DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”
- Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say
- Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say
- This 3D printed laser chip-hacking device uses a $20 laser pointer, costs $500 to build, and was developed so that ‘people can do this in their homes’
Control Grid Updates
- Z-Library: More Domains Seized Than Any Other Pirate Site in History
- Banks Find AML “Ineffective”, Propose Access To Social Media
- Gold rush for data: Paris 2024 Olympic apps are eavesdropping on users
- Palantir and Microsoft Partner to Deliver Enhanced Analytics and AI Services to Classified Networks for Critical National Security Operations
- As unrest fueled by disinformation spreads, the UK may seek stronger power to regulate tech platforms
Dunking on Bitcoin
- Snowden’s Warning to Bitcoiners…and everyone
- The problems with Bitcoin are cultural.
- Bitcoin and Network Effects: A myth?
Fine Details:
- Hackers can wirelessly watch your display via HDMI radiation
- What Comes Next is Nothing: FOSS, subculture and platform collapse
- 404 Media Interviews Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors & AI
- Russia blocks Signal for ‘violating’ anti-terrorism laws
- What Does It Mean To Be A Signal Competitor?
Music Credits:
Cyber Fix: Episode 4
Jul 22 2024 Gabriel
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Links Discussed
Wacky tech news:
- $2,350 Amazon ‘Astro’ Business Robots To Become Pointless Paperweights 11 Months After Release
- Researchers Call for “Child-Safe AI” After Alexa Tells Little Girl to Stick Penny in Wall Socket
- Popular defi protocol websites replaced with wallet drainers amid mass Squarespace domain hijacking
- Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers
- Cloudflare Reports that Almost 7% of All Internet Traffic Is Malicious
Firefox Woes:
Solutions Roundup:
- Firefox Hardening Guide 2024
- I used a ‘dumb phone’ for a week – here are 5 things I loved and 5 things I missed
- What is Podcasting 2.0? And Why Should I Care?
- How and Why to Block Ads
- Reaching an “end of the line” regarding proprietary OSes
Dispatches from the Cyberwar
SAP AI Core Vulnerabilities Expose Customer Data to Cyber Attacks
Cyber Fix: Episode 3
Jul 07 2024 Gabriel
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Internet of Terrors:
RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time
New Android Spyware Steals Data from Gamers and TikTok Users
I Will F**king Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again
Root Your Sleep Number Smart Bed, Discover It Phoning Home
Bats Can No Longer Haunt Apple VR Headsets Via Web Exploit
Cybercriminals Are Targeting Digital Identity of Singapore Citizens
Fighting Bots is Fighting Humans
Cyber Fix: Episode 2
Jun 24 2024 Gabriel
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Music Credits:
Y&V - Lune: https://youtu.be/n79aphwhpW0
Valcos - A New Light: https://youtu.be/o_v9WSImGIU
Killercats - Kaibu: https://youtu.be/qLYmtdi-GzA
@SavkMusic - The Traveling Symphony: https://youtu.be/Qn3mb4LsoD8
GhostrifterOfficial - Resurgence: https://youtu.be/IzA39soWYG8
Cyber Fix: Episode 1
Jun 12 2024 Gabriel
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Music Credits:
Y&V - Lune: https://youtu.be/n79aphwhpW0
Valcos - A New Light: https://youtu.be/o_v9WSImGIU
Killercats - Kaibu: https://youtu.be/qLYmtdi-GzA