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For that absolute chef's kiss level of detail, the filenames of the screenshots posted by U.K. authorities on LockBit's dark web leak site read "oh dear.png", "doesnt_look_good.png" and "this_is_really_bad.png." Just my totally normal cat sleeping like he's been violently assassinated. Why, why sleep like this?
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@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social my muted tortie does that but adds that tiny blerrrrrb noise. I hope everyone enjoys their evenings as much as my cat Toby enjoys basking in the evening sun. @zackwhittaker I... may not have ever enjoyed anything as much as Toby enjoys basking in the evening sun. 🚨 Google is sounding a rare alarm for users to *take action* to protect themselves against serious security flaws in Samsung chips found in dozens of popular Android handsets. The flaws can be "silently and remotely" exploited over the cellular network. Phones, tablets, wearables, and vehicles are all affected. Samsung was given 90 days to patch the bugs, but hasn't yet. More: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/google-warning-samsung-chips-flaws-android/ New, by @carlypage: LastPass parent company GoTo says intruders stole customer backups for several of its products, including Join.me and Remotely Anywhere. The hackers also obtained GoTo's encryption keys for scrambling customer data. More: https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/goto-customer-backups-stolen-lastpass/
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@zackwhittaker @carlypage yeah I switched to 1password yesterday. Looks alright. I don’t trust last pass anymore. New: LastPass said an "unauthorized party" gained access to customers' information stored in its cloud storage shared with its parent company, GoTo (formerly LogMeIn). More: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/lastpass-goto-breached-customer-information/ LastPass' CEO Karim Toubba, who was appointed in April, says the unauthorized party used information stolen from LastPass systems in August to access the cloud storage containing customer information. Seems plausible that maybe stolen internal creds or keys weren't invalidated after the August breach, which allowed a second compromise? More: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/lastpass-goto-breached-customer-information/ |
@zackwhittaker Suddenly the seemingly ubiquitous very-well-informed scam calls following hotel bookings make even more sense.
@zackwhittaker If I Recall correctly, this sounds really familiar …
@zackwhittaker I think you meant to write: “The check-in computers at several hotels around the U.S. are running a beta version of Microsoft Recall”