"The end game would be the ability to login to every Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu box on the internet. If it isn’t a state actor it should be."
SECURITY
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Ransomware Attack Targets Bengaluru Firm with $80,000 Extortion Demand
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#Ransomware attack hits #Bengaluru firm, criminals demand $80,000 https://
deccanherald.com/india/karnatak
a/bengaluru/ransomware-attack-hits-b-luru-firm-criminals-demand-80-000-2958894
… #RCE #ZeroTrust #ZeroDay #cybercrime #hacker #privacy #APT #bot #CISO #DDoS #hacking #phishing #CyberAttack #cybersecurity #Security #infosec #AppSec #CyberSec #databreach #Hacked #RT -
AlphaTensor: Novel Matrix Multiplication Discovery and Security Automation
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That said, here's an example of inventing new matrix multiplication (do your homework): https://
deepmind.google/discover/blog/
discovering-novel-algorithms-with-alphatensor/
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Blockchain Consensus: Technical Definition Beyond Social Agreement
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Here, consensus is a technical term that describes for instance the negotiation of a shared representation of everyone’s account balance and transaction status on a blockchain. It’s not a social consensus but a shared, non conflicting representation
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Private Keys and AGI Ownership: Decentralization Matters
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[ Not Your Key, Not Your AGI ] #AGIClub
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Signal addresses security bug reports through official channels
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The ‘actual user’ has not shared debug logs or reached out to us either at support@signal.org or security@signal.org—two widely publicized channels—before blasting conjecture on Twitter. Meanwhile we’ve seen this behavior in other reports, looked into it & are working on a fix.
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Privacy-First JavaScript Project: Local Processing No Servers
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That's more sophisticated than I want to go with this particular project – the goal here is privacy-first, no servers, document stays on your computer and all the work happens in JavaScript running in your browser
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Mastodon DDoS Attack Overwhelms Cloudflare Protection
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It was the Mastodon effect – when you get a DDoS from every Mastodon server when you toot something. Usually Cloudflare protects me but it didn't here for some reason, notes on the incident here
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Security Disclosure: Stop Making Unverified Zero-Click Claims
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Please stop. I’m telling you this IS NOT a zero click exploit & asking you to stop making exaggerated claims based solely on a video of the interface There are real stakes here and I’m confused by your not taking your responsibility to the security info ecosystem more seriously
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Responsible Disclosure of AI Security Bug Confirmed
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We are confident we know the issue that this bug is related to as others have reported it through proper channels in accordance with responsible disclosure norms. This IS NOT a 0click exploit.