2024-03-21T14:12:08Z https://njump.me Zack Whittaker https://njump.me/npub1p5zle0pk36rncv38srupa9hayycvc48anh0t9fxg2sjuhm7fw82q2tkrfz https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/358/402/616/382/original/759653b7fd86e033.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/358/402/616/382/original/759653b7fd86e033.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxcmhc24wlg3ltwlpe67dmqkc6qwhxr4nzcdrzvkq49zxcsz4t95czyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cag2h2f99 We really have to stop uncritically accepting the batshit drivel that billionaires come up with. Their main qualification is exploiting people at scale to enrich themselves with power and money, and they will do and say anything to keep it that way, especially if they pitch it as &#34;the future.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/366/924/749/266/087/original/ddcc221068177df9.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/366/924/749/266/086/original/d82cc3b5cfed2549.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/366/924/757/062/742/original/35e6cd2f8b054858.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/366/924/776/767/366/original/0760688afae0197b.png"> <br/> 2025-10-13T12:59:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6e70eymvt5rhv8x0ymtuk0ksxgaxtfv4d4u2vgmux643r8qdghszyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cagrpx2fr NEW: A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking and extortion group, dubbed Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, has published a data leak site claiming the theft of 1 billion records from companies who store their customer data in Salesforce databases. <br/><br/>The hackers claim to have stolen data Qantas, Stellantis, FedEx, Hulu, and others. <br/><br/>w/ <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xvwy4g0lns9cn5s8rjnc6xm2adfjumtl3rgek5wndcpmtshsk9lsq0ksg7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xvw…ksg7</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/hacking-group-claims-theft-of-1-billion-records-from-salesforce-customer-databases/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/hacking-group-claims-theft-of-1-billion-records-from-salesforce-customer-databases/</a> 2025-10-03T13:20:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs859zh8ezh4prdfxz3z2j6nn4n5tanjd6s9tnwfckayp7pwquvucszyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cageq7d0z New, by me: A Middle East surveillance vendor has been caught exploiting a new attack in SS7, a set of protocols used by phone carriers, that can trick a phone operator into disclosing a person&#39;s phone location without their knowledge.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/a-surveillance-vendor-was-caught-exploiting-a-new-ss7-attack-to-track-peoples-phone-locations/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/a-surveillance-vendor-was-caught-exploiting-a-new-ss7-attack-to-track-peoples-phone-locations/</a> 2025-07-18T18:54:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhaxmldwz5l2c9vcavzxqadqrvxlx5gfj2uma3uc5fhjeg073y8czyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cag7xjjfs New: Iran’s largest crypto exchange Nobitex said it was hacked and funds drained. <br/><br/>Pro-Israel hacking group Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility for the hack, which saw the group steal and destroy some $90 million in cryptocurrency from the Iranian exchange.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/hackers-steal-and-destroy-millions-from-irans-largest-crypto-exchange/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/hackers-steal-and-destroy-millions-from-irans-largest-crypto-exchange/</a> 2025-06-18T14:22:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9jtckc64hky3sj6qdkm9p4crhd5u5nfc8vclr0nwm3wzn600tw9qzyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cagru5mfw New, by me: Dating app Raw (which this week said it&#39;s planning to release a hardware wearable for tracking partners&#39; emotions) claims to use end-to-end encryption. <br/><br/>But when we tried the app this week, I found it was exposing users&#39; location data and personal information to the web — no password needed.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/02/dating-app-raw-exposed-users-location-data-personal-information">https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/02/dating-app-raw-exposed-users-location-data-personal-information</a> 2025-05-02T18:01:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgqkhmv7603kpsfx7g0jux78v0phf57529qqua3p8x2ca6de2nlcszyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cagz2kctj New, by me: Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker, has laid off 30% of its staff as it goes through a restructuring, including dropping its advocacy division.<br/><br/>The Mozilla Foundation reported having 60 employees during the 2022 tax year, but TechCrunch has heard that the number of employees was closer to 120 people at the time of the layoffs.<br/><br/>More: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/</a> 2024-11-05T20:07:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs27glqa0anrtudd88tcw7ggts0jjexcy974prlafw7qy6g7lsnuhgzyqxstl9ux68gw0pjy7q0s85kl5snpnz5lkwaav4yep2ztjl0e9cagxjfvkm New: An artist/hacker said they found a way to trick ChatGPT into outputting detailed instructions for making fertilizer explosives. <br/><br/>When we checked with an explosives expert who reviewed the chatbot’s output, the expert told us that the resulting instructions could be used to make a detonatable product and as such was too sensitive to be released. <br/><br/>A spokesperson for OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment. <br/><br/>From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xvwy4g0lns9cn5s8rjnc6xm2adfjumtl3rgek5wndcpmtshsk9lsq0ksg7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xvw…ksg7</span>)</a></span>: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/hacker-tricks-chatgpt-into-giving-out-detailed-instructions-for-making-homemade-bombs/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/hacker-tricks-chatgpt-into-giving-out-detailed-instructions-for-making-homemade-bombs/</a> 2024-09-12T14:56:17Z