This morning, I was locked out of my Google account

I chatted with Google support to see if they could help me. This is a genuine live chat with Google support:

https://nitter.pussthecat.org/RaveofRavendale/status/1389507928269393921/

#google #DeleteGoogle
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How to Build an Egalitarian, Decentralized Search Engine Part 1: The Principles

Search is dead. So how do we revive it, without billions of dollars in funding and massive computing resources? We leverage the crowd.

We need a functioning search engine if the open web is to prevail. Google and its competitors do not care to make a decent product. It counters their business goals. So we have to build it ourselves.

https://chapra.blog/how-to-build-a-search-engine-part-1-374/

#search #engine #build #howto #decentralized
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Active BGP-based Traceback for Amplification DDoS Attacks

This is talk about reflective DDoS which lets attackers hide behind IP spoofing and explore how BGP poisoning can help to trace back these attacks.

Errata: Contrary to the statement on slide 30, the resulting graphs are only rooted and directed, but not necessarily acyclical. Yet they still provide all required properties.

https://media.ccc.de/v/vnog-11-bgpeek-a-boo-active-bgp-based-tr

#ccc #vnog #bgp #traceback #ddos #attack #video
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White House launches new artificial intelligence website

The White House has launched a new website, AI.gov, to make artificial intelligence research more accessible across the nation, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The U.S. once led significantly in the global artificial intelligence race, but now risks being overtaken by China. This is one step the White House is taking to drum up excitement for AI and broaden educational opportunities in the field.

What’s on the site: The website's target audience is the general public, and its purpose is to make public information available on AI more visible to someone like a teacher or student interested in science.

https://www.axios.com/white-house-artificial-intelligence-website-61609ea0-f4ce-4fa4-af48-d60c85bc9519.html

https://telegra.ph/The-National-Artificial-Intelligence-Initiative-NAII-National-Artificial-Intelligence-Initiative-05-06

via www.ai.gov

#usa #wh #artificial #intelligence #website
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Scammer Used Fake Court Order to Take Over Dark Web Drug Market Directory

Dark.fail includes links to dark web markets. A scammer tricked a domain registrar into transferring ownership of the domain with a fake document.

A scammer used a fake court order to convince a domain registrar to transfer ownership of a domain that lists dark web drug markets, and then used that to point the sites to their own copies of the markets designed to steal peoples' bitcoin.

Hackers often make lookalike sites of dark web markets, but the use of a fake court order is unusual. It bears some similarity to how scammers use fake trademarks to convince Instagram to transfer ownership of valuable usernames.

"I had 2FA and PGP enabled on that account. I am not an idiot when it comes to security," Dark Fail, the pseudonymous admin of the site dark.fail which was a victim of the hijacking, told Motherboard during the account takeover late last week.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8833/dark-fail-fake-court-order-dark-web-markets

#scammer #darkfail #phishing #darknet
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I'm seeing a lot of people FOMO quit their jobs to join "crypto", probably out of some over-romanticized view of what goes on in these projects. Let me illuminate you about what actually happens:

https://nitter.pussthecat.org/jonsyu/status/1389635626698297344

via Twitter

#bitcoin #thinkabout
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Attorney General James Issues Report Detailing Millions of Fake Comments, Revealing Secret Campaign to Influence FCC’s 2017 Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules

Multi-Year Investigation Into 2017 Net Neutrality Rulemaking Finds 18 Million Fake Comments Filed with FCC, Half a Million Fake Letters Sent to Congress

Broadband Industry Funded Six Companies That Engaged in Illegal Activity and Impersonated Millions of Americans

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released a report detailing the results of her office’s wide-ranging investigation into fake, public comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a 2017 proceeding to repeal net neutrality rules. Net neutrality prohibits broadband providers from blocking, slowing down, or charging companies to prioritize certain content on the internet. Attorney General James’ investigation uncovered widespread fraud, as well as abusive practices used to sway government policy — using masses of comments and messages to create the false impression of popular support. Additionally, Attorney General James today resolved investigations into three companies that contributed to the millions of fake comments submitted in the 2017 net neutrality proceeding.

“Americans voices are being drowned out by masses of fake comments and messages being submitted to the government to sway decision-making,” said Attorney General James. “Instead of actually looking for real responses from the American people, marketing companies are luring vulnerable individuals to their websites with freebies, co-opting their identities, and fabricating responses that giant corporations are then using to influence the polices and laws that govern our lives. But, today, we are taking action to root out this fraud and the impersonation that has been corrupting the process for far too long.

https://telegra.ph/Attorney-General-James-Issues-Report-Detailing-Millions-of-Fake-Comments-Revealing-Secret-Campaign-to-Influence-FCCs-2017-Repeal-05-06

via ag.ny.gov

#report #fake #comments #influence #campaign #net #neutrality
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IRS Now Seeks Identities of American Cryptocurrency Traders

IRS wants to tax owners of cryptocurrency.

A federal court in the Northern District of California have authorized the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify taxpayers that have used a cryptocurrency exchange. In particular, the IRS wants to know about taxpayers who conducted at least $20,000 in crypto transactions from 2016 to 2020.

Cryptocurrencies were originally designed to be an anonymous payment method that could not be regulated by governments. But as they have become a widespread payment instrument as well as an investment asset for those who want to protect their savings and/or make some additional money, they quickly emerged on the radar of tax collecting agencies, such as the IRS. Although crypto transactions are still anonymous, the process or buying or selling cryptocurrencies is not. To that end, it is not surprising that the IRS want to know about U.S. taxpayers who used cryptocurrencies in the past few years.

For now, the court in California authorized the IRS to identify Americans who have used the services of Payward Ventures Inc. and its subsidiaries, such as Kraken, a digital currency exchange headquartered in San Francisco, California. The IRS is seeking information about taxpayers who conducted at least the equivalent of $20,000 in transactions. Meanwhile, on April 1, 2021, a federal court in the District of Massachusetts granted an order for the IRS to serve a similar John Doe summons on Circle, an exchange from Boston. In the future, the IRS may be authorized to identify customers of other crypto exchanges.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/irs-now-seeks-identities-of-american-cryptocurrency-traders

https://telegra.ph/Court-Authorizes-Service-of-John-Doe-Summons-Seeking-Identities-of-US-Taxpayers-Who-Have-Used-Cryptocurrency-05-06

via www.justice.gov

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Profil3r

Profil3r is an OSINT tool that allows you to find potential profiles of a person on social networks, as well as their email addresses. This program also alerts you to the presence of a data leak for the found emails.

‼️ For educational purposes only

https://github.com/Rog3rSm1th/Profil3r

#educational #profil3r #osint #tool #social #networks #email
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Answering Europe’s Call: Storing and Processing EU Data in the EU

Today we are announcing a new pledge for the European Union. If you are a commercial or public sector customer in the EU, we will go beyond our existing data storage commitments and enable you to process and store all your data in the EU. In other words, we will not need to move your data outside the EU. This commitment will apply across all of Microsoft’s core cloud services – Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365. We are beginning work immediately on this added step, and we will complete by the end of next year the implementation of all engineering work needed to execute on it. We’re calling this plan the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud.

The new step we’re taking builds on our already strong portfolio of solutions and commitments that protect our customers’ data, and we hope today’s update is another step toward responding to customers that want even greater data residency commitments. We will continue to consult with customers and regulators about this plan in the coming months, including adjustments that are needed in unique circumstances like cybersecurity, and we will move forward in a way that is responsive to their feedback.

Microsoft cloud services already comply with or exceed EU guidelines even before the plan we’re announcing today. We already provide commercial and public sector customers the choice to have data stored in the EU, and many Azure cloud services can already be configured to process data in the EU as well. In addition, we use world-class encryption and robust lockbox solutions that meet current regulatory guidance. Many of our services put control of customer data encryption in customers’ hands through the use of customer-managed keys, and we defend our customers’ data from improper access by any government in the world.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/eupolicy/2021/05/06/eu-data-boundary/

#microsoft #eu #data #boundary
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Epic exposes Apple's efforts to persuade Netflix to keep in-app subscriptions

In brief: Epic Games presented documents in its lawsuit against Apple showing that the Cupertino tech giant went to great lengths to prevent Netflix from dropping in-app payment (IAP) subscriptions from its iOS app. Efforts included special favors and the consideration of punitive measures. Epic hopes to portray Apple as "anything goes" when it comes to retaining its App Store commissions.

In 2018, Netflix was debating whether it should remove in-app subscriptions for new customers in its iPhone app. It planned to run tests that summer in select markets to see its effect on subscription numbers. When Apple learned this, it called all-hands-on-deck to prevent the streaming service from going through with it.

In an email thread (Exhibit A below), several Apple execs, including Vice President of the App Store Matt Fischer, Vice President of Marketing Pete Distad, Vice President of Service Peter Stern, and others, expressed their concerns over Netflix conducting the tests and the possibility of it removing IAPs from its app. Apple did not want Netflix to eliminate subscription options from the software for obvious reasons, but it also didn't like the company even conducting its own tests.

https://www.techspot.com/news/89580-epic-exposes-apple-efforts-persuade-netflix-keep-app.html

#apple #epic #netflix
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Don’t Try to Pirate Movies On Elon Musk’s Starlink

The Starlink team announced that if people try to openly pirate movies on SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink, then one has to be prepared to receive a warning from the company demanding that you stop. Starlink is an initiative by SpaceX with the objective of providing Internet From Space. Recently they have launched the first 60 production satellites of nearly 12,000 planned spacecraft into a low orbit above Earth.

Last weekend, a curious Starlink subscriber tested if SpaceX enforces its policy against downloading copyrighted content. The subscriber, “substrate-97,” indeed received the piracy warning notice and he posted the same from SpaceX on Reddit. “We must insist that you and/or others using your Starlink service refrains from illegal downloads of copyrighted content,” the notice says. “Downloading copyrighted materials without a license may lead to suspension or termination of your service, and put you at risk of legal action by the content owner,” the statement read.

Moreover, Starlink may also try to stop piracy if the ISP detects a download for a bootleg movie. The company will immediately send an automated warning to the offending subscriber. If the ISP recognises a download for a copyrighted movie, the provider can automatically issue a warning notification to the subscriber committing the offence.

https://www.gulte.com/trends/85497/dont-try-to-pirate-movies-on-elon-musks-starlink

#starlink #musk #movies #pirate
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RocketReach and the creepy world of data harvesting

You’ve probably never heard of RocketReach. But I think you should, as it’s got me properly riled up.

I just want people to leave me alone. My job is hard enough as it is, without people sliding into my inbox 24/7.

- Hey, got time for a quick 15 minute chat about this random tool you’ll never use? NO

- Hi, I’d love to chat with you about a potential partnership with-GO AWAY.

- We really think your organisation could benefit from- JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

- I noticed you haven’t replied to our previous emails; just checking you didn’t miss this. I DIDN’T MISS IT I’M DELIBERATELY IGNORING YOU.

It’s constant, and it’s draining. I don’t know who out there is telling people that spamming folks with cold emails is the way to grow your business, but I’m begging them to stop.

I mean, it must be working, or they wouldn’t do it. But it’s just incredibly frustrating. Especially if you’re someone like me that doesn’t like to be mean to people. My deeply-instilled British values of politeness mean it pains me to ignore these people.

But I have to, or I wouldn’t be able to function. Just replying to these people would be a full-time job.

So imagine my dismay when I discovered there are websites out there specialising in making it even easier to contact me. And one of the worst offenders out there is RocketReach.

https://cookywook.co.uk/blog/rocketreach-and-the-creepy-world-of-data-harvesting/

#data #harvesting #BigData #privacy #rocketreach #thinkabout
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Building a supply chain attack with .NET, NuGet, DNS, source generators, and more!

For a couple of months now, I’ve been pondering about what tools are at your disposal in .NET to help build and execute a supply chain attack. My goal was to see what is available out there, and what we, as .NET developers, should be aware of. Prepare for a long read!

Now, forget that short introduction, and let’s start anew…

‼️ For educational purposes only

https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2021/05/05/building-a-supply-chain-attack-with-dotnet-nuget-dns-source-generators-and-more.html

#supply #chain #attack #dotnet #nuget #dns #educational
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Privacy activist Max Schrems on Microsoft's EU data move: It won't keep the NSA away

Software giant vows data processing of EU cloud services to stay in EU, which means that currently...

Microsoft has announced plans to ensure data processing of EU cloud services within the borders of the political bloc in a move that expert observers claim reveals problems with the firm's existing setup.

Those problems extend to UK public sector organisations seeking to stick within government guidance as well as a longstanding issue where personal data held in the EU can potentially be accessed via US security laws.

In a blog, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, said the software and cloud services gaint would, by the end 2022, enable EU customers of Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 to have all their data processed physically within the EU.

https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/07/schrems_slams_microsoft_eu_data/

💡 read as well:
Answering Europe’s Call: Storing and Processing EU Data in the EU
https://t.iss.one/BlackBox_Archiv/2163

#microsoft #eu #data #boundary #nsa #schrems
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a MESSAGE to Anonymous #NewBlood from a Old Anonymous Coot #CyberWar #OpDeleteTheElite #Killuminati

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Knb8HsSurs

#breakingnews #Cyberattack #columbia #OffCircuitSec #OCSec #AnonymousPhilippines #Anonymous #FreeGho57 #Arrested #OpColumbia #Columbian #Government #NWO #hostile #Rothschild #UN #LineInTheSand #GameOver #WorldWar #An0NiX #GhostSec #GhostSecurity #video
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Democracy in Telegram groups

Many of us spend time in specialized telegram groups. The power over communication here belongs to random people with their own shortcomings. Conflict and abuse occurs regularly. Is there another way to keep order so that scam spam doesn't flourish and no one has total control over group members?
In my case, these thoughts led to the development and testing of a system that can be connected to your Telegram today.

First of all, you need to determine what is the key aspect, the currency of the system. Not karma and not points, not likes and not a rating. Time itself became it. What follows from this?

https://habr.com/en/post/556474/

#telegram #democracy #whatUthink
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Tracking One Year of Malicious Tor Exit Relay Activities (Part II)

>25% of the Tor network’s exit capacity has been attacking Tor users

In August 2020 I reported about “How Malicious Tor Relays are Exploiting Users in 2020 (Part I)”. Back then I made the hypothesis that the entity behind these malicious tor relays is not going to stop its activities anytime soon. Unfortunately this turned out to be true. In this follow-up post, I will give you an update, share what additional information we learned about the attacker since August 2020 and to what extend they were and still are active on the tor network.

After publishing the previous blog post it took only a few days until two sets of relay groups that were on my radar at the time (Figure 8 in Part I) got confirmed performing the same kind of attacks against Tor users as previously observed:

https://nusenu.medium.com/tracking-one-year-of-malicious-tor-exit-relay-activities-part-ii-85c80875c5df

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“We are apolitical” — DarkSide threat actors

By now, probably everyone has heard about the Colonial Pipeline security incident that has been linked to threat actors known as DarkSide.

On April 12, this site published an email chat with DarkSide. If you missed that chat write-up, you can read it here. On May 8, after the mainstream media reported that the Colonial Pipeline incident had been attributed to DarkSide by those familiar with the matter, I reached out to the threat actors to ask for a comment or response. As I tweeted and reported, they responded, “Hello, no comments,” but then immediately sent another reply explaining, “At the time of negotiations and in the case of payment, we do not disclose information about the transaction.”

That was their only acknowledgement by that point that they were involved.

Today, they have issued a statement on their leak site:

"We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined goverment and look for other our motives.

Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society.
From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future."

That press statement is consistent with what they had stated in our email interview when I asked them if they ever had regretted any attack. They responded how they added funeral homes and crematoria to their exclusion list because they had regretted what a partner had done. Now they say they will start moderation to check companies that their partners want to encrypt.

Chalk this up as purely opinion, but I think it’s likely that they are quite serious about that. Since Colonial Pipeline is private industry and not a state/government entity, they probably did not consider it as infrastructure or political as much as just a typical big (lucrative) target by a partner.

Could DarkSide be state-related? Could they have lied about that? Sure. But then do we say the same thing about every threat actor group that may speak Russian? Is there any evidence that DarkSide has had any political or governmental targets?

https://www.databreaches.net/we-are-apolitical-darkside-threat-actors/

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Garbage Collection – the silent enemy of data recovery

3 SSDs which we loaded with data sets and then issued the deleted command. Which disk would still have its data intact after 24hours?

Drive Rescue recently gave a guest lecture to the computer science class of a well-known Dublin third-level institution. Their lecturer wanted to give his class some real-world insights into how the world of practitioners sometimes differs to the world of academic theory. So, in the name of science and knowledge enhancement for all – we duly obliged.

The topic we decided to talk about was garbage collection in solid-state disks (SSD). Garbage collection is a silent (disk controller) process which runs in the background of most solid-state disks and operates as a sort of clean-up mechanism for data which had been recently subject to the delete command. This makes read, write and erase operations in SSDs more efficient. However, for the forensic investigator, the security analyst, the systems administrator or indeed the data recovery technician, the garbage collection feature has the potential to complicate investigations and recovery cases.

Data Deletion from HDDs

When data is deleted from traditional electro-mechanical hard disks, the space on the volume is marked as free by the disk. But the actual data is not deleted until it’s overwritten to the same location.

Why Garbage Collection is a problem

File deletion with SSDs works differently. Unlike HDDs, they cannot write data to a random area of the disk. SSDs must write to blank pages. Moreover, an SSD cannot erase data at page level, it must be block-level. For this reason, SSDs use TRIM and garbage collection to make sure there always pages ready available for writing.

https://datarecoveryireland.ie/garbage-collection-the-silent-enemy-of-data-recovery/

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