Information Security Resource Kit
The goal of this project is to act as a free resource for anyone interested in learning more about information security.
In the repository you will find:
1. Anonymity
2. Basic safety information
3. Building a pentest lab
4. Car break-in
5. OSINT
6. Phishing
7. Social engineering
8. Threat modeling and more
Repository on GitHub: https://github.com/rmusser01/Infosec_Reference
🏦 The European Central Bank doesn't like Bitcoin
New ECB paper claims early adopters of #bitcoin policies steal economic value from later adopters
This could "facilitate" the excuse for new taxes on Bitcoin or even bans (something that in some cases would be impossible to do).
In addition, there is a constant demand for regulation: "to prevent Bitcoin prices from rising or to see Bitcoin disappear completely" or even claim that it could lead to "the division of society."
It is also said that there will be few left for newcomers (Is it the only asset that can be revalued because there are limited units? xd)
Tuur Demeester, who has spoken about this, says the following:
https://x.com/TuurDemeester/status/1847512241173582058?t=1bi3o_tR9dr7aepwNeKwyQ&s=19
And no, this will not be a war between the haves and the have-nots. Rather, it will be a historic clash between those who defend the natural rights of the individual and those who cling to the failed ideologies of collectivism and central planning.
Full ECB paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877
Syncthing Android App Discontinued
https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002
syncthing-fork will still be released (and is already better)
Do you use any tech in your bathroom? What’s the latest stuff you can install. Looking for recos.
6 Headphones with AI Technologies🎶
Currently, neural networks are mainly trusted to improve hearing, but other interesting options are already appearing.
🔔 The Buds N1 from Realme uses AI to suppress noise during calls using the DNN algorithm for clear sound.
🔔 The microphone system in Huawei's FreeClip also works in tandem with a DNN algorithm that distinguishes voice from ambient noise.
🔔 The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro features both AI noise cancellation and direct translation for real-time foreign language conversations, all powered by Galaxy AI.
🔔 Google designed its Pixel Buds Pro 2 specifically for Gemini. The model here is in the form of an AI assistant for all jacks of all trades: find the way, remind you about your plans, recommend music. With Gemini Live, you can simply talk about any topic.
🔔 Sony offers its INZONE “ears” for gamers. AI ensures that the player’s voice is clearly audible here.
🔔 Optimal voice capture for maximum speech intelligibility is provided by ML algorithms in Beats Studio Buds
You should also avoid buying phones preloaded with /e/ OS (sometimes branded as the Murena phones). /e/ OS in itself is extremely insecure, engaging in security bad practices that include, but are not limited to, not supporting verified boot; shipping userdebug build; shipping months-old version of Chromium; and bundling years-old version of Orbot into their operating system, then marketing it as “Advanced Privacy”. There was also a recent incident where their cloud service mishandled session keys and gave users access to other’s files, then proceeded to mislead users that the server cannot see their files, despite there being no end-to-end encryption.
You should also be very wary of low quality privacy branded phones like the Freedom Phone, BraX2 Phone, Volta Phone, and the like. These are cheap Chinese phones with the Mediatek Helio P60 from 2018, which has already reached or is near end-of-life. Needless to say, you should also avoid any vendor...
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macOS sometimes leaks traffic after system updates
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/macos-sometimes-leaks-traffic-after-system-updates
Gmail Account Takeover: Super Realistic AI Scam Call
https://sammitrovic.com/infosec/gmail-account-takeover-super-realistic-ai-scam-call/
📱 Android 15 is starting to roll out and these are its main privacy and security improvements:
🔴 Screen Recording: You can now record a specific app, making it so that other things like notifications appear in the recording.
🫣 Private Space : You can hide applications and access them that require authentication, for example by biometrics
✋ Pause recording : Applications will know if they are being recorded and for example display warnings and/or hide information
🧑💻 Type-C Connection : When you connect your phone to a computer you can choose whether you just want to charge it, transfer files... Now to change modes you will have to identify yourself by biometrics, pin, pattern etc...
It is already being rolled out for Pixels and some other devices, it is expected to be available for GrapheneOS in a few hours and it is just a matter of time before other manufacturers adapt the update so that it begins to be implemented on other devices.
📱 Goodbye uBlock Origin in Google Chrome
If you still use Google's browser, Chrome, you have even more problems
Google has removed uBlock Origin from its extension store, the Chrome Web Store
This is due to Manifest V3, the new specification for Chrome extensions that Google has released.
If for some reason you need to use Chrome, you should know that you can use the Lite version of uBlock Origin: "uBlock Origin Lite", it is not as effective as it must adapt to Manivest V3
Other Chromium-based browsers are not affected if they do not adopt this.
Brave for example says the following in X:
Can't use your favorite ad blocker on Chrome anymore? Switch to Brave.
Our browser's built-in ad blocker is completely unaffected by Google's latest changes to extensions.
In others like Mullvad Browser or LibreWolf it will work without problems too.
#Bitcoin is NOT its price
Bitcoin is freedom, sovereignty, privacy, autonomy, peace, consensus, mathematics, future, past, store of value, digital cash...
Bitcoin has many qualities, and therein lies its value
Internet was expensive in the early days. Now Free.
Robots are expensive in the early days. Then Free.
Employers will have two options in the future -> A monthly salaried human and a free robot.
People who are aspiring to get 25 lakh package after a degree need to "Rethink".
MICHAEL BURRY: 💸 When the interest on your debt eclipses your tax income, your country is a Ponzi scheme 👀
#Bitcoin solves this.
Voice, route, driving style: what else does your car know about you?
The Australian organization CHOICE conducted a study, which revealed that 7 out of 10 popular car brands in the country, including Toyota, Ford, MG, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, collect and transfer personal data of drivers to third parties. This raises concerns about the protection of the privacy of car owners. Many owners are unaware of the extent of data collection, and disabling related features can deprive them of important car capabilities. Experts note that legislation in Australia lags in data protection issues and call for reforms to better meet customer expectations.
🚀 Decoding #Bitcoin!
An interactive, exercise-first way to learn bitcoin development
100% free and open-source
Any popular person who wants to eventually die as a popular person, should avoid social media.
I haven’t heard a single bad thing about Ratan Tata till date.
Very very difficult to maintain that reputation when you’re so big (NW > $100B, popular businessman etc)
Hats off 🫡
🖋️ Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately 🖋️
Mozilla has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release ESR has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE20249680, has been described as a useafterfree bug in the Animation timeline component. "An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a useafterfree in.
https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/mozilla-warns-of-active-exploitation-in.html
