Trump Uses Autopen While Cancelling Others’ Use of Autopen

More hypocrisy from the chief hypocrite. Here’s where we started: …the autopen is hardly a novel device for the political sphere, with the Shapell Manuscript Foundation noting that one of the devices was bought by Thomas Jefferson soon afte…

6,000 Airbus Jets Grounded, Because Nobody Tested for the Sun

I used to fly five days a week or more before COVID. Now I probably fly less than five days a year. The improvement to my quality of life is wonderful. And in case you needed another reason to skip your next jet… Airbus has just issued an emergen…

Attackers stole member data from French Soccer Federation

The French Soccer Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach after hackers used a compromised account to steal member data. A compromised account allowed attackers to breach the French Soccer Federation (FFF), stealing data belonging to its members. The organization confirmed the cyberattack on Thursday, but did not disclose the number of members impacted. “The FFF […]

The Batman Effect is Batshit

When Italian commuters see a costume, what are they actually seeing? A new Mental Health Research paper claims seeing Batman on their train will nudge people in a predictable and “prosocial” way. This study tested whether an unexpected even…

Thousands of sensitive secrets published on JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify

Users of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify leaked thousands of sensitive secrets, including credentials and private keys, WatchTowr warns. WatchTowr’s latest research reveals massive leaks of passwords, secrets, and keys across developer formatting platforms like JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify. Despite past incidents, exposed credentials remain rampant, sometimes even for critical systems. WatchTowr researchers highlight how easily sensitive data […]

Asahi Confirms Cyberattack Exposed Data of 1.5M Customers

The incident occurred in September, and the Japanese firm has now released its full internal investigation results.
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Defrocking the Quantum Priesthood

The more work I do on post quantum encryption, the more deja vu I feel. At first it was mysterious and sophisticated, yet after a few years the magic is gone. Here’s what I have been thinking about lately: You can’t have a thing without a n…