March 23, 2023

Aristotle Tzafalias @Aristot73

Open source libraries should stop forcing their way into the code base of billion $ companies. just stop!

Sam Altman @sama

we had a significant issue in ChatGPT due to a bug in an open source library, for which a fix has now been released and we have just finished validating. a small percentage of users were able to see the titles of other users’ conversation history. we feel awful about this.

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Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic

Some genuinely staggering foreign interference stories coming out of Canada right now

Sam Cooper @scoopercooper

BREAKING: Liberal MP Han Dong secretly advised Chinese diplomat in 2021 to delay freeing Two Michaels: sources | https://t.co/6oS5jHrnWQ https://t.co/tXTQI3kpsz

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Steven Murdoch @sjmurdoch

I did a little digging to see why Windows Snip and Sketch leaves part of the old image in a file when you crop a screenshot, potentially disclosing sensitive information (Acropalypse). It looks like the new Windows Save File API is defective by design. Why do I say this?🧵 1/9

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MG @_MG_

I just did some digging into that “USB Bomb” story. So here is a quick thread on what it looked like, the damage it did, and the pretext. 🧵1/n bbc.com/news/world-lat…

bbc.comJournalist opens USB letter bomb in newsroomEcuador’s government condemns the attack after journalists nationwide are targeted.

MG @_MG_

So this looks to be one of the unexploded drives. Which indicates a modified brand name thumb drive. Note reads: THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO UNMASK THE CORREISMO. THINK IT'S USEFUL, WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT AND I'LL SEND YOU THE SECOND PART. 🧵2/n

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cje @caseyjohnellis

PARCH YO’ SILIC… actually, never mind - Researchers Spot Silicon-Level Hardware Trojans in Chips, Release Their Algorithm for All to Try - Hackster.io

bit.lyResearchers Spot Silicon-Level Hardware Trojans in Chips, Release Their Algorithm for All to TryUsing thousands of electron microscope images and the original chip layout, 37 of 40 deliberate modifications were spotted.

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John Lyon @JohnLyonTweets

[Casio headquarters, 1975] CEO: We need to make our calculators more versatile. Give me your ideas. First executive: Maybe they could also be phones? Second executive, a smoker who often oversleeps: I have a better idea.

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@@ProfJeffJarviss@mastodon.mogadishu @ProfJeffJarviss

Pro tip: Stop thinking of serendipitous texts as “spam”, use them as opportunities to network.

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Programmer Humor @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R

Gigachad Ken Thomson. reddit.com/r/programmerhu…

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Zero Day Initiative @thezdi

Success! @testanull of @starlabs_sg was able to execute a 2-bug chain on Microsoft SharePoint. They earn $100,000 and 10 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OVancouver

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Andrew Case @attrc

Malware samples found while investigating targeted attacks often create hidden services to avoid detection on a live system. In our new blog post, we detail two new @volatility 3 plugins that automatically detect these hidden services within memory samples. #DFIR #infosec

volatility @volatility

In the latest @volatility blog post, Memory Forensics R&D Illustrated: Detecting Hidden Windows Services, we walk through our R&D process to develop a new #Volatility3 plugin that automatically detects hidden services on Windows: https://t.co/7ysyEmq6Uo #memoryforensics #dfir

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A look at 55 0days from 2022

https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/zero-days-exploited-2022

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