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FBI Seizes ‘Kolectiva’ Mastodon Instance
In July 2023, the FBI raided the servers of Kolektiva, a Mastodon instance that is part of the Fediverse, a decentralized social media network. The FBI seized all of the server’s data, including user accounts, posts, and messages. The EFF, a digital rights organization, has called the raid a “wake-up call” for Fediverse users and…
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Proton (Mail, Calendar, Drive, VPN)
https://proton.me/ ProtonMail is a secure email service that is designed to protect the privacy of your communications. It uses end-to-end encryption to secure your emails, which means that they are encrypted from the moment you send them until they are received by the intended recipient. This helps to prevent unauthorized parties from intercepting and reading…
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Everyone should use encrypted messaging
Encrypted messaging systems, such as Signal and Matrix, even to a somewhat lesser extent, iMessage – are important to all people because they help to protect the privacy and security of your communications. When you use an encrypted messaging app, your messages are transformed into a secure, encrypted code that can only be read by…
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We Were Warned About Flaws in the Mobile Data Backbone for Years. Now 2FA Is Screwed. – Motherboard
Financially-motivated hackers are using SS7 attacks to break into bank accounts. Source: We Were Warned About Flaws in the Mobile Data Backbone for Years. Now 2FA Is Screwed. – Motherboard
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Zero for 40 at Predicting Attacks: Why Do Media Still Take FBI Terror Warnings Seriously?
A casual search reveals the FBI and DHS are a pitiful 0 for 40 warning of terror attacks—some of which were specifically about 4th of July threats, none of which materialized in any way. Source: Zero for 40 at Predicting Attacks: Why Do Media Still Take FBI Terror Warnings Seriously?
