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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Real-time historian of the late cyber capitalist era @TechCrunch. Writing a book on Hacking Team and the industry of government spyware. ☎️ +1 917 257 1382

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Hello y'all! Here's an update on how you can contact me to share tips and stories on the wonderful world of cyber. Find me here: ☎️ Signal: + 1 917 257 1382 🔒Keybase/Telegram: lorenzofb 🗝️SecureDrop: techcrunch.securedrop.tor.onion


This is not how WhatsApp got the messages exchanged by NSO employees. Court document shows NSO simply turned them over after a subpoena. The relevant court document (pg. 4, line 16) is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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Evidence collected by @WhatsApp on NSO workers discussing WhatsApp hack over WhatsApp app (??!!🤦). Does it suggest that #WhatsApp is technically capable of circumventing its End-to-End-Encryption (E2EE)? @jsrailton @matthew_d_green



NEW: Security researchers have confirmed that iPhones running iOS 18 now automatically reboot if they are not unlocked for 72 hours. The feature will make life harder for thieves, law enforcement, and forensic experts trying to extract data from iPhones. techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/new…


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Cèlia and Andreu from @centre_IRIDIA will be explaining this case in a technical talk in #privacy and #netneurality track of #ncn2k24 next Monday, November, 18th in Barcelona noconname.org/#schedule


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A data breach at US retailer Hot Topic exposed the personal data, including physical addresses and credit card data, of 57 million customers techcrunch.com/2024/11/13/hot…


What’s the best tech publication in Spanish?


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Are you interested in giving a digital privacy/security training in your community? You should check out the Security Education Companion for teaching materials and tips: securityeducationcompanion.org


NEW: The U.S. government accused two hackers of stealing 50 billion customer records from AT&T, including call and text logs. The hackers, Connor Moucka and John Binns, were charged with a series of data breaches linked to cloud giant Snowflake. techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/sno…


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Amazon has confirmed a data breach impacting employee data. The confirmation comes after a hacker claimed to leak data from a bunch of major organizations, including Amazon, which they say is linked to last year's MOVEit mass-hacks techcrunch.com/2024/11/11/ama…


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1994: Cryptographer and PGP creator Philip Zimmermann was detained and interviewed at Dulles International Airport upon his return from a trip to Europe. He was interviewed by Customs Special Agent Michael Winters, who questioned Zimmermann about possible exportation of PGP.

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NEW: The FBI is warning that hackers are gaining access to law enforcement and government email addresses to file fraudulent "emergency" data requests with U.S. companies to obtain user data — which is often then used for doxing and financial fraud. techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/fbi…


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New from 404 Media: police freaking out at iPhones stored for forensic examination mysteriously rebooting themselves. This makes brute forcing much harder. Cops hypothesize Apple pushed an update that tells nearby iPhones to reboot if not on phone network 404media.co/police-freak-o…


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Getting ready to go live in a little bit to raise some money for Anera with some good friends!!!!!!!! Stay tuned! savepoint.stream

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NEW: We spoke to the hacker who abused a bug in Activision's anti-cheat system to ban "thousands and thousands" of Call of Duty players. “I could have done this for years [...] it would have gone without notice,” said the hacker, who goes by Vizor. techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/hac…


I'm not leaving this place for good (yet), but if you want to follow me elsewhere, I am on: - Mastodon: infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb - Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/lorenz… And I will be more active there.


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