The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private
In the wake of SignalGate, a knockoff version of Signal used by a high-ranking member of the Trump Administration was hacked. Today on Uncanny Valley,…
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The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats
The communication app TeleMessage Signal, used by at least one top Trump administration official to archive messages, has already reportedly suffered breaches that illustrate concerning…
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts over a period of years, according to leaked…
US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
United States Customs and Border Protection is asking tech companies to send pitches for a real-time facial recognition tool that would take photos of every…
Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked
The messaging app used by at least one top Trump administration official has suspended its services following reports of hackers stealing data from the app.…
Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a ‘Persistent’ Risk to the US
“Nation states take on a strategic positioning,” says George Barnes, a former deputy director at the National Security Agency, who spent 36 years at the…
Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
On ThursdaY, Reuters published a photo depicting then-United States national security advisor Mike Waltz checking his phone during a cabinet meeting held by President Trump…
Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure
At the start of April, an influx of action figure started appearing on social media sites including LinkedIn and X. Each figure depicted the person…
North Korea Stole Your Job
Even security experts can be fooled. In July 2024, Knowbe4, a Florida-based company that offers security training, discovered that a new hire known as “Kyle”…
AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks
AI-generated computer code is rife with references to non-existent third-party libraries, creating a golden opportunity for supply-chain attacks that poison legitimate programs with malicious packages…
WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy
Last year, Apple debuted a similar scheme, known as Private Cloud Compute, for its Apple Intelligence AI platform. And users can turn the service on…
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and Macbooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs…