Weekly Update 490
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Fishing Tips
This is a video of advice for squid fishing in Puget Sound. As usual, you can also use this squid…
I Am in the Epstein Files
Once. Someone named “Vincenzo lozzo” wrote to Epstein in email, in 2016: “I wouldn’t pay too much attention to this,…
iPhone Lockdown Mode Protects Washington Post Reporter
404Media is reporting that the FBI could not access a reporter’s iPhone because it had Lockdown Mode enabled: The court…
Code Signing Certificate Validity Is Changing: Key Updates and Timelines
Starting in 2026, publicly trusted code signing certificates will no longer be valid for three years. The CA/Browser Forum approved…
Backdoor in Notepad++
Hackers associated with the Chinese government used a Trojaned version of Notepad++ to deliver malware to selected users. Notepad++ said…
US Declassifies Information on JUMPSEAT Spy Satellites
The US National Reconnaissance Office has declassified information about a fleet of spy satellites operating between 1971 and 2006. I’m…
Fancy Bear: Russia-Linked APT Exploits Microsoft Office Zero-Day
Executive Summary A targeted cyber-espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group Fancy Bear (APT28) has been…
Weekly Update 489
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Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys
Microsoft gives the FBI the ability to decrypt BitLocker in response to court orders: about twenty times per year. It’s…