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Infosec Decoded Season 5 #5: STEM Porn

With Doug Spindler and sambowne@infosec.exchange

Recorded Fri, Jan 17, 2025

Sam Bowne

When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries
Radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation. Populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation.

Elon Musk is Lying About Being Good at Video Games

Citizen Wade: The secret and remarkable life of a legendary hacker who received a rare presidential pardon
Until recently, very few people knew that Wade was also using his skills to aid US law enforcement, first for the Secret Service and then for the FBI, after he pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges when he was 21 years old.

Laser Fault Injection on a Budget: RP2350 Edition

Why This OnlyFans Model Posts Machine Learning Explainers to Pornhub
Zara Dar’s six-minute explainer video “So what are Integrals?” has a little over half a million views with 450 likes and an 87 percent positive “thumbs up” review rate.

FBI Has Warned Agents It Believes Hackers Stole Their Call Logs
FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T Inc.’s system last year stole months of their agents’ call and text logs, setting off a race within the bureau to protect the identities of confidential informants.

RedNote may wall off “TikTok refugees” to prevent US influence on Chinese users
Just a few days after more than 700 million new users flooded RedNote—which Time noted is "the most apolitical social platform in China"—rumors began swirling that RedNote may soon start segregating American users and other foreign IPs from the app's Chinese users.

FCC chair makes one last stand against Trump’s call to punish news stations
"The incoming President has called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke licenses for broadcast television stations because he disagrees with their content and coverage."

President-elect Donald Trump's chosen replacement for Rosenworcel, Commissioner Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to punish news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or Republicans in general. Backing Trump's various complaints about news stations, Carr has threatened to revoke licenses by wielding the FCC's authority to ensure that broadcasters using public airwaves operate in the public interest.