Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
French University to Fund American Scientists Who Fear Trump Censorship
The program is called ‘safe place for science,’ and will provide 15 million Euros in funding for some 15 researchers over a 3-year period,” Clara Bufi, a spokesperson for Aix Marseille University, told me in an email. “It targets, but is not limited to, climate and environment, health, and human and social sciences.
Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has written off £1m-worth of people's debts, using £100,000 of his own money.
Gabbard Investigates While UK Remains Silent on Reported Apple Backdoor
Trump Turns Mar-a-Lago Dinners Into Pricey Pay to Play Scheme
For $5 million, business leaders can meet one-on-one with Trump at his estate, a “hot ticket” opportunity in the business world, sources told Wired. For those looking for a classier affair, they can pay $1 million to dine with the president in a candlelit group setting.
Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
EDR blocked the ransomware on a Windows machine, so they moved to a Linux-based webcam and
encrypted the files via SMB from there.
House Passes Bill Requiring Federal Contractors to Implement Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
The goal is to make it easier for individuals and companies who find vulnerabilities in contractors’ systems to responsibly disclose them.
ISC2 Survey: Women Comprise 22% of the Cybersecurity Workforce
I'm surprised ISC2 dares to publish this article in Trump's America. I expect it to vanish soon.
"March is Women’s History Month, and throughout the month, ISC2 will be publishing a series of #WomenInCyber articles based on ISC2 research findings from women working in the cybersecurity profession."
Satnav systems built for Earth used by Blue Ghost lander as it approached the Moon
An experimental module attached to Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Moon lander successfully used Earth's orbiting satnav systems, a feat that suggests a specialized lunar positioning system may not be needed.
Zen and the Art of Microcode Hacking
Modern x86 CPUs use microcode to implement some complicated instructions, and the microcode can be updated.
The updates are verified using a CMAC signature which depends on a secret key. However, they used an example key from the NIST SP 800-38B publication, so it's possible to sneak malicious updates in.
Tracking You from a Thousand Miles Away! Turning a Bluetooth Device into an Apple AirTag Without Root Privileges
The attacker needs to get you to run their software on your device. This could happen if you download an app that secretly contains tracking code, or planted by a USB drive. Any device with Bluetooth Low Energy could be affected. Your device then starts broadcasting signals that make it look like an AirTag to nearby Apple devices.
Cellebrite zero-day exploit used to target phone of Serbian student activist
Cellebrite customers with physical access to a locked Android device to bypass an Android phone’s lock screen and gain privileged access on the device. As the exploit targets core Linux kernel USB drivers, the impact is not limited to a particular device or vendor and could affect a very wide range of devices. The same vulnerabilities could also expose Linux computers and Linux-powered embedded devices to physical attacks, although there is no evidence of this exploit chain has been designed to target non-Android Linux devices.
A Student Used AI to Beat Amazon’s Brutal Technical Interview. He Got an Offer and Someone Tattled to His University
Roy Lee, the student facing down Columbia, told me he won’t be on campus when the hearing happens, that he plans to leave the University, and that the program he built to dupe Big Tech is proof that the jobs they’re offering are obsolete.