CIRCLE WITH A DOT

RE: https://abyssdomain.expert/@filippo/116296240048747450

Filippo is spot on. The question we should be asking now is: "What does Google know that the rest of us don't?"

I was lucky enough to cover Cindy Cohn's trailblazing work BEFORE she joined @eff . Here's one of several stories I wrote about her when she was still an associate attorney in private practice.

For context, please see:

Self-propagating malware poisons open source software and wipes Iran-based machines

Development houses: It's time to check your networks for infections.

Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

Wow, TeamPCP is hacking open-source developers faster than we can report on them. The latest (that I'm aware of, anyway) is LiteLLM. They worked with Trivy but didn't bother to change their credentials after Trivy was hacked, despite an ample amount of advice to do so.

Folks, if any of you used LiteLLM, now is the time to change your credentials, at an atomic level. Now, as in immediately.

Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 PyPI package – credential stealer | Hacker News

(news.ycombinator.com)

Does anybody with a STRONG BACKGROUND IN WEBSITE PRIVACY have time to vet this research? Are TikTok and Meta pixels REALLY doing the things claimed? I'm concerned it may be overstating things in an attempt to sell its tag monitoring tools.

The Collection of Commercial Intelligence: TikTok & Meta Ad Pixels

Jscrambler analyzed the TikTok and Meta ad pixels used on websites and found that their default behavior requires immediate attention.

Jscrambler (jscrambler.com)

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@mossmann @ghostsarespooky

Sigh. removing the sensors may be viable. Do the sensors come with the tires (and hence change each time they're replaced)? Sounds like swapping out the sensors would be a lot of work for the average vehicle owner.

@mossmann @ghostsarespooky

OK, so it's just for tracking people's TPMS? It's not for changing your own?

@mossmann @ghostsarespooky

I'll rephrase: To prevent TPMS from identifying my vehicle, do I use this kit to regularly change my TPMS? If not, how does this mitigation work?

@ghostsarespooky

Very cool. Now I want to do it for my vehicle. How do I get started? Has anyone put together a how-to article?

@mossmann @ghostsarespooky

Interesting. So is the idea to regularly change the TPMS?

@ghostsarespooky

Please say more. What does one buy? How easy is it for people with only intermediate tech skills to do? Are there any tutorials explaining all of this?

Tire pressure "transmissions are sent without any encryption or secure mechanisms and include a unique identifier. This allows anyone with affordable equipment like a low-cost spectrum receiver and a standard off-the-shelf antenna to capture and track them throughout time and space."

Just a moment...

(www.securityweek.com)

RIP burner accounts

LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.

Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

@andrei_chiffa

Great question . . . and one I don't know the answer to.

Google has devised a means for securing HTTPS certificates against quantum computing attacks without massive performance hits stemming from the considerably longer size of data required to be included.

Is anyone following this work?

Cultivating a robust and efficient quantum-safe HTTPS

Posted by Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team Today we're announcing a new program in Chrome to make HTTPS certificates secure against ...

Google Online Security Blog (security.googleblog.com)

That guest SSID you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/