Eavesdropping on smartphone 13.56MHz NFC polling during screen wake-up/unlock
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Breaking computers taught me to build them
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Data centers contain 90% crap data
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Glamorous Toolkit
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SciOp torrents: download, seed erased US Gov sites and datasets
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Bill to block OpenAI's for-profit conversion gets mysteriously gutted
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We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all different and confusing
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Open-Source Is Just That
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Ubuntu 25.04 is due soon. Here's what's coming:

https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-25-04-features/

Stay on schedule with Raspberry Pi Pico W and an e-ink dashboard
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🔎 Vanity metrics ≠ security

Fortune 500s still chase patch counts and scan rates—but real threats slip through.

Real security = measuring impact, not activity.

Gartner predicts CTEM will cut breaches by 66% by 2026.

👉 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/security-theater-vanity-metrics-keep.html

⚡ Threats are moving faster than patches.

This week in THN: VPN exploits, supply chain hacks, insider threats, fake job scams, and malware-laced phones.

Stay ahead — full recap here ➡️ https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/weekly-recap-vpn-exploits-oracles.html

APT 3.0 is here! 🗞

https://news.itsfoss.com/apt-3-release/

Europe's GDPR privacy law is headed for red tape bonfire within 'weeks'
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🚨 ALERT: Fast Flux networks are back—and more dangerous than ever.

CISA, NSA, FBI + allies (🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿) warn: hackers like Gamaredon & Raspberry Robin are rapidly rotating domains to evade takedowns and launch malware attacks.

Block, filter, sinkhole, monitor — or risk exposure.

🔗 Read the full advisory: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/cisa-and-fbi-warn-fast-flux-is-powering.html

Bypass WhatsApp Unofficial App Warning
Because rooting your device mean you're cooking malware in your basement nowadays.

⚠️ THE DRAMA:

"You need the official WhatsApp to login."

Yeah, yeah, whatever...

📱 METHOD 1: TrickyStore
- Install TrickyStore on your root manager
- Reboot
- Edit /data/adb/tricky_store/target.txt and add:
com.whatsapp
- (Optional) Install Tricky-Addon for WebUI
- Optional: Use Valid Keybox from Tricky Add-on
- Clear WhatsApp data/cache

📱 METHOD 2: WaEnchancer
- Install LSPosed on your root manager
- Reboot
- Install WAEnhancer (.apk)
- Enable WAEnhancer in LSPosed
- Reboot
- Open WAEnhancer → enable Bootloader Spoofer
- Optional: Use a Valid Custom Keybox
- Clear Play Store & WhatsApp data
- Reinstall WhatsApp and log in

TROUBLESHOOTING:
- Still showing warnings? Force-close and relaunch WhatsApp
- Persistent issues? You may need basic/device Play Integrity
- Try using a valid keybox, even one that's already revoked
- Clear WhatsApp data again to flush cache

NOTE:
If your ROM is cursed and can't pass BASIC even after spoofing, you've got bigger problems. No module can fake stability. Fix your GMS or flash something sane.

⚡️Scripts and Fingerprinting: The Hidden Trackers
@takebackourtech

JavaScript powers the modern web, making sites dynamic and interactive. But it also enables tracking techniques like browser fingerprinting—where scripts collect unique data about your device to identify and track you, even without cookies.

Big platforms rely on these hidden methods, often using third-party scripts to follow users across the web. In our Web Browsing for Privacy Lovers webinar, we explore ways to reduce exposure to fingerprinting while keeping the web functional.

Watch the full webinar here.

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Happy Birthday to Git! 🎉
The tool that revolutionized collaboration, powered open source, and changed how the world builds software. 🌐🔥

📺 Exclusive: Google says all upcoming Google TV remotes will have a 'Free TV' button

I hope you like dedicated buttons on your TV remote, because starting this month, new Google TV devices will have a “Free TV” button that launches Freeplay.

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-remote-free-tv-button-3542332/