😱 Could your coffee maker or microwave be spying on you?

Many smart devices in our homes are collecting excessive amounts of personal data beyond what’s needed for product functionality & sharing it with outside entities.

Read the article here: https://pnqk.me/pha0hm

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USA: This morning, various remarks from FBI and CISA officials have clarified a currently developing situation with regards to all cellular communications in the United States. A few weeks ago, a suspected-Chinese cyberattack compromised the spying tools used by federal agencies to surveil American citizens.
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Analyst Comments: The cybersecurity concerns that have come to light over the past few days/weeks have been extremely concerning. In short, China allegedly was able to use the various backdoor-access tools provided by telecom companies to allow federal agencies to conduct surveillance, essentially getting the keys to the castle to spy on the spies. At the moment, the exact scale of this breach/cyber incident are not known (or at least not available to the public). However, it does appear that Chinese hacking groups were/are able to use many of the tools and procedures that are ordinarily only at the disposal of the American government.
As one might expect, the gargantuan scale of how this situation may develop is staggering. Today, various unnamed FBI officials (as well as named CISA officials) have recommended to not utilized SMS text messaging at all, as every single text message sent in the United States has probably been breached by China. This morning, various unnamed officials (speaking with various mainstream media outlets) have urged all Americans to use encrypted messaging apps instead of traditional SMS text messages until the full scale of what just happened becomes known.
Analyst: S2A1
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Nice by ChonDoit
Project Matrixx GSI A14 based on crDroid 😉

https://github.com/ChonDoit/treble_matrixx_patches/releases/tag/A14

Just say NO!

👆Microsoft has launched it's 365 Cloud PC. If you like freedom and privacy this is a must forever avoid item. Microsoft will own every scrap of information. This is the very manifestation of you will own nothing and be happy. Subscription based computing.

Google Introduces Key New Option for Web Searches!
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🎭 When democracy doesn’t go your way… Just Reset™

Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election after the losing government cried foul over Russian interference, claiming 25,000 TikTok accounts and 85,000 cyberattacks swayed the results.

Read the details: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/romania-cancels-presidential-election.html

🚨 Cybercriminals are luring Web3 professionals into traps using fake video conferencing apps.

These apps deliver "Realst," an information stealer targeting sensitive data like #cryptocurrency wallets and Telegram credentials.

Read here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/hackers-using-fake-video-conferencing.html

🚨 Software supply chain attack alert!

Two popular Python AI library versions, Ultralytics 8.3.41 & 8.3.42, were compromised to deliver cryptocurrency miners.

Read details here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/ultralytics-ai-library-compromised.html

Pot (A Cute Translator)

Pot is a cross-platform translation app that makes language barriers disappear. It boasts parallel translations from multiple services, OCR, text-to-speech, and even a plugin system for endless customization!

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• Developer: Pot App

🏷 Tags: #Translator #CrossPlatform #Productivity #Privacy