2026-05-21T13:56:03Z https://yabu.me Matt Burgess https://yabu.me/npub1heqvu9zdpaak57gh5yy5w3s4detwzesnj30fhug9m5qdd9yf8yxqneam87 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/291/897/474/632/883/original/0cfb4116f09a66d8.jpeg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/291/897/474/632/883/original/0cfb4116f09a66d8.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yhdk2mmsarunue4j7jnvdwyngrzgtn2gm8ftd2vs7e9dyly9lvgzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscr6mjvh New from me: France is done with US big tech companies—arguably its moving away from American tech faster than other countries in Europe<br/><br/>The French government has built its own replacement for Google Docs/Microsoft Office. Cities, including Lyon, are moving to Linux and other tech. Open source is at the center of their efforts. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-is-going-through-a-trump-fueled-breakup-with-big-tech/">https://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-is-going-through-a-trump-fueled-breakup-with-big-tech/</a><br/><br/>#tech #digitalsovereignty #opensource #techn 2026-05-21T13:49:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv842kduzn8hjulc4rqtx5a0wlp5jwy78qmyaagyzxkcfnacravyqzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscw9lcfv “No-one is asking for this...&#34;<br/><br/>Just like millions of others, scammers on cybercrime forums are fed up with AI posts and the increased rollout of AI<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-are-complaining-about-ai-slop-flooding-their-forums/">https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-are-complaining-about-ai-slop-flooding-their-forums/</a> <br/><br/>#cybersecurity #cybercrime #aislop #ai 2026-05-06T16:19:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqw3ez5ac4p4m4ll6hjm0p6c6ghe6puuv3hjsewlfqq8rch7fz6qzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscnngy6s Updated! We are now up to 20 entries in my European digital sovereignty tracker. New examples of orgs ditching US tech include media entities, the Dutch National Bank, and open source sewing software.<br/><br/>Thanks to everyone who has sent me examples, please do keep them coming if there are others I am missing!<br/><br/>There&#39;s a handful that I am still reviewing and I&#39;m also considering in the next update including new categories (political declarations, funding, projects such as Euro-Office, etc)<br/><br/><a href="https://drive.proton.me/urls/EG60KWHEDG#7P2AL5m6PPzT">https://drive.proton.me/urls/EG60KWHEDG#7P2AL5m6PPzT</a><br/><br/>#digitalsovereignty #europe #tech #opensource 2026-05-01T07:54:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7azwlr9h4jqw8qcdnjd9md9ga77v2rxd45w8eymn6mcax8lezhgzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscsecsya London...<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/476/915/303/486/331/original/b30b8862ecc8705a.jpeg"> 2026-04-27T13:32:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25m3a8syudg22w0msastm4t7ndzj7gmpy8zw357r2hu3ypr7d4xszyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscuemk0d Mastodon, I need your help! As more European countries and orgs look to ditch US technology and move to sovereign or open source alternatives, I&#39;m trying to track these efforts. <br/><br/>So far, I&#39;ve found more than half a dozen government agencies, cities, orgs, that are embracing digital sovereignty but want to hear about other examples that I&#39;ve missed. Who else should I be adding to this? <br/><br/>Here&#39;s a list of what I have so far: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yF0yznwPWuEqI2rJi54KFTIWu0yYYVkhVDRtmuy3D2w/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yF0yznwPWuEqI2rJi54KFTIWu0yYYVkhVDRtmuy3D2w/edit?usp=sharing</a><br/><br/>#digitalsovereignty #opensource #europe #tech 2026-04-16T12:48:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2hru0jvtcdfkvmxanlzja94tcr8hhudmfh7mdacw04hpd22ycfqzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yusc5rpxvh NEW: <br/><br/>Thousands of men are members of Telegram groups and channels that advertise and sell hacking and surveillance services that can be used to harass friends, wives and girlfriends, and former partners, new research has uncovered. <br/><br/>The findings, from a European nonprofit group, also say that the communities are involved in extensive trading, selling, and promotion of a huge variety of abusive content, including nonconsensual intimate images of women, so-called nudifying services, plus folders of images that sellers claim include child sexual abuse material and depictions of incest and rape.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/">https://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/</a> 2026-04-08T08:09:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgn6f6m6ajrspfa5jfdwhwvg0tavcsc45askkgnzan8t34m3wedmczyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yusczn5ssv NEW: The number of phones being searched at the US border just hit another high<br/><br/>- 16,000 devices were searched in the last three months—a record high for a quarter<br/>- 55,000 in the fiscal year 2025 (Oct-Sept)—a yearly record high<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-searched-a-record-number-of-phones-at-the-us-border-over-the-past-year/">https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-searched-a-record-number-of-phones-at-the-us-border-over-the-past-year/</a> 2025-10-28T16:28:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93zxmw7t3qzk8hlj505vdnslm24fcw889ene26vdjr5dyg30vrvszyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscpagrcu NEW: In a likely first, security researchers have shown how generative AI agents can be hijacked to cause physical consequences.<br/><br/>They tricked Google&#39;s Gemini AI into turning off smart home lights, opening windows, and turning on a boiler. <br/><br/>They hid instructions to the AI in a *calendar invitation*<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-calendar-invite-hijack-smart-home/">https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-calendar-invite-hijack-smart-home/</a> 2025-08-06T20:04:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmjr03usp87jnymy5zftz9sl4cxh9pft0gzl95tcgjh5ze5p9yxgzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscumxnlz “Wired is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act”<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/">https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/</a> 2025-03-18T14:22:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppj3jz8c2ckd4zghgruzee3xll33gvaf4c8v3lxac3ct66wuuruszyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscpx57y5 Mastodon friends, I&#39;ve heard a few suggestions of companies moving from US cloud providers to those based in the EU, due to risks with the Trump administration/Cloud Act, etc. <br/><br/>Has anyone come across any businesses that have made the leap recently? Feel free to DM or message on Signal, mattburgess.20<br/><br/>#infosec #privacy #cloud #security 2025-03-17T11:21:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcujmar83qrxv2wr4j6g9ll9vhugxus09g7dl3pkpx9lh784k3xqzyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscvvhhyq One day after the Onljne Safety Bill effectively passes in the UK and the government is briefing against Meta’s rollout of end-to-end encryption. These are exactly the same talking points it’s been using for the last year, I’m not really sure what the govt is hoping to achieve by saying the same thing again and again (especially when it’s clear Meta won’t be changing its plans to roll out encryption )<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66854622">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66854622</a> #encryption #privacy #uk 2023-09-20T07:25:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdpyvy87sf586rlpaxml925wdusmvh7uxeuts80g4ypsqaa69jgczyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yuscle240s For the last three years, hackers have been logging into one honeypot setup by security researchers. When they do, the researchers have recorded their screens, every mouse click, keyboard tap, and also grabbed clipboard data.<br/><br/>This has resulted in more than 100 hours of data on the behaviour of cyber criminals. Here’s what can be learned from it <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/hacker-honeypot-go-secure/">https://www.wired.com/story/hacker-honeypot-go-secure/</a> #cybersecurity #cybercrime #windows #infosec #blackhat 2023-08-12T11:51:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwy80kutdmlhw820f8556jsn859vwxnst6ewdcplerrkn05ckgtszyzlypns5f58hk6nez7ssj36xz4h9dctxzw29axl3qhwsp4553yusc80u58k New: In January, the source code of Russian tech giant Yandex was leaked. 45GB of code detailing the inner workings of its search engine, maps, taxi apps, and dozens of other services was made available.<br/><br/>Now a new analysis of the code for Yandex&#39;s highly powerful behavioural advertising system reveals how the company uses people&#39;s data. The research shines a light on Yandex&#39;s creepy data practices, including how much data it gathers and combines behind the scenes.<br/><br/>And as Yandex inches closer to becoming a Russian-owned company, there are mounting concerns how the Kremlin could weaponize this data<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/yandex-leaks-crypta-ads/">https://www.wired.com/story/yandex-leaks-crypta-ads/</a><br/><br/>#data #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity 2023-08-10T12:32:26Z