DEFCON 201 @defcon201@hostux.social

Jared Kushner's coronovirus task force is using private email accounts to conduct official business https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200327/12535044183/jared-kushners-coronovirus-task-force-is-using-private-email-accounts-to-conduct-official-business.shtml

In general, ways to avoid accidentally downloading malware from a phishing message include:
✔️ check the sender’s address
✔️ try not to click or tap
✔️ try not to download files from unfamiliar people
✔️ phone a friend/coworker: ask "were we expecting an email from this sender?"

Some of these scams have the intent of stealing your password to log into a service you use, and some of them have the intent of installing malware. For more information, see our printable handout from SEC. https://sec.eff.org/uploads/upload/file/37/SEC-malware-handout.pdf https://t.co/JS2KrG1FuB

Two trends in malware that we’re especially seeing in COVID-19 related phishing attacks are trojans and ransomware. Some phishing campaigns use a live interactive map of COVID-19 to appear valid and trustworthy even to a cautious eye.
https://blog.lookout.com/commercial-surveillanceware-operators-latest-to-take-advantage-of-covid-19 https://t.co/4cQIpmK7Dz

For more tips and examples of phishing messages, check out our blogpost on phishing in the time of COVID-19. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/phishing-time-covid-19-how-recognize-malicious-coronavirus-phishing-scams

Join the collaborative Arduino community conference to combating COVID-19, taking place tomorrow April 2nd at 5pm (CEST)

Join → https://bit.ly/343Vnf9

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1245449618709676033

#Ticketfrei 2 is released!

https://github.com/ticketfrei/ticketfrei/

Ticketfrei is a mastodon/twitter/mail /telegram bot to dodge ticket controllers in public transport systems.

You can set up ticketfrei for your city at https://ticketfrei.links-tech.org - reclaim your network!

Magnets Turn Flexible PCB Into Electric Grasshopper

Just because something doesn’t seem to have an apparent purpose, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try making it anyway. As flexible PCBs become cheaper and easier to order from low-scale fab houses, we’r… https://hackaday.com/2020/03/31/magnets-turn-flexible-pcb-into-electric-grasshopper/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1245124084117262341

Bluetooth technology, location tracking and #COVID19. We start looking at the tech behind the apps you've been hearing about.

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3536/bluetooth-tracking-and-covid-19-tech-primer https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1245052748774735878/photo/1

Find out how the current public health crisis may affect your privacy. Today at 6:30 (ET), join Electronic Frontier Alliance member @STOPSpyingNY, and RadTech, for their first digital teach-in. https://twitter.com/STOPSpyingNY/status/1243250664886673408

EFF believes TV viewers should be able to access free local
broadcasts on their devices—especially now, amid the
COIVD-19 pandemic. That's why we're defending Locast, a free, local TV streaming service facing bogus copyright claims by giant broadcasters. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-joins-locast-defense-team-fight-tv-viewers-right-use-free-legal-streaming-0

The page for the solidarity map is now available in french.

🖐️ Thanks to @how for this commit

https://redaktor.me/#home

Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation. Yes, it works...

https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/03/30/bend-it-like-the-bay-area-doctors-see-flatter-curve-after-2-weeks-of-social-isolation-1269663

  

@kelbot The last few days I've been burning a shameful amount of time playing Harvest Moon for the NES.

  

We're hearing more reports of malware campaigns using similar strategies to the COVID-19 related phishing strategies we've covered here. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/phishing-time-covid-19-how-recognize-malicious-coronavirus-phishing-scams

The important work of the .ORG community should not be interrupted by anything, and certainly not a sale which will wring money out of that community while risking the reliability and stability that community needs. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/members-congress-once-again-urge-icann-save-dot-org

We're looking for Hacker Help Desk hosts for 1 hour spots on any topic.
DMs open! Community calendar ➡️ https://bit.ly/2QK4mfW

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1243699329061314560

RT from Supplyframe (@Supplyframe)

Learn how bio #engineering students @Caltech are using @arduino to drastically reduce the cost of experiments.

Watch Episode 1 --> https://youtu.be/e2bRBbSDnio
Presented by @DigiKey, @MicrochipTech, and Supplyframe

[Video embedded in original tweet]

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/Supplyframe/status/1243669796031361024