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Yeah, saw this earlier. And early this morning a few friends in sensitive jobs had their proton mails hacked. Sent out files to download to their address books.

I noticed the email was a bit off and called a friend. he was unaware it had happened.

Fun times.

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  On 12/4/2024 at 10:29 PM, Brisketexan said:

1) Pretty sure the "Salt Typhoon" is an appetizer at a Guy Fieri joint.

2) If Chinese hackers are subjected to reading the private communications of Surly posters......that is how America wins.  As their eyes melt, and their brains short circuit, and they try to understand why "muledick" is the answer, no matter what the question is....we will have taken down the Chinese cyberwarriors without firing a shot.

You're welcome, America.

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At a Guy Fieri joint???? The Salt Typhoon is positioned next to the chocolate fountain at Golden Corral 

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This news broke just before Thanksgiving too, it's surprising that the FBI saying it got more people to pay attention 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/fbi-uncovers-china-hackers-spying-network-targetting-us-telecommunication/5982866/

Funny thing is, they're mainly just collecting metadata on the calls not the content itself. You know, that stuff that the Supreme Court said was honkey dorey until they didn't. Gotta love when those old backdoors turn out to be useful for more than just the """good guys""".

They can snoop in on calls and texts, but they have to be in the right place and time to intercept and MiTM the message. The metadata is persistent though, and is super helpful for informing when they should listen in

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I think this is going to a be a much bigger problem soon. I remember thinking during the Ashley Madison (I was in college at the time and had no worries about it) leak how a bunch of families could be ruined with this kind of information and disinformation. I shudder to think what could be done with all of my data that my kids might someday see from some leak.  All you’d have to do is sprinkle a little crack on my data and I could look like a real asshole. Anyway, I don’t like that we are being glib about this stuff. 

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  On 12/5/2024 at 3:58 AM, Da Fino said:

I shudder to think what could be done with all of my data that my kids might someday see from some leak.  All you’d have to do is sprinkle a little crack on my data and I could look like a real asshole. Any, I don’t like that we are being glib about this stuff. 

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If you are communicating with people in more than a "casual" manner, whether it be friends, family, lovers, your attorneys, or business associates, you should already be using encrypted apps and email, and you should teach your kids to do the same. 

An email like "don't forget the game is on ABC at 6:30" nobody gives a shit about.  An email to a friend about how you're making money online impersonating Johnny Depp?  Encrypt it!

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  On 12/5/2024 at 3:58 AM, Da Fino said:

I think this is going to a be a much bigger problem soon. I remember thinking during the Ashley Madison (I was in college at the time and had no worries about it) leak how a bunch of families could be ruined with this kind of information and disinformation. I shudder to think what could be done with all of my data that my kids might someday see from some leak.  All you’d have to do is sprinkle a little crack on my data and I could look like a real asshole. Any, I don’t like that we are being glib about this stuff. 

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Dude.  We post on Surly.  We are already doomed forever once they read our posts

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  On 12/5/2024 at 5:10 AM, Gatorubet said:

Dude.  We post on Surly.  We are already doomed forever once they read our posts

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I’m sure they would hate donkey2fivebana, incredulity and workswithseed also. 

  On 12/5/2024 at 5:10 AM, atomheartbevo said:

If you are communicating with people in more than a "casual" manner, whether it be friends, family, lovers, your attorneys, or business associates, you should already be using encrypted apps and email, and you should teach your kids to do the same. 

An email like "don't forget the game is on ABC at 6:30" nobody gives a shit about.  An email to a friend about how you're making money online impersonating Johnny Depp?  Encrypt it!

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You think normal encryption will hold up? I don’t. 

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