"Citizen, leave a copy of your home keys at the police station."

Hmm, people won't like that.

How about, "home-builders have a social responsibility ...[and must give police copies of all house keys]"

Much better.

#Europol taking another stab at the encryption fight.

#Encryption #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity #europe #surveillance

Advanced #Phishing Kit Adds #LastPass Branding for Use in Phishing Campaigns

Threat actors using phishing kits are pretending to be LastPass in phone calls and emails to steal user credentials.

Actual phishing site: “help-lastpass[.]com”

Shortened URL Embedded in Email: shorturl[.]at/glvT0

Phishing Email Subject Line: We’re here for you

Spoofed Sender: Shows as LastPass Support <support@lastpass>

#security #cybersecurity #passwords

https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/2024/04/advanced-phishing-kit-adds-lastpass-branding-for-use-in-phishing-campaigns

Advanced Phishing Kit Adds LastPass Branding for Use in Phishing Campaigns - The LastPass Blog

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#Microsoft is a national #security threat, says ex-#WhiteHouse cyber policy director

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/21/microsoft_national_security_risk/

Microsoft has a shocking level of #control over IT within the US federal #government

#technology #CyberSecurity #economy #politics #software #problem #usa #news

Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

With little competition at the goverment level, Windows giant has no incentive to make its systems safer

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