Today in Privacy — Nov 05
Posted by PrivacyWire
- Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House? — Residential proxy services can let other people route internet traffic through devices used by White House staff, making activity harder to attribute and… — discuss · link - Critical Rails Bug Threatens to Derail Vulnerable Servers — A flaw in Rails Active Storage’s ImageMagick integration could let attackers write arbitrary files and read sensitive files through uploaded images. This puts… — discuss · link - Apple turns iCloud into spy cloud, will start looking at public share links — Apple says it will scan iCloud content shared through public links for “harmful content,” expanding automated inspection into files people share with anyone… — discuss · link - Hackers hijack cPGuard autoupdate to deploy backdoor, steal data — A compromised software update system can turn a trusted security tool into a way to install a backdoor on systems that rely on it. The data-stealing script… — discuss · link - Beyond Cold Storage: Why Hardware Wallets Need Open Source and Clear Signing — Hardware wallets protect private keys, but clear signing, open-source firmware and on-device verification let users see malicious crypto transactions. — link These stories show how privacy and security can fail through hidden routing, unsafe file handling, vendor updates, automated scanning, and tools that do not clearly show what they are doing. How are you seeing trust, transparency, and user control handled in the services and devices you rely on?