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CORUNA, DarkSword and EternalBlue: tools built for intelligence services end up with rivals and cybercriminals. Here is how these arsenals leak — and how to protect yourself.
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The credible scenario is not one of a machine that wakes up and declares war on us. It looks more like a chain of capabilities, misunderstood objectives, overly broad access, imperfect monitoring and human decisions taken too late.
Read the publicationArtificial intelligence does not invent a new kind of surveillance: it turns scattered public traces into a usable profile, then lowers the cost of a targeted attack. Here is what that changes — and how to take back the initiative.
Read the publicationThreatening messages, disturbing deliveries, surveillance and an attempt to place a GPS tracker: the eBay case shows how a team meant to protect a company can become a major risk itself.
Read the publicationSensitive banking data was handed over after fraudulent requests from a legitimate government domain. The incident shows why an authentic channel never proves identity, authority or proportionality on its own.
Read the publicationAn almost ordinary pair of glasses can now contain the building blocks of facial recognition. A magazine digest on NameTag, non-consenting bystanders and infrastructure that outlives major events.
Read the publicationReconnaissance, XSS, SQL injection, CSRF, IDOR, files and interpreters: a visual investigation follows the full chain of a compromise and the defences that can break it.
Read the publicationThe private network Dialog left profiles, contact details, rankings and relationships of executives, billionaires, politicians and military leaders exposed. A simple web mistake was enough to lay this closed circle bare.
Read the publicationFrom the ePrivacy derogation to plans for monitoring messaging services, a detailed look at Chat Control, its parliamentary battle and what is at stake for the confidentiality of communications.
Read the publicationIP address, phone, movements, browser fingerprint, metadata and address book: once linked together, ordinary clues can reveal a real identity behind an anonymous profile.
Read the publicationFour reflexes for a suspicious message, a compromised account, a lost device or a wider incident.
Do not pay, share a code or continue an action while under pressure.
Reconnect through a number, app or address you already know.
Secure affected accounts and devices without erasing useful evidence.
Notify the right party and preserve a factual timeline.
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