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Theo on the latest Intel issues
Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) posted to the tech@ mailing list with some background on how the latest discovered Intel CPU issues relate to OpenBSD.
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These 3 issues (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646) together
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Putting Stickers On Your Laptop Is Probably a Bad Security Idea
Mitchell said political stickers, for instance, can land you in secondary search or result in being detained while crossing a border. In one case, Mitchell said a hacker friend ended up missing a flight over stickers.
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Video Shows Hotel Security at DEF CON Joking About Posting Photos of Guests' Belongings to Snapchat
But the room check captured on video suggests the walkthroughs are subject to abuse by hotel personnel who may use them as opportunity to snoop on guests or take and post images for amusement. And accounts of other searches that involved hotel security staff refusing to show ID or showing insufficient ID, and displaying bullying and threatening behavior to guests in occupied rooms, raises questions about the legality of the searches and the tactics and training of security personnel.
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Researchers in Finland detect vulnerability in password management software
Researchers identified a security gap in more than 10 applications used by millions around the world, including an app used by Finland's population registry.
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Trump ends Obama-era rules on US-led cyberattacks: report
The memorandum required that an extensive interagency process take place before the U.S. government embarks on any cyberattacks. Trump reversed the rules to try and ease some of those restrictions, which critics argued were detrimental to launching the attacks quickly, according to the Journal.
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