The MattChrobok’s Podcast

🥖 Telegram vs France

Important update: Durov has just announced that he’s entering into a collaboration with Elon Musk, and Grok is going to be integrated with Telegram.
Źródła:
https://zurl.co/MMRPn
https://zurl.co/7WseW
https://zurl.co/w3fLz
#Romania #Durov #Elon #Telegram #France #shorts

🤖 Machine Rebellion

All of us wish to survive - turns out, so do AI models.
Sources:
https://zurl.co/Eh7dq
https://zurl.co/ldVE9
#cybersecurity #AI #o3 #OpenAI #shorts

🌐 Meta Responds to Accusations

Train with Meta, whether you want it or not.
Sources:
https://zurl.co/JATJY
https://zurl.co/gcOd1
#ai #meta #security #rodo #shorts

The scammer is always right - how Facebook protects scammers

🚔 Facebook should be charged with participating in an organized criminal group and I’m not even exaggerating. Okay, maybe calling it an „organized” group is a bit of a stretch, but the rest is true.
Sources:
🚨 Facebook crypto scammers pose as Tesla, Amazon, and even Facebook
https://mashable.com/article/facebook-cryptocurrency-ad-scams
🕵️‍♀️ Scammers use Elon Musk’s face to advertise on Facebook and Instagram
https://www.teslarati.com/scammers-elon-musk-advertising-facebook/
❗️Beware of SpaceX and Tesla Stock Giveaway Scams Flooding Inboxes
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/beware-of-spacex-and-tesla-stock-giveaway-scams-flooding-inboxes?cid=soc|c|fb|h4sscamio
📃 DSA: Very large online platforms and search engines
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/dsa-vlops
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1694/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 The Network
01:41 The Help
06:21 The Ads
12:22 The Tech
16:59 The Suit
19:39 The Ban
#Meta #scammers #Facebook #phishing #cybercriminals

A Helping Hand

I bet you already saw the news about a wireless hand. Can it be hacked?
Sources:
https://zurl.co/rFFwR
#cybersecurity # #shorts

🖱️Steam Leaked?

The internet talks about a MASSIVE leak from Steam, involving about 90 million users. Is your account in danger?
Sources:
https://zurl.co/UU66G?
#cybersecurity #leak #steam #shorts

🎁 A Gift from the US to Foreign Intelligence

SignalGate isn’t the only gaffe made by Mike Waltz.
Sources:
https://zurl.co/Hj4b8
https://zurl.co/9Bz3e
#SignalGate #MikeWaltz #cybersecurity #USA #shorts

What’s wrong with Telegram?

💬 Telegram is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, with nearly a billion users,. When its founder, Pavel Durov was arrested in France lately there’s been quite an uproar. This is censorship! But is it really? It’s a great opportunity to talk about the problems associated with Telegram and why it’s better not to use it.
Sources:
📲 Most Popular Messaging Apps (2024)
https://explodingtopics.com/blog/messaging-apps-stats
🚪 The Most Backdoor-Looking Bug I’ve Ever Seen
https://words.filippo.io/dispatches/telegram-ecdh/
🔐 Telegram: Crowdsourcing a More Secure Future
https://telegram.org/blog/crowdsourcing-a-more-secure-future
🤔 Telegram: Can I get Telegram's server-side code?
https://telegram.org/faq#q-why-not-open-source-everything
📊 Security Analysis of Telegram (Symmetric Part)
https://mtpsym.github.io/
🔨Looking back at how Signal works, as the world moves forward
https://signal.org/blog/looking-back-as-the-world-moves-forward/
🤨 What is VLOP?
https://panoptykon.org/vlop
❌ Telegram still doesn't meet large platform requirements under DSA
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/08/21/telegram-still-doesnt-meet-large-platform-requirements-under-dsa
💵 The Telegram Billionaire and His Dark Empire
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-telegram-billionaire-and-his-dark-empire-a-f27cb79f-86ae-48de-bdbd-8df604d07cc8
👥 Russia's VKontakte CEO says he was fired, flees Russia
https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/commodities/russias-vkontakte-ceo-says-he-was-fired-flees-russia-idUSL6N0NE1HS/
🇷🇺 Pavel Durov has visited Russia more than 50 times since his "exile" in 2014
https://istories.media/en/news/2024/08/27/pavel-durov-has-visited-russia-more-than-50-times-since-his-exile-in-2014/
🚫 Russia lifts ban on Telegram messaging app after failing to block it
https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/russia-lifts-ban-on-telegram-messaging-app-after-failing-to-block-it-idUSKBN23P2DY/
🇨🇺 Telegram blocked in Cuba? Civil society demands answers
https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/telegram-blocked-in-cuba-civil-society-demands-answers/
📨 Russia blocks Signal messaging app as authorities tighten control over information
https://apnews.com/article/russia-crackdown-signal-messenger-blocked-2adc9c67fc749727c41375f5b5ffb2a3
8️⃣ Eight signs of the difference of Telegram, one of Russia's most successful projects
https://texty.org.ua/articles/112347/eight-signsof-danger-telegram-one-russias-most-successful-projects/
🥷 State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors repeatedly use the same exploits
https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/state-backed-attackers-and-commercial-surveillance-vendors-repeatedly-use-the-same-exploits/
🤬 Telegram is shutting down a channel that called for violent protests against Iran’s government
https://www.vox.com/2017/12/30/16833542/telegram-iran-demostrations-messaging-protests-pavel-durov
⚖️ Telegram is now keeping laws, at least a little
https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/telegram-gibt-nutzerdaten-an-das-bundeskriminalamt-a-0e4d3fcb-8081-4b87-b062-db412bbc294b
💰 Who is funding Telegram? How a decade of unprofitability hasn't stopped the messenger app from growing
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/10/1/7422200/
🇩🇪 Germany and Wirecard. Europe's biggest financial fraud
https://instytutsprawobywatelskich.pl/niemcy-i-wirecard-najwieksze-oszustwo-finansowe-europy/
⛓️‍💥 Kremlin Denies Putin Met Telegram Boss Durov Before Arrest in France
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/26/kremlin-denies-putin-met-telegram-boss-durov-before-arrest-in-france-a86150
📱 WSJ: France, UAE hacked Telegram CEO Durov's iPhone in 2017
https://news.az/news/wsj-france-uae-hacked-t-elegram-ceo-durov-s-iphone-in-2017
🫨 Russian Military Bloggers Are Panicking After Telegram Chief's Arrest
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-military-bloggers-arrest-telegram-pavel-durov-1944293
🗣️ Nechaev urged the opposition parties of France to support the release of Durov
https://ria.ru/20240825/durov-1968384140.html
👨‍💼 Telegram’s CEO and Founder Durov Under Arrest: Cybercriminals React
https://www.kelacyber.com/durov-telegram-ceo-under-arrest/
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1810/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:59 Encryption
04:18 MTProto
11:08 Privacy
16:00 Anti-system
23:58 Cooperation
29:39 Money
34:37 Arrest
39:52 Reaction
43:36 What To Do And How To Live?
#Telegram #privacy #Durov #Russia #freespeech

🐺 Monsters that lurk online

Don’t forget your swords: one for men, the other for… Monsters that lurk online!
Sources:
https://zurl.co/H5yjx
#cybersecurity #witcher #Ciri #Geralt #cdprojektred #shorts

⚫ Blackout in Spain and Portugal

It began with internet issues and a cash register that stopped working. Then, the traffic lights stopped doing their job, a manhole overflowed and phone coverage was busted.
#blackout #energy #Portugal #Spain