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X now blocks Signal contact links, flags them as malicious
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to “Signal.me,” a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. According to BleepingComputer’s tests and other users’ reports, attempting to post Signal.me links via public posts, direct messages, or profile bios receive error messages citing spam or malware risks. “This request looks…
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X is blocking links to Signal
X users are currently unable to post links to Signal.me, which are used to quickly and securely send direct messages to Signal users. A variety of failure notifications are being reported when X users attempt to post Signal links on the platform, some of which identify the blocked message as containing spam, harmful content, or malicious activity. When my colleague…
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I love magic links – why aren’t more services using them?
As someone who spends a lot of time writing about cybersecurity, I often find myself at risk of sounding like a broken record when it comes to the frailties of using passwords to sign into digital services. By now people are probably all too aware that passwords are an imperfect security solution. The dangers of poor password hygiene have been…
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White House links ninth telecom breach to Chinese hackers
A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries. The Salt Typhoon Chinese cyber-espionage group who orchestrated these attacks (also tracked as Earth Estries, FamousSparrow, Ghost Emperor, and UNC2286) is known for breaching government entities and telecom companies throughout Southeast Asia and has…
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FBI links North Korean hackers to $308 million crypto heist
The North Korean hacker group ‘TraderTraitor’ stole $308 million worth of cryptocurrency in the attack on the Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin in May. In a short post, the FBI attributed the attack to the state-affiliated threat actor TraderTraitor, also tracked as Jade Sleet, UNC4899, and Slow Pisces. The crypto heist occurred in May 2024 and forced the platform to restrict account registration, cryptocurrency withdrawals, and trading…
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How to Stop Microsoft Bing From Opening Links in New Tabs
Quick Links Why Does Bing Open Links In New Tabs? How to Stop Bing Opening Links in New Tabs Bing Search has an annoying behavior where it opens links in new tabs and the search page stays open in another. You may have noticed this on Microsoft Edge, but it happens on every browser when using Bing. Why Does Bing…
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‘Sill’ Is the Best Way to Read Bluesky and Mastadon Links
I scroll through my Bluesky and Mastodon feeds every day and I sometimes grow tired of reading other people’s musings and opinions on everything. Some days, I just want to catch up on just the useful links in my timeline and Sill is a new tool that lets me do just that—you can think of Sill as an RSS feed…
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Signal introduces convenient “call links” for private group chats
The Signal messenger application has announced a set of new features aimed at making private group chats more convenient and easier for people to join. The highlight feature announced is “call links,” which allow users to create and share links with other Signal users without needing to create a group chat. The links can be created from the new “calls”…
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Google’s mysterious ‘search.app’ links leave Android users concerned
Google has left Android users puzzled after the most recent update to the Google mobile app causes links shared from the app to now be prepended with a mysterious “search.app” domain. As the Google app is a popular portal for searching the web for Android users and delivers a personalized content news feed referred to as Google Discover, it has…
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How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Linux
Key Takeaways Use the ln command with the -s flag in the terminal to create symbolic links, such as “ln -s /home/name/Downloads /home/name/Desktop”. In Ubuntu’s Files app, copy a file or folder and then hit Ctrl+M in the directory you want the symlink to create it without use of the terminal. Symbolic links are advanced shortcuts in Linux, allowing files…
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