How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups | TechCrunch Barcelona's mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies.

Incredible reporting from @lorenzofb.bsky.social on how Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups and exploit makers. Critics say spyware makers on Europe's front door is a problem, given human rights abuses involving spyware deployed against EU citizens.

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Lots of continued layoffs in the APPSEC / PENTESTING AND RED TEAMING space. If you know anyone looking to join a team that has grown for 15 years and leads the industry, send em my way and I will connect with LARES. There are a number of spots open world wide. *Bonus points is they speak German * =)

Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor A secret encryption cipher baked into radio systems used by critical infrastructure workers, police, and others around the world is finally seeing sunlight. Researchers say it isn’t pretty.

Countries around the world have been using the TETRA radio standard for years to secure comms for police, intel and critical infrastructure. But new analysis reveals an intentional backdoor in its algorithms. By @kimzetter.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/tetra-radio-encryp...

anyone find a reliable Twitter to SKY bridge? chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sky-foll... ?

Well hello there! Lets see if this one turns into a dumpster fire?