George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

Even if you can't donate here, please share the link around https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dextra-fight-cancer?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

@cstross And congrats @jerry for hosting so many of the most-followed accounts in the Fediverse right here on the @Infosec.Exchange instance!

Shout-out to:
@SwiftOnSecurity
@malwaretech
@briankrebs
@micahflee

This is pretty clever. A phish going around spoofing Wordpress and telling people to install a security update that references a fake CVE. In this case, the "patch" is a website backdoor.

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/12/psa-fake-cve-2023-45124-phishing-scam-tricks-users-into-installing-backdoor-plugin/

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An owl gliding through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubbles reveals wingtip and tail vortices.

Video credit: Usherwood et al.
Source: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/3/jeb214809/223686/High-aerodynamic-lift-from-the-tail-reduces-drag

So you want to experience the night sky?

Like, *really* experience it?

Here's why dark sites are important, and how to find them.

Also: If I have done the math correctly, this is my 50th article for Scientific American. Dayum.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-find-the-darkest-night-sky-for-stargazing/

Exactly this. [via @patriottakes]

There’s a lot of news dropping today, so I didn’t want this one to slip by unnoticed. Scott Perry is the chair of the House Freedom Caucus. He may also have committed crimes of conspiracy around Jan 6, based on inadvertently posted texts and emails. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-congressional-coup-plotter?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Hyundai IONIQ 5 sales soar 99% amid record November sales https://electrek.co/2023/12/01/hyundai-ioniq-5-sales-soar-99-amid-record-november-sales/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Please spread the word: Two #PhD opportunities at #SPRU, University of Sussex #UoS, on: #Innovation and #Policy Acceleration - regarding #climateChange, #energySecurity and more.

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/phd-funding/view/1661-Two-3-year-PhD-studentships-on-Innovation-and-Policy-Acceleration-at-SPRU-University-of-Sussex-Business-School

Posted on LinkedIn. I need a job, apparently. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonperlow_well-today-i-found-out-the-organization-activity-7136109248559644672-wpr6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Duke University Libraries are canceling their subscription to Basecamp. Their post explaining the move is very good, and worth your time: https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11/30/why-were-dropping-basecamp/

I Fight For The Users: a post in support of migrating away from Twitter and generating funds for The Trevor Project. Please bid as you see fit for a good cause! https://blog.codinghorror.com/i-fight-for-the-users/

Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $245,600,000,000

Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $168,200,000,000

Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $116,600,000,000

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

We need to hold our media to account. They are in large part responsible for the mess we are in.

My long quest to revive a ’90s Windows gaming cult classic

Pendulumania is a testament to addictive game design and Windows app portability.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/11/my-long-quest-to-revive-a-90s-windows-gaming-cult-classic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself”

Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/elon-musk-on-x-antisemitism-controversy-dont-advertise-go-f-yourself/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social