Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb
Senior reporter @TechCrunch, writing a book on Hacking Team and the industry of government spyware. ☎️ +1 917 257 1382 infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb lorenzofb.com Joined July 2009-
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@lorenzofb I decided to test whether EXIF data is removed from images sent over X's new encrypted chat feature like Signal and other messengers do. I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
I am at SummerCon today too, and ~ extremely ~ easy to find, so come say hi. If you prefer, I’m also on Signal (+1 917 257 1382)
Hacker Conference HOPE Says U.S. Immigration Crackdown Caused Massive Crash in Ticket Sales 🔗 404media.co/hacker-confere… 404media.co/hacker-confere…
1989: FBI Director William Sessions said "Viruses are easy to create and propagate, require little expertise, and may be nearly impossible to prevent or detect."
NEW: Coinbase says its recent data breach affected at least 69,000 customers. Compmay said breach dates back to Dec. 26, 2024 and continued until earlier this month. Stolen data is great for doxing or even physical attacks. techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/coi…
NEW: A Massachusetts student plead guilty to hacking and extorting a U.S. education tech company. Prosecutors said the hacker stole personal data on 60 million students and 10 million teachers. And all signs point to that victim being PowerSchool. techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/us-…
Despite what CISA says, Google told me: "there has been no reports of or evidence of exploitation of the vulnerability. We are reaching out to CISA for clarification of their categorization."
Despite what CISA says, Google told me: "there has been no reports of or evidence of exploitation of the vulnerability. We are reaching out to CISA for clarification of their categorization."
The pope's funeral, now Cannes. I expected Assange to spend most of his time posting on Twitter but I guess is all about IRL experiences these days.
The pope's funeral, now Cannes. I expected Assange to spend most of his time posting on Twitter but I guess is all about IRL experiences these days.
The last time the UAE did this it ended up poorly for most people involved, so I'm sure it will go well this time.
The last time the UAE did this it ended up poorly for most people involved, so I'm sure it will go well this time.
NEW: Cocospy, Spyic and Spyzie, the stalkerware apps that were breached earlier this year and caught spying on millions of people's phones, now appear to have shut down. The apps not working, their websites gone, and Amazon-hosted cloud storage deleted. techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/coc…
NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account. techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/us-…

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