If you’re a #maker, Sensor Watch is a nostalgic gem: #retro #Casio F-91W, packed with modern microcontroller. I used to rock one (and dissect it) as a kid, now you can #hack it for real: https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/sensor-watch
Latest Monster Hunter Wilds update aims to rally the Steam reviews and slay the wildest monster of all - FOMO - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/latest-monster-hunter-wilds-update-aims-to-rally-the-steam-reviews-and-slay-the-wildest-monster-of-all-fomo #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #MonsterHunterWilds #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Hack&Slash; #Capcom #RPG
Even more arrests! Reuters reports:
Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain's National Crime Agency said.
The cyberattack on M&S was the most serious, costing it about 300 million pounds ($409 million) in lost operating profit.
The NCA said two males aged 19, another aged 17, and a 20-year-old female were apprehended in the West Midlands, central England, and London on Thursday on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, blackmail, money laundering and participating in the activities of an organised crime group.
McDonald’s setzte beim Recruiting auf Paradox AI – doch ein Admin-Zugang war mit „123456“ gesichert. Hacker konnten so Bewerberdaten wie Kontaktdaten, Jobpräferenzen, Arbeitszeiten abgreifen. Der Vorfall zeigt eklatante Sicherheitslücken hinter der KI-Automatisierung. Während der Chatbot Bewerbungen abwickeln soll, wird Datenschutz so fahrlässig aufs Spiel gesetzt.
#McDonalds #Datenschutz #Hack #KI
https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-chat-bot-paradoxai/
Here's a workaround: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/alt-to-title/
Explanation:
Browser renders `title` attribute on mouse hover. Mastodon v4.4.0 stopped copying `alt` attribute contents into `title` attribute, now browser no longer shows alt-text on mouse hover. You can still see it if you click on the ALT button but that is annoying and life draining and makes you hate people.
This extension always copies `alt` attribute content into `title` attribute if no `title` attribute is present, for every image, which is useful, unlike what Mastodon devs think.
So if you enable it for everything and not just your Mastodon site, your browser gets even more useful, despite sabotage attempts.
I had almost given up on going, but the list of accepted talks is SO good I think I will after all! #hack ️
From: @bert_hubert
https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/114805815190248268
Hades 2's latest patch is "likely" the last one before it emerges from the early access underworld - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hades-2s-latest-patch-is-likely-the-last-one-before-it-emerges-from-the-early-access-underworld #Birdview/Isometric #SupergiantGames #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Hack&Slash; #Roguelike #Hades2 #Indie #RPG #PC
Monster Hunter Wilds title update two aims to defeat the biggest beasts of all: shader compilation and VRAM issues - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/monster-hunter-wilds-title-update-two-aims-to-defeat-the-biggest-beasts-of-all-shader-compilation-and-vram-issues #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #MonsterHunterWilds #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Hack&Slash; #Capcom #RPG
With Palworld's Terraria collab now out in the wild, Terraria will be getting its own Palworld crossover... eventually - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/with-palworlds-terraria-collab-now-out-in-the-wild-terraria-will-be-getting-its-own-palworld-crossover-eventually #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #PlayStationVita #ActionAdventure #EngineSoftware #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #NintendoWiiU #Nintendo3DS #HeadupGames #Thirdperson #Platformer #Pocketpair #Hack&Slash; #Simulation #iOS
Monster Hunter Wilds second title update is adding in Lagiacrus from Monster Hunter 3 when it arrives next week - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/monster-hunter-wilds-second-title-update-is-adding-in-lagiacrus-from-monster-hunter-3-when-it-arrives-next-week #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #MonsterHunterWilds #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Hack&Slash; #Capcom #RPG
DATE: June 26, 2025 at 04:53PM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY
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#NationwideRecoveryService #Hack Grows to 500,000 Victims https://t.co/Og3Ycv9fYC #NRS
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Healthcare security & privacy posts not related to IT or infosec are at @HIPAABot . Even so, they mix in some infosec with the legal & regulatory information.
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There shall be no Sifu 2, says Rematch dev, because "chasing safe bets is a death sentence" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/there-shall-be-no-sifu-2-says-rematch-dev-because-chasing-safe-bets-is-a-death-sentence #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #KeplerInteractive #DevolverDigital #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Hack&Slash; #Absolver #Fighting #Rematch #XboxOne #Sloclap #Sports #Indie #Text #Sifu #PS5 #PS4 #RPG #PC
Massive Data Leak Exposes Password Problem — Is a Radical Fix Coming? - The recent data breach compromising 16 billion login credentials has raised questi... - https://news.bitcoin.com/massive-data-leak-exposes-password-problem-is-a-radical-fix-coming/ #cybersecurity #technology #bearish #hack
Raspberry Pi and Frontline SMS
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/06/raspberry-pi-and-frontline-sms/
(I think I'm the first person to try this - so I decided to document the process.)
A few weeks ago, I won a Raspberry Pi at the #OTA12 hackday. It arrived on Friday, so I thought I would turn it into an SMS server using the incredible FrontlineSMS.
0. Setting up the Pi
This is the easy part. Follow the excellent guide on the eLinux wiki. Essentially, download the Debian image, extract, and dd it onto an SD card.
The hardest part was finding a full sized SD! In the end, I found an old adapter and stuck in a 2GB micro SD card.
1. First Boot
My first boot was a failure. Nothing appeared on the screen. So, I switched off the power, unplugged every lead, plugged them back in, and powered it on. Success!
The first thing I did was ensure the operating system was up to date.
Check for updates:
sudo apt-get update
Then, apply those updates
sudo apt-get upgrade
This took a few minutes.
Finally, set up SSH or VNC if you plan on using the machine remotely.
2. Dongle Hardware
FrontlineSMS maintains a list of USB dongles which work with its service. I used a Vodafone branded Huawei E220. Sold as Vodafone K3565The Raspberry Pi only has 2 USB slots - the dongle was slim enough not to interfere with the other USB cable, but it did mean I could only run either a keyboard or a mouse without using a hub. It's recommended that you use a powered USB hub - although my keyboard and mouse didn't seem to draw too much power.
3. Frontline SMS
Downloading Frontline SMS via the commandline (using v1.6 because v2 isn't ready for Linux yet)
wget http://frontlinesms.com/download/secure/FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3-linux_i686-dist.zip
Unzip
unzip FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3-linux_i686-dist.zip
Run
cd FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3./FrontlineSMS.sh
Gave an error - FrontlineSMS requires Java.
4. Installing Java
The Java install takes about 140MB of disk space. After downloading and extracting FrontlineSMS, I only had about 220MB of free space. I deleted the FrontlineSMS zip file and had 234MB free. Just about enough room!
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk
Wait several minutes and you'll be good to go.
5. Running for the First Time
Frontline SMS requires a GUI.
Running a GUI is as easy as typing
startx
The resolution was set at the slightly odd dimensions of 1264*672 - which meant there was a large black border around the screen.
Open a terminal (Start, Accessories, LXTerminal, then type
cd FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3./FrontlineSMS.sh
After several minutes of waiting, FrontlineSMS started!
However, no matter what I tried, I couldn't get FrontlineSMS to detect the dongle. The OS could see it fine (using "lsusb" and "dmesg"), but it just didn't appear to be detected by FrontlineSMS.
A delve into the commandline, showed this error:
librxtxSerial.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory(Possible cause: can't load IA 32-bit .so on a ARM-bit platform)thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
6. Installing the Correct Libraries
We need to load the correct (ARM) version of rxtx.
sudo apt-get install librxtx-java
Find where the install process has dumped it
find . -name "librxtxSerial.so"
It should show you two location - the first being where the correct version is, the second where the FrontlineSMS version is.
./usr/lib/jni/librxtxSerial.so./home/pi/Desktop/FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3/librxtxSerial.so
All we need to do is overwrite the incorrect version.
cp /usr/lib/jni/librxtxSerial.so /home/pi/Desktop/FrontlineSMS-distribution-1.6.16.3/
Then, run
./FrontlineSMS.sh
And, after some warnings and waitings, you should see
Hey Presto! FrontlineSMS up and running on a Raspberry Pi!
(Oh! I finally worked out how to do screenshots! install scrot and run "scrot -d 10" to take a screenshot after 10 seconds.)
7. Manually Sending an SMS
Running FrontlineSMS via Java on a 700MHz ARM device is very slow. It is possible to talk directly to the dongle and manually tell it to send SMS.
First, I installed picocom.
sudo apt-get install picocom
To find out where the dongle has been installed, type:
dmesg
Which will give an long output, which should contain some text like this like this:
option 1-1.2:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detectedusb 1-1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0option 1-1.2:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detectedusb 1-1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
The dongle installs itself in two places - ttyUSB0 & 1. It's the first one we want.
Connect by issuing this command
picocom /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200 -l
Which will give you the output
port is : /dev/ttyUSB0flowcontrol : nonebaudrate is : 115200parity is : nonedatabits are : 8escape is : C-anoinit is : nonoreset is : nonolock is : yessend_cmd is : ascii_xfr -s -v -l10receive_cmd is : rz -vvTerminal ready
From now on in, we're typing commands directly into the dongle. You cannot press the delete key! Copy & paste, or be careful when typing!
First, to make sure everything is working, we type
AT
We should see this response
OK
Next, set the dongle to text mode
AT+CMGF=1
Again, the response should be
OK
Let's send our first SMS!
AT+CMGS="+447700900123"
This will not say "OK", rather, it will prompt us to type a message
>
Type your message, so the screen looks like
> This is a test
DO NOT HIT ENTER. Instead, hit CTRL and Z at the same time.
You should see a response like
+CMGS: 193OK
The number is the "sent items" reference. Within a few moments, the SMS should have been received.
You can send an SMS to the dongle. To check for messages, type the command
AT+CMGL="ALL"
You should see all the messages in the inbox
+CMGL: 0,"REC READ","+447700900000",,"12/06/19,13:53:19+04"Received+CMGL: 1,"REC READ","+447700900321",,"12/06/23,17:16:29+04"Testing+CMGL: 2,"REC UNREAD","+447700900555",,"12/06/23,23:27:48+04"This is another test
To quit picocom, hold down CTRL, then hold down A, then hold down X.
Useful Links
A collection of links I found useful when writing this blog post