Walmart router, others on Amazon, eBay have hidden backdoors to control devices
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#router #walmart #backdoor #china

Backdoor found in 2G mobile data encryption standard

Cryptanalysis of GPRS Encryption Algorithms GEA-1 suggest intentional weakness

GPRS is the mobile data standard for GSM mobile phones. It's from the 2G era, and is old and slow. GEA-1 is an encryption algorithm used with GPRS.

Excerpt from the abstract:
"This paper presents the first publicly available cryptanalytic attacks on the GEA-1 and GEA-2 algorithms."

[..]

"This unusual pattern indicates that the weakness is intentionally hidden to limit the security level to 40 bit by design."

So in other words: GPRS was intentionally backdoored.

https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/819

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27686422

https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-business-3bddc473856a9af259feb511f58a51d3

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-77886-6_6

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/handy-gprs-verschluesselung-1.5323228

#backdoor #2g #gprs #encryption

Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27686422

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#backdoor #2g #gprs #encryption

#SysJoker #Backdoor for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected until now

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/backdoor-for-windows-macos-and-linux-went-undetected-until-now/

The Bvp47 - a Top-tier #Linux #Backdoor of US #NSA Equation Group hidden for 10 years

https://www.pangulab.cn/en/post/the_bvp47_a_top-tier_backdoor_of_us_nsa_equation_group/

Stealth Soldier Backdoor Used in Targeted Espionage Attacks in North Africa - Check Point Research – June 2023

Check Point Research observed a wave of highly-targeted espionage attacks in Libya that utilize a new custom modular backdoor.
Stealth Soldier malware is an undocumented backdoor that primarily operates surveillance functions such as file exfiltration, screen and microphone recording, keystroke logging and stealing browser information.

The Stealth Soldier infrastructure has some overlaps with infrastructure the The Eye on the Nile which operated against Egyptian civilian society in 2019. This is the first possible re-appearance of this threat actor since then.

Phishing attacks using third-party applications against Egyptian civil society organizations - Amnesty International – 2019

#StealthSoldier #EyeOnTheNile
#Backdoor #espionage #malware #Egypt #Libya

China identifies the culprits behind cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center; a secretive US global reconnaissance system to be exposed - Global Times –

Investigation into a cyberattack incident targeting the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center affiliated to the city's Emergency Management Bureau, after a joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and Chinese cybersecurity company 360 discovered malicious backdoor software that exhibits characteristics of US intelligence agencies, the Global Times learned on Monday. Chinese authorities will publicly disclose a highly secretive global reconnaissance system of the US government, which poses a serious security threat to China's national security and world peace.

#China #Wuhan #NSA #USA #Spyware #backdoor

Sponsor with batch-filed whiskers: Ballistic Bobcat’s scan and strike backdoor | welivesecurity

ESET Research uncovers the Sponsoring Access campaign, which utilizes an undocumented Ballistic Bobcat backdoor we have named Sponsor

ESET researchers discovered a Ballistic Bobcat campaign targeting various entities in Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, using a novel backdoor we have named Sponsor.

We discovered Sponsor after we analyzed an interesting sample we detected on a victim’s system in Israel in May 2022 and scoped the victim-set by country. Upon examination, it became evident to us that the sample was a novel backdoor deployed by the Ballistic Bobcat APT group

#APT #BallisticBobcat #backdoor #Israel #Iran #UAE

4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever

"Triangulation" infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky.

Researchers on Wednesday presented intriguing new findings surrounding an attack that over four years backdoored dozens if not thousands of iPhones, many of which belonged to employees of Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky. Chief among the discoveries: the unknown attackers were able to achieve an unprecedented level of access by exploiting a vulnerability in an undocumented hardware feature that few if anyone outside of Apple and chip suppliers such as ARM Holdings knew of.
“The exploit's sophistication and the feature's obscurity suggest the attackers had advanced technical capabilities,” Kaspersky researcher Boris Larin wrote in an email. “Our analysis hasn't revealed how they became aware of this feature, but we're exploring all possibilities, including accidental disclosure in past firmware or source code releases. They may also have stumbled upon it through hardware reverse engineering.”
Four zero-days exploited for years
...

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/

#iphone #apple #backdoor

This is big: The US Govt has created a hardware #backdoor in the CPUs of #Apple devices. This cannot be patched with a software update. Every owner of an Apple device is affected. You have no security. US spy agencies will have done the same with other CPUs.
https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/1772694668582453465

#Systemd Adding The Ability to Boot Directly Into A Disk Image Downloaded Via HTTP

https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-disk-image-boot-HTTP

#Linux #backdoor

#intel #me #backdoor #Linux

What if
#why #cia #nsa #fbi #spyware #malware #backdoor #samsumg #tv #alexa #tao

Another NSA cryptography backdoor (Dual_ec_drbg)


This is not your average "conspiracy theory".

This is a story about Dual_ec_drbg, a random number generator which was implemented in #TLS, #RSA, Windows, Cisco, Juniper etc. Practically all encrypted internet traffic. But it has a #backdoor which lets you decrypt Everything...

Backed by leaked #NSA documents
NSA hushmoney reported by the New York times.
A large part of the academic researchers say this backdoor exists

And we are going to find it...

#Systemd Adds #Age #Verification & #Reddit #Linux Censors Age Verification Posts

Plus: Which Open Source Operating Systems plan to include Age Verification? The Lunduke Journal compiles a list.

Does It Age Verify?:
https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify

https://lunduke.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3erhbwqIAM

Lennart Poettering
#microsoft #stalking #surveillance #backdoor #trojan

SystemD Root Access Exploit Found, Devuan Team Calls SystemD "Unicorn Sh*t"

"Yet another high severity #systemd bug in #Ubuntu. Let us wish all #Devuan users a wonderful day out with their family, instead of shoveling unicorn sh*t."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yukEnElXUg

Lennart Poettering
#microsoft #Linux #stalking #surveillance #backdoor #trojan

A reminder that an unspecified government agency proactively takes this video down from Youtube all the time. Wonder why that is.

@RussianBaZa
#NSA #Backdoor #gov #why

CachyOS Censors "Radicals" Opposed to Age Verification

In response to concerns about #Age #Verification features in #SystemD, the #CachyOS team says, "If you don’t want to use SystemD find another distribution," tells users to "STOP being radical".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJN6UWZPrzk

#Linux #trojan #backdoor #stalking #surveillance

Reminder : Apple’s new iPhone comes with Israeli chips – and a hailstorm of memes

When Apple unveiled its new iPhone 17e — positioned as a “budget” model with better battery life — it unleashed a wave of dark humor online.

The reason is because two of the phone’s connectivity chips — the C1X modem and N1 wireless chip — were developed with help from Apple’s R&D center in Israel. Considering Israel’s cyber rap sheet, who can blame social media for viral comments like:

“Can I get the iphone without the exploding back door" (a nod to the 2024 Israeli Operation Grim Beeper pager attacks in Lebanon

“Israel will now be able to monitor ALL iPhone users in real time”

Amid claims that Apple secretly struck a deal with the Israeli government — and warnings the phone could double as a surveillance tool — the panic is rooted in Israel’s Apple's notoriously deep ties to Israel.

In January 2026, Apple spent nearly $2 billion on Israeli startup Q.ai — acquiring tech capable of detecting whispers, emotions, heart rates and even unspoken words through tiny facial movements

Each acquisition was founded by veterans of IOF Unit 8200, Unit 81, or the Israeli Air Force that coordinate mass surveillance

In 2022, former NSO Group  employees alleged that Mossad officials visited NSO’s Herzliya headquarters to request that its spyware Pegasus be used to hack phones “off the books”

The US blacklisted NSO in 2021, but a chip designed in that ecosystem is a hard pass for many.

Your iPhone is sponsored by the IOF: Apple's billion-dollar bet on Israeli surveillance

In January 2026, Apple paid nearly $2 billion for Israeli startup Q ai — its second-largest acquisition ever. The technology it bought can read whispers, emotions, heart rate, and even unspoken words through barely noticeable facial movements.

Apple's deep ties to Israel

Apple's second-largest R&D center is in Herzliya, Israel, where hundreds of engineers develop key technologies for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. The company has acquired six Israeli firms: Anobit ($390M), PrimeSense ($360M, the basis for FaceID), LinX ($20M, iPhone cameras), Realface, Camerai, and Q ai (nearly $2B).

Military origins

Each was founded by veterans of IOF Unit 8200, Unit 81, or the Israeli Air Force — units that coordinate mass surveillance and airstrikes on Gaza. The founders of Q ai — Aviad Maizels, Yonatan Wexler, and Avi Barliya — served in those exact same cyberwarfare units.

30% of Q ai's employees were called up to participate in the Gaza military campaign. By closing the deal, Apple brought dozens of soldiers linked to combat operations into its global workforce.

Silent speech technology

Q ai's technology reads micro-movements of facial skin, detecting whispered speech, emotions, pulse, and respiration — without a single word spoken. The company has filed a patent for a system that identifies words through lip movements and skin micro-vibrations, working even in complete silence.

Apple plans to integrate this into headphones and glasses for hands-free Siri control — but the same algorithms allow militaries to interrogate more effectively. It is a classic dual-use tool.

Ignored condemnation

Human rights group Skyline International condemned Apple's purchase, calling it "rewarding technology born of the Gaza genocide." The group urged BlackRock and Vanguard to freeze the deal pending an independent audit, but the call was ignored.

Beyond the deal

Apple made headlines last week when Apple Maps stopped displaying village names in southern Lebanon — the same region Israel is currently invading as part of the broader conflict against Iran.

The US provides Israel with $3.8 billion in annual military aid — over $300 billion total since 1946, indirectly supporting its tech sector. Until recently, Apple's offices sat next to NSO Group, the creators of Pegasus spyware, though NSO moved to another part of Tel Aviv in 2024

@geopolitics_prime
#C1Xchip #Q #Apple #iPhone #NSO #Mossad #Qai #Unit8200 #BackDoor
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