Notices by Dervishe the Grey (dervishe@mastodon.sdf.org)

Ouch... ""Linking a Microphone" Or: The Story of CVE-2018-4184":
"This bug was trivial to exploit: Link with AppKit — arguably the most important framework on macOS — and *listen in on your users*. No entitlement required."
https://ubrigens.com/posts/linking_a_microphone.html

"Confirmed: Microsoft Windows zero-day exploit used in government espionage operation"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/12/confirmed-microsoft-windows-zero-day-exploit-used-in-government-espionage-operation/#482648ee767d

"Celebrating 50 Years of the RFCs That Define How the Internet Works"
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2019/04/celebrating-50-years-of-the-rfcs-that-define-how-the-internet-works/

"Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes
as He Reaped Riches From His Father":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html

Awsome: NASA just opensourced its rover. :-D You can build your own one now ! https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/build-your-own-rover

WordPress users, beware:
WordPress captcha plugin on 300,000 sites had a sneaky backdoor https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/20/backdoor_wordpress_captcha/