Subj : CRYPTO-GRAM, January 15, 2025 To : All From : Sean Rima Date : Wed Jan 15 2025 10:34:32 Crypto-Gram January 15, 2025 by Bruce Schneier Fellow and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School schneier@schneier.com https://www.schneier.com A free monthly newsletter providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on security: computer and otherwise. For back issues, or to subscribe, visit Crypto-Gram's web page. Read this issue on the web These same essays and news items appear in the Schneier on Security blog, along with a lively and intelligent comment section. An RSS feed is available. ** *** ***** ******* *********** ************* In this issue: If these links don't work in your email client, try reading this issue of Crypto-Gram on the web. Short-Lived Certificates Coming to Let's Encrypt Hacking Digital License Plates New Advances in the Understanding of Prime Numbers Mailbox Insecurity Criminal Complaint against LockBit Ransomware Writer Spyware Maker NSO Group Found Liable for Hacking WhatsApp Scams Based on Fake Google Emails Casino Players Using Hidden Cameras for Cheating Salt Typhoon's Reach Continues to Grow Gift Card Fraud Google Is Allowing Device Fingerprinting ShredOS Privacy of Photos.app's Enhanced Visual Search US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks Zero-Day Vulnerability in Ivanti VPN Apps That Are Spying on Your Location Microsoft Takes Legal Action Against AI "Hacking as a Service" Scheme The First Password on the Internet Upcoming Speaking Engagements https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram/archives/2025/0115.html --- * Origin: High Portable Tosser at my node (618:500/14.1) .