John Scott-Railton ☕ on Nostr: Reflecting on the freaky new attack surface opened on Twitter / X apps with the ...
Reflecting on the freaky new attack surface opened on Twitter / X apps with the introduction of peer-to-peer calling.
Which is enabled by default for all users.
Oh, and there's the privacy problem of exposing IP addresses.
And spam.
Add in the compounding factor of a gutted security team and you have a recipe for a mess.
#infosec #encryption #cybersecurity #privacy #spyware #malware #twitter #elonmusk
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