Umar

@umcopu
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23 years in Cyber Security, currently working as CSSOP a.i. @ CISO department. Also ECPPT, OSCP, ECSA, GIAC Pentest Certified.
Time for a new #iPhone #AppleEvent invite!
Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/android-spyware-disguised-as-alpine.html
Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices

Android spyware hidden in Alpine Quest targets Russian military, stealing files and locations via Telegram.

The Hacker News
Fabulous little explainer by @umcopu on Twitter (ThreadReader link provided) on how EU Digital Markets Act “interoperability” will negatively impact security & integrity of their platform offerings
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112876
#DigitalMarketsAct #apple #interoperability
Fabulous little explainer by @umcopu on Twitter (ThreadReader link provided) on how EU Digital Markets Act “interoperability” will negatively impact security & integrity of their platform offerings

Previously. Previously. Quote: This is a big mistake. In the thread below, you can find a detailed breakdown of the privacy and security risks arising from the interoperability changes required by …

Dropsafe
PSA, @meuvy App is delayed and will be released in May. A few challenges are all the tax calculations, the complete city libraries and the premium features. Meaning that we will bring you the biggest and most popular city libraries first for all EU / EEA countries, adding more in patches later.

Would you believe me if I said that Spotify is currently hunting down modded APKs, shutting down APIs and SDKs in the name of user safety and data security?

After years of spreading lies about Apple, this is the type of gamesmanship we should have expected.

More on this soon. ✍️ 📝 🔜

Title: Reconciling European Commission's Digital Fairness "Fitness Check" with something that closer resembles "common sense".

Introduction: Reconciling the Commission Staff Working Document on Consumer Law with the Mario Draghi report on European competitiveness highlights contrasting priorities and approaches, the type of contrast that could "kill" the EU (according to Macron) or revive our innovative spirit.

Here is how the community replied:

Proton is part of #AppFairness, a coalition arguing that Apple’s and Google’s claims about online privacy protection and digital security protocols on iOS and Android are just “pretext” / “lies”.

This is part of the “expertise” shared w/
@EU_Commission

Take a good hard look:

The document is Apple's motion for relief from a previous judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Apple argues that recent legal developments, specifically the Beverage and Murthy cases, make it inequitable to continue enforcing an injunction against its App Store "anti-steering" rules.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.1018.0.pdf
In conclusion, Telegram’s expansion into app distribution could exacerbate existing concerns related to content moderation and compliance with legal standards, making it a potential national security risk for EU member states.