April 2025 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Re: [nexa] EC issues burner phones for visits to US

by Stefano Borroni Barale

Mah, pare più che altro una dichiarazione pubblica di sfiducia. Sicuramente una presa di posizione molto più politico/diplomatica che tecnica. Sicuramente gli USA lo facevano anche prima, ma ora gli alti gradi dell'UE non sono più d'accordo e lo stanno dicendo pubblicamente. Vale per quel che vale. SBB Inviato con l'email sicura Proton Mail. martedì 15 aprile 2025 13:04, 380° via nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Buongiorno, > > la Commissione EU fa l'offesa se a SPIARE funzionari, scienziati, > aziende e cittadini europei "ha stato Trump" invece dei suoi > predecessori... > > ...ipocriti al cubo! > > «Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US» > https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/ec_burner_devices/ > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > > The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official > business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, > according to the Financial Times. > > The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for > anyone visiting China, Russia, and other states where aggressive > electronic surveillance is expected. Apparently the European Union has > added the United States to that list. > > "The transatlantic alliance is over," an EU official [told] the > newspaper, which reported the commission "is issuing burner phones and > basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — > a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China." > > Next week, officials from the EU are due in Washington DC for the > spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary > Fund. Four sources told the FT the EC had changed its guidance to > ensure that visitors to America take serious precautions against > cyber-espionage. > > "They are worried about the US getting into the commission systems," > said one. > > [...] > > Taking a burner device, to be honest, sounds like standard practice > for people in sensitive lines of work, though this is all being > interpreted as an indication of quite how badly relations have slipped > between Europe and the US. And while a certain amount of spying on > one's allies is [expected] – former German chancellor Angela Merkel > was [most peeved] when it turns out her phone was being bugged by the > NSA – a recommendation to take fresh devices is something new. > > More context: > • [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, > inappropriately'] > • [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G > cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] > • [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign > powers] > • [This is how we know Echelon exists] > > Ultimately, spies spy, and when it comes to spying on the world, no > one doubts America's abilities, regardless of who is in charge. > > "Washington is not Beijing or Moscow, but it is an adversary that is > prone to use extra-legal methods to further its interests and power," > Luuk van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics > think tank, told the FT. > > "Democrat administrations use the same tactics. It is an acceptance of > reality by the Commission." > > A European Commission spokesperson, an in email to /The Register/, did > not deny equipment was being handed out to staff as reported. And > while the spinner claimed the commission had not issued official > guidance to use burner laptops and phones, they did admit it had > tweaked its recommendations. > > "We have recently updated several country specific traveling > recommendation factsheets for officials. They reflect the latest > changes in the way the commission communicates and the general > increase of threats globally regarding cybersecurity," the > spokesperson told us. > > "Finally, indeed we recommend linking the e-visa to an EU > laissez-passer for senior officials, in order to underline the > official nature of the visit and facilitate visa processes in > embassies prior to departure. Again, these updated recommendations > were included in many other countries' factsheets to the attention of > travelling senior officials." > > We understand the FT stands by its yarn. And it wouldn't be the first > time the EU had [denied] a story, only to later confirm its > veracity. ® > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > [told] https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14ce1eae357b > > > [expected] https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/ > > > [most peeved] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/ > > > [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, inappropriately'] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/01/john_kerry_nsa_spying/ > > > [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G > cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] > https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/19/germany_huawei_5g_security/ > > > [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign powers] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/ > > > [This is how we know Echelon exists] > https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/ > > > [denied] https://x.com/paolatamma/status/1907067942660870231 > > > > -- > 380° (lost in /traslation/) > > «Welcome to the chaos of the times > If you go left and I go right > Pray we make it out alive > This is Karmageddon»

April 15, 2025

We Have a Package for You! A Comprehensive Analysis of Package Hallucinations, by Code Generating LLMs

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.10279> Anche qui: <https://socket.dev/blog/slopsquatting-how-ai-hallucinations-are-fueling-a-n…> Abstract The reliance of popular programming languages such as Python and JavaScript on centralized package repositories and open-source software, combined with the emergence of code-generating Large Language Models (LLMs), has created a new type of threat to the software supply chain: package hallucinations. These hallucinations, which arise from fact- conflicting errors when generating code using LLMs, repre- sent a novel form of package confusion attack that poses a critical threat to the integrity of the software supply chain. This paper conducts a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of package hallucinations across different programming lan- guages, settings, and parameters, exploring how a diverse set of models and configurations affect the likelihood of generat- ing erroneous package recommendations and identifying the root causes of this phenomenon. Using 16 popular LLMs for code generation and two unique prompt datasets, we generate 576,000 code samples in two programming languages that we analyze for package hallucinations. Our findings reveal that that the average percentage of hallucinated packages is at least 5.2% for commercial models and 21.7% for open-source models, including a staggering 205,474 unique examples of hallucinated package names, further underscoring the severity and pervasiveness of this threat. To overcome this problem, we implement several hallucination mitigation strategies and show that they are able to significantly reduce the number of package hallucinations while maintaining code quality. Our experiments and findings highlight package hallucinations as a persistent and systemic phenomenon while using state-of- the-art LLMs for code generation, and a significant challenge which deserves the research community’s urgent attention.

April 15, 2025

EC issues burner phones for visits to US

by 380°

Buongiorno, la Commissione EU fa l'offesa se a SPIARE funzionari, scienziati, aziende e cittadini europei "ha stato Trump" invece dei suoi predecessori... ...ipocriti al cubo! «Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US» https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/ec_burner_devices/ --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, according to the Financial Times. The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for anyone visiting China, Russia, and other states where aggressive electronic surveillance is expected. Apparently the European Union has added the United States to that list. "The transatlantic alliance is over," an EU official [told] the newspaper, which reported the commission "is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China." Next week, officials from the EU are due in Washington DC for the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Four sources told the FT the EC had changed its guidance to ensure that visitors to America take serious precautions against cyber-espionage. "They are worried about the US getting into the commission systems," said one. [...] Taking a burner device, to be honest, sounds like standard practice for people in sensitive lines of work, though this is all being interpreted as an indication of quite how badly relations have slipped between Europe and the US. And while a certain amount of spying on one's allies is [expected] – former German chancellor Angela Merkel was [most peeved] when it turns out her phone was being bugged by the NSA – a recommendation to take fresh devices is something new. More context: • [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, inappropriately'] • [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] • [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign powers] • [This is how we know Echelon exists] Ultimately, spies spy, and when it comes to spying on the world, no one doubts America's abilities, regardless of who is in charge. "Washington is not Beijing or Moscow, but it is an adversary that is prone to use extra-legal methods to further its interests and power," Luuk van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics think tank, told the FT. "Democrat administrations use the same tactics. It is an acceptance of reality by the Commission." A European Commission spokesperson, an in email to /The Register/, did not deny equipment was being handed out to staff as reported. And while the spinner claimed the commission had not issued official guidance to use burner laptops and phones, they did admit it had tweaked its recommendations. "We have recently updated several country specific traveling recommendation factsheets for officials. They reflect the latest changes in the way the commission communicates and the general increase of threats globally regarding cybersecurity," the spokesperson told us. "Finally, indeed we recommend linking the e-visa to an EU laissez-passer for senior officials, in order to underline the official nature of the visit and facilitate visa processes in embassies prior to departure. Again, these updated recommendations were included in many other countries' factsheets to the attention of travelling senior officials." We understand the FT stands by its yarn. And it wouldn't be the first time the EU had [denied] a story, only to later confirm its veracity. ® --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- [told] <https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14ce1eae357b> [expected] <https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/> [most peeved] <https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/> [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, inappropriately'] <https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/01/john_kerry_nsa_spying/> [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] <https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/19/germany_huawei_5g_security/> [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign powers] <https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/> [This is how we know Echelon exists] <https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/> [denied] <https://x.com/paolatamma/status/1907067942660870231> -- 380° (lost in /traslation/) «Welcome to the chaos of the times If you go left and I go right Pray we make it out alive This is Karmageddon»

April 15, 2025

Re: [nexa] Seven39, il social aperto solo tre ore al giorno

by Antonio

> sono ancora meglio quando siamo tutti offline insieme :-D > P.P.S.: i "social media" sono ancora migliori quando non c'è un server > di mezzo, tipo Jami Un passo alla volta :) Intanto segnalo il "Global Switch Day" [1] che forse era sfuggito alla lista. A. [1] https://networkcultures.org/geert/2025/01/30/join-global-switch-day-on-febr…

April 14, 2025

Articolo "Intelligenza e agency"

by Alfredo Bregni

Gratta appena la superficie del tema, ...ma intriga. Ve lo segnalo: https://www.meer.com/it/91102-intelligenza-e-agency

April 14, 2025

"Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military* In a test run, a unit of Marines in the Pacific used generative AI not just to collect intelligence but to interpret it. Routine intel work is only the start. James O'Donnell April 11, 2025 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/11/1114914/generative-ai-is-learni…

April 13, 2025

Re: [nexa] DNI Tulsi Gabbard: Evidence Confirms Voting Machines Susceptible to Vote Manipulation

by Stefano Quintarelli

solo che questa, specificatamente questa, e' fredda perche' le voting machines in uso in USA servono solo a produrre le schede e dare un primo conteggio in caso di contestazione o, in automatico se la differenza tra ii candidati e' esigua, parte un conteggio manuale delle schede cartacee On 11/04/25 17:46, 380° via nexa wrote: > Buongiorno, > > la scoperta dell'acqua calda... > > https://yournews.com/2025/04/10/3367376/dni-tulsi-gabbard-evidence-confirms… > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told President Trump > that U.S. investigators have found voting machines vulnerable to hacking > and result tampering. > > Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated Thursday that the > U.S. government has uncovered concrete evidence proving that electronic > voting machines are vulnerable to vote manipulation. Gabbard made the > comments during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, who has > made election integrity a central focus of his administration. > > “I’ve got a long list of things that we’re investigating, we have the > best of the best going after this, election integrity being one of > them,” Gabbard said. She told President Trump that investigators have > discovered how hackers can exploit voting systems and alter vote > outcomes. “We have evidence of how these electronic voting systems have > been vulnerable to hackers for a very long time, and vulnerable to > exploitation to manipulate the results of the votes being cast — which > further drives forward your mandate to bring about paper ballots across > the country so that voters can have faith in the integrity of our > elections,” she said during the meeting. > > Gabbard’s remarks followed President Trump’s call for a nationwide > return to paper ballots and implementation of voter ID laws. “We’re > going to get rid of these machines and go back to the basics,” Trump > stated earlier this year, reiterating his view that electronic systems > have compromised trust in U.S. elections. > > [...] > > Footage from the meeting was posted on X, capturing the moment Gabbard > informed President Trump about the vulnerabilities in electronic voting > systems. Additional clips shared on social media show her emphasizing > the urgency of restoring voter confidence through the use of paper > ballots. > > Gabbard’s findings come as part of a broader intelligence investigation > under the Trump administration aimed at strengthening election security > and addressing past obstructions to public information. Her office has > reportedly been coordinating with multiple agencies to expedite the > verification and release of sensitive documents. > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > -- You can reach me on Signal: @quinta.01 (no Whatsapp, no Telegram)

April 11, 2025

DNI Tulsi Gabbard: Evidence Confirms Voting Machines Susceptible to Vote Manipulation

by 380°

Buongiorno, la scoperta dell'acqua calda... https://yournews.com/2025/04/10/3367376/dni-tulsi-gabbard-evidence-confirms… --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told President Trump that U.S. investigators have found voting machines vulnerable to hacking and result tampering. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated Thursday that the U.S. government has uncovered concrete evidence proving that electronic voting machines are vulnerable to vote manipulation. Gabbard made the comments during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, who has made election integrity a central focus of his administration. “I’ve got a long list of things that we’re investigating, we have the best of the best going after this, election integrity being one of them,” Gabbard said. She told President Trump that investigators have discovered how hackers can exploit voting systems and alter vote outcomes. “We have evidence of how these electronic voting systems have been vulnerable to hackers for a very long time, and vulnerable to exploitation to manipulate the results of the votes being cast — which further drives forward your mandate to bring about paper ballots across the country so that voters can have faith in the integrity of our elections,” she said during the meeting. Gabbard’s remarks followed President Trump’s call for a nationwide return to paper ballots and implementation of voter ID laws. “We’re going to get rid of these machines and go back to the basics,” Trump stated earlier this year, reiterating his view that electronic systems have compromised trust in U.S. elections. [...] Footage from the meeting was posted on X, capturing the moment Gabbard informed President Trump about the vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems. Additional clips shared on social media show her emphasizing the urgency of restoring voter confidence through the use of paper ballots. Gabbard’s findings come as part of a broader intelligence investigation under the Trump administration aimed at strengthening election security and addressing past obstructions to public information. Her office has reportedly been coordinating with multiple agencies to expedite the verification and release of sensitive documents. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- -- 380° (lost in /traslation/) «Welcome to the chaos of the times If you go left and I go right Pray we make it out alive This is Karmageddon»

April 11, 2025

Big Tech and the US Digital-Military-Industrial Complex

by Dario Guarascio

https://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2025/number/2/article/big-tech-… -- *Dario Guarascio* Dipartimento di Economia e Diritto, Sapienza Università di Roma <http://www.uniroma1.it/strutture/dipartimenti> Via del Castro Laurenziano n° 9, 00161 Roma Edificio A (6° piano) -ala B, stanza n° 606 E-mail: dario.guarascio(a)uniroma1.it <nome.cognome(a)uniroma1.it> *Sito web* italiano - https://sites.google.com/a/uniroma1.it/darioguarascio/ inglese - https://sites.google.com/a/uniroma1.it/darioguarascio-eng/

April 10, 2025

Nuovo saggio "Intelligenza artificiale e mondi reali"

by Nexa - Media

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, È con piacere che vi segnaliamo la pubblicazione del saggio dal titolo "Intelligenza artificiale e mondi reali", a cura del Prof. Maurizio Tirassa (Università degli Studi di Torino). Il lavoro verrà presentato dall'autore al 185° Mercoledì di Nexa, in data 9 luglio 2025. Il saggio è consultabile nella sezione "Other Publications" del sito web del Centro Nexa, ed è disponibile al seguente link: https://nexa.polito.it/intelligenza-artificiale-e-mondi-reali/ Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione, Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

April 10, 2025