Cihangir Tezcan
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Cihangir Tezcan
@forgottenlance
Head of Department of Cyber Security, Informatics Institute and Director of Cyber Security Center, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Wow, if @EU_Commission #GDPR modification proposal passes, AI will be able to train on sensitive data! "The development of certain AI systems and AI models may involve the collection of large amounts of data, including personal data and special categories thereof. In order not to disproportionately hinder the development and operation of AI derogating from the prohibition on processing special categories of personal data under Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be allowed." It will also put a stop to TROLLING and misusing #GDPR by certain individuals: "the right of access, which is from the outset favourable to data subjects, should not be abused or exploited by them for purposes other than the protection of their data. For example, such an abuse of the right of access would arise where the data subject intends to cause the controller to refuse an access request, in order to subsequently demand the payment of compensation, potentially under the threat of bringing a claim for damages. Other examples of abuse include situations where data subjects make excessive use of the right of access with the only intent of causing damage or harm to the controller"



So we now have more information. The minister of internal affairs of Turkey is saying I helped people misuse @ethereum. I’m fully open to cooperate with any authorities from Turkey or any country, we didn’t help anybody do anything, but we will also defend ourselves.



SK Telecom cyberattack: Free SIM replacements for 25 million customers - @billtoulas bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

"Learn & Connect: 5:40 Lecture Series” etkinlik serimizin altıncı seminerinde ODTÜ Enformatik Enstitüsü Siber Güvenlik Anabilim Dalı Başkanı ve Siber Güvenlik Merkezi Müdürü Doç. Dr. Cihangir Tezcan, “The New Frontiers of Cybersecurity” başlıklı sunumuyla bizlerle birlikte olacak. 📅 Tarih: 24 Nisan 2025, Perşembe ⏰ Saat: 5:40 📍 Yer: ODTÜ Kültür ve Kongre Merkezi (KKM), Kemal Kurdaş Salonu Seminer sonrasında KKM büyük fuayede düzenleyeceğimiz kokteylde görüşmek üzere. Tüm ODTÜ’lüleri etkinliğimize bekliyoruz.

(🇹🇷) ODTÜ Siber Güvenlik Bölüm Başkanı olan Doçent Dr. Cihangir Tezcan Blockchain Days 2025’te bizimle olacak! ✨ Etkinlik biletleri ve tüm detaylar için biyografideki linki ziyaret edebilirsiniz.🎟️ (🇬🇧) Associate Professor @forgottenlance, Head of Cybersecurity Department at METU, will be with us at Blockchain Days 2025! ✨ You can visit the link in biography for even tickets and all the details.🎟️ #BlockchainDays2025




TeamViewer - @whynotsecurity TL;DR: TeamViewer stored user passwords encrypted with AES-128-CBC with they key of 0602000000a400005253413100040000 and iv of 0100010067244F436E6762F25EA8D704 in the Windows registry. whynotsecurity.com/blog/teamviewe…


Akira ransomware encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR - @billtoulas bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

Our paper demonstrating that Ethereum validators can be deanonymized has been accepted at USENIX Security 2025! The P2P network leaks a lot of information, posing a significant security concern, while offering insights into voting power decentralization in Ethereum.

It’s that time again—the #Substance3DDesigner Insanity Awards are back! Every year, we celebrate materials that are technically brilliant, wildly creative, and just the right amount of absurd. Check out the full article to see who claimed the top spot: adobe.ly/3CkrHQl

New from 404 Media: meet GeoSpy, a powerful AI tool that lets cops (& stalkers) geolocate photos in seconds. Trained on millions of images, it picks out soil, architecture, etc. GeoSpy closed public access after asked for comment, now marketing to police 404media.co/the-powerful-a…













