Dossier
identity spoofing
Coverage of identity spoofing in the Nexus archive.
- How does WhatsApp’s username feature compare to Telegram’s? | Explained
The article discusses how WhatsApp’s username feature could be compared to Telegram’s, with the government warning it might facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing by allowing usernames similar to real people or institutions.
- Git identity spoof fools Claude into giving bad code the nod
Security researchers discovered that Anthropic's Claude AI code reviewer can be deceived into approving malicious code by spoofing a trusted developer's Git identity using two commands. This exploit involves forging metadata to make hostile changes appear as if they originated from a legitimate maintainer.