Davide Balzarotti
@balzarot.bsky.social
Professor in Computer Security @EURECOM
Ex Defcon CTF organizer with @oooverflow
Ex Defcon CTF organizer with @oooverflow
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Wolfenstein 3D (1992) by id Software didn’t need DRM. It had threats.
Even if the "aggressive" protection mechanism was a joke… it definitely made you think twice. 😅
Even if the "aggressive" protection mechanism was a joke… it definitely made you think twice. 😅
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Wolfenstein 3D (1992) by id Software didn’t need DRM. It had threats.
Even if the "aggressive" protection mechanism was a joke… it definitely made you think twice. 😅
Even if the "aggressive" protection mechanism was a joke… it definitely made you think twice. 😅
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🚨 New research from EURECOM & Univ. of Milan!
[1/3] “Unveiling BYOVD Threats: Malware’s Use and Abuse of Kernel Drivers” (to appear at NDSS’26) reveals how malware exploits signed drivers to gain kernel privileges. This work led to the discovery of 7 unknown weaponized drivers 💣
[1/3] “Unveiling BYOVD Threats: Malware’s Use and Abuse of Kernel Drivers” (to appear at NDSS’26) reveals how malware exploits signed drivers to gain kernel privileges. This work led to the discovery of 7 unknown weaponized drivers 💣
Unveiling BYOVD Threats - Malware’s Use and Abuse of Kernel Drivers | S3
The S3 Software and System Security Group @ EURECOM website.
www.s3.eurecom.fr
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨 New research from EURECOM & Univ. of Milan!
[1/3] “Unveiling BYOVD Threats: Malware’s Use and Abuse of Kernel Drivers” (to appear at NDSS’26) reveals how malware exploits signed drivers to gain kernel privileges. This work led to the discovery of 7 unknown weaponized drivers 💣
[1/3] “Unveiling BYOVD Threats: Malware’s Use and Abuse of Kernel Drivers” (to appear at NDSS’26) reveals how malware exploits signed drivers to gain kernel privileges. This work led to the discovery of 7 unknown weaponized drivers 💣
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Several scientists have received letters from the NIH director disinviting them from their positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding, I'm told.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Several scientists have received letters from the NIH director disinviting them from their positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding, I'm told.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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Well, well, well... 🤡
July 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Well, well, well... 🤡
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*you need dark mode for that
(it's then written white on black)
(it's then written white on black)
July 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
*you need dark mode for that
(it's then written white on black)
(it's then written white on black)
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This is something conference organizers are (or should be) acutely aware of... www.science.org/content/arti...
International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance
Opposition to Trump administration and fears of customs run-ins are shifting travel plans
www.science.org
April 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is something conference organizers are (or should be) acutely aware of... www.science.org/content/arti...
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French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated.
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant que son or...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated.
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Not happy with the reviewer experience at USENIX Security 😢. A stricter review process is necessary, but not seeing other reviewers’ names makes it feel empty. I like to know who I’m engaging with—posting reviews into an anonymous void and reading nameless opinions takes the soul out of it.
February 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Not happy with the reviewer experience at USENIX Security 😢. A stricter review process is necessary, but not seeing other reviewers’ names makes it feel empty. I like to know who I’m engaging with—posting reviews into an anonymous void and reading nameless opinions takes the soul out of it.
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Meta is also embracing Community Notes (as now branded on X), the crowdsourcing approach to fact-checking on social networks.
We have audited the program when it was called Birdwatch and found both promising results and concerning manipulation risks. More details below.👇
We have audited the program when it was called Birdwatch and found both promising results and concerning manipulation risks. More details below.👇
Crowdsourced Fact-Checking at Twitter: How Does the Crowd Compare With Experts?
Fact-checking is one of the effective solutions in fighting online misinformation. However, traditional fact-checking is a process requiring scarce expert human resources, and thus does not scale well...
arxiv.org
January 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Meta is also embracing Community Notes (as now branded on X), the crowdsourcing approach to fact-checking on social networks.
We have audited the program when it was called Birdwatch and found both promising results and concerning manipulation risks. More details below.👇
We have audited the program when it was called Birdwatch and found both promising results and concerning manipulation risks. More details below.👇
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Meet EULER (EURECOM Language Model for Education and Research) and our new #Socratic LLM for AI-Driven Education, eurecom-blog.medium.com/eurecoms-soc...
Model available @huggingface.bsky.social and @ollama.bsky.social
#LLM #RAG #EduTech
December 16, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Meet EULER (EURECOM Language Model for Education and Research) and our new #Socratic LLM for AI-Driven Education, eurecom-blog.medium.com/eurecoms-soc...
Model available @huggingface.bsky.social and @ollama.bsky.social
#LLM #RAG #EduTech
Some mornings, all you want is to be that Swan...
December 17, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Some mornings, all you want is to be that Swan...
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Watch the recording of my #ekoparty talk "Advanced #Fuzzing with #LibAFL" here:
youtu.be/FI7C37lz4Rg?...
Thanks @fede-k.bsky.social for this amazing event!
youtu.be/FI7C37lz4Rg?...
Thanks @fede-k.bsky.social for this amazing event!
December 10, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Watch the recording of my #ekoparty talk "Advanced #Fuzzing with #LibAFL" here:
youtu.be/FI7C37lz4Rg?...
Thanks @fede-k.bsky.social for this amazing event!
youtu.be/FI7C37lz4Rg?...
Thanks @fede-k.bsky.social for this amazing event!
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