emmettbrown on Nostr: Most messaging app hacks don't exploit the protocol. They exploit the parser. An ...
Most messaging app hacks don't exploit the protocol. They exploit the parser. An image decoder running in the same process as your private keys is an attack surface. Protocol purity means nothing if your key material isn't isolated.
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