datacollection, fisa, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
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Month: September 2016
disclosure, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, vulnerabilities
This is an interesting back-and-forth: initial post by Dave Aitel and Matt Tait, a reply by Mailyn Filder, a short reply by Aitel, and a reply to the reply by Filder. Powered by WPeMatico
atms, Security technology, skimmers
“Periscope skimmers” are the most sophisticated kind of ATM skimmers. They are entirely inside the ATM, meaning they’re impossible to notice. They’ve been found in the US. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid
I got this video from PZ Myers’s blog. I know absolutely nothing about it. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
cheating, cryptography, games, hacking, Security technology
Interesting: Roughly three weeks later, there is a operation program available to crack ACBL hand records. Given three consecutive boards, all the remaining boards for that session can be determined. The program can be easily parallelized. This analysis can be finished while sessions are still running this would permit the following type of attack: A … Read More “Hacking Bridge-Hand Generation Software” »
academicpapers, cars, eavesdropping, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, wireless
Research paper: “Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities of In-Car Wireless Networks: A Tire Pressure Monitoring System Case Study,” by Ishtiaq Rouf, Rob Miller, Hossen Mustafa, Travis Taylor, Sangho Oh, Wenyuan Xu, Marco Gruteser, Wade Trapper, Ivan Seskar: Abstract: Wireless networks are being integrated into the modern automobile. The security and privacy implications of such in-car networks, … Read More “Hacking Wireless Tire-Pressure Monitoring System” »
academicpapers, backdoors, encryption, fbi, ios, iphone, lies, passwords, Security technology
Remember the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone, and how the FBI maintained that they couldn’t get the encryption key without Apple providing them with a universal backdoor? Many of us computer-security experts said that they were wrong, and there were several possible techniques they could use. One of them was manually removing the flash chip from … Read More “Recovering an iPhone 5c Passcode” »
dataloss, doxing, essays, forgery, hacking, Security technology
In the past few years, the devastating effects of hackers breaking into an organization’s network, stealing confidential data, and publishing everything have been made clear. It happened to the Democratic National Committee, to Sony, to the National Security Agency, to the cyber-arms weapons manufacturer Hacking Team, to the online adultery site Ashley Madison, and to … Read More “Organizational Doxing and Disinformation” »
cyberwar, denialofservice, essays, internet, Security technology, verisign
Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the Internet. These probes take the form of precisely calibrated attacks designed to determine exactly how well these companies can defend themselves, and what would be required to take them down. We don’t know who … Read More “Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet” »
leaks, phones, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
The Intercept has published the manuals for Harris Corporation’s IMSI catcher: Stingray. It’s an impressive surveillance device. Powered by WPeMatico