Month: February 2017

In January we learned that a hacker broke into Cellebrite’s network and stole 900GB of data. Now the hacker has dumped some of Cellebrite’s phone-hacking tools on the Internet. In their README, the hacker notes much of the iOS-related code is very similar to that used in the jailbreaking scene­a community of iPhone hackers that … Read More “Hacker Leaks Cellebrite's Phone-Hacking Tools” »

A whale recently died in Norway because there were thirty plastic bags in its stomach. Researchers believe it may have mistaken the plastic bags for squid. 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

Here’s an article about the US Secret Service and their Cell Phone Forensics Facility in Tulsa. I said it before and I’ll say it again: the FBI needs technical expertise, not back doors. Powered by WPeMatico

Last year, on October 21, your digital video recorder ­- or at least a DVR like yours ­- knocked Twitter off the internet. Someone used your DVR, along with millions of insecure webcams, routers, and other connected devices, to launch an attack that started a chain reaction, resulting in Twitter, Reddit, Netflix, and many sites … Read More “Security and the Internet of Things” »