Informations about SSL certificates and networks security
The New York Times is reporting that evidence is pointing to North Korea as the author of the WannaCry ransomware. Note that there is no proof at this time, although it would not surprise me if the NSA knows the origins of this malware attack. Powered by WPeMatico
The Intercept published a story about a dedicated NSA brute-force keysearch machine being built with the help of New York University and IBM. It’s based on a document that was accidentally shared on the Internet by NYU. The article is frustratingly short on details: The WindsorGreen documents are mostly inscrutable to anyone without a Ph.D. … Read More “NSA Brute-Force Keysearch Machine” »
Interesting research: The radio signals emitted by a commercial Wi-Fi router can act as a kind of radar, providing images of the transmitter’s environment, according to new experiments. Two researchers in Germany borrowed techniques from the field of holography to demonstrate Wi-Fi imaging. They found that the technique could potentially allow users to peer through … Read More “Using Wi-Fi to Get 3D Images of Surrounding Location” »
Technological advances change the world. That’s partly because of what they are, but even more because of the social changes they enable. New technologies upend power balances. They give groups new capabilities, increased effectiveness, and new defenses. The Internet decades have been a never-ending series of these upendings. We’ve seen existing industries fall and new … Read More “The Quick vs. the Strong: Commentary on Cory Doctorow’s Walkaway” »
Turns out, multi-million dollar yachts are no more secure than anything else out there: The ease with which ocean-going oligarchs or other billionaires can be hijacked on the high seas was revealed at a superyacht conference held in a private members club in central London this week. […] Murray, a cybercrime expert at BlackBerry, was … Read More “Yacht Security” »
This article feels like hyperbole: The scam has arrived in Australia after being used in the United States and Britain. The scammer may ask several times “can you hear me?”, to which people would usually reply “yes.” The scammer is then believed to record the “yes” response and end the call. That recording of the … Read More “Stealing Voice Prints” »
Cybersecurity researcher Ross Anderson has a good interview on edge.org. Powered by WPeMatico
Technology can do a lot more to make our elections more secure and reliable, and to ensure that participation in the democratic process is available to all. There are three parts to this process. First, the voter registration process can be improved. The whole process can be streamlined. People should be able to register online, … Read More “Securing Elections” »
I’ve previously written about the serious vulnerabilities in the SS7 phone routing system. Basically, the system doesn’t authenticate messages. Now, criminals are using it to hack smartphone-based two-factor authentication systems: In short, the issue with SS7 is that the network believes whatever you tell it. SS7 is especially used for data-roaming: when a phone user … Read More “Criminals are Now Exploiting SS7 Flaws to Hack Smartphone Two-Factor Authentication Systems” »
Facebook published paper on the information operations it has seen, as well as some observations regarding the recent US election. It’s interesting reading. Powered by WPeMatico