Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Epic matchup. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
Month: March 2023
cyberespionage, cyberwar, espionage, hacking, leaks, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
Now this is interesting: Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet. The company’s work is linked to the federal security service or FSB, the domestic … Read More “Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked” »
academic papers, authentication, economics of security, privacy, psychology of security, Security technology, Uncategorized
Jenny Blessing and Ross Anderson have evaluated the security of systems designed to allow the various Internet messaging platforms to interoperate with each other: The Digital Markets Act ruled that users on different platforms should be able to exchange messages with each other. This opens up a real Pandora’s box. How will the networks manage … Read More “The Security Vulnerabilities of Message Interoperability” »
cybersecurity, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
Both Google’s Pixel’s Markup Tool and the Windows Snipping Tool have vulnerabilities that allow people to partially recover content that was edited out of images. Powered by WPeMatico
adobe, cars, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized, windows, zero-day
An impressive array of hacks were demonstrated at the first day of the Pwn2Own conference in Vancouver: On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, security researchers successfully demoed Tesla Model 3, Windows 11, and macOS zero-day exploits and exploit chains to win $375,000 and a Tesla Model 3. The first to fall was Adobe … Read More “Hacks at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
This is fascinating: “When a squid ends up chipping what’s called its ring tooth, which is the nail underneath its tentacle, it needs to regrow that tooth very rapidly, otherwise it can’t claw its prey,” he explains. This was intriguing news and it sparked an idea in Hopkins lab where he’d been trying to … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Creating Batteries Out of Squid Cells” »
cyberattack, hacking, ransomware, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
A vulnerability in a popular data transfer tool has resulted in a mass ransomware attack: TechCrunch has learned of dozens of organizations that used the affected GoAnywhere file transfer software at the time of the ransomware attack, suggesting more victims are likely to come forward. However, while the number of victims of the mass-hack is … Read More “Mass Ransomware Attack” »
ChatGPT, cybersecurity, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized
OpenAI has disabled ChatGPT’s privacy history, almost certainly because they had a security flaw where users were seeing each others’ histories. Powered by WPeMatico
cyberespionage, Greece, malware, Meta, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized
The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware. A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to … Read More “US Citizen Hacked by Spyware” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
At least, it seems to be a new species. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico