Month: November 2023

Leaving Authentication Credentials in Public Code

Posted on By infossl
credentials, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

Interesting article about a surprisingly common vulnerability: programmers leaving authentication credentials and other secrets in publicly accessible software code: Researchers from security firm GitGuardian this week reported finding almost 4,000 unique secrets stashed inside a total of 450,000 projects submitted to PyPI, the official code repository for the Python programming language. Nearly 3,000 projects contained … Read More “Leaving Authentication Credentials in Public Code” »

New SSH Vulnerability

Posted on By infossl
academic papers, cryptography, Security technology, signatures, ssh, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

This is interesting: For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally occurring computational errors occur while the connection is being established. […] The vulnerability occurs when there are errors during the signature generation that … Read More “New SSH Vulnerability” »

Ten Ways AI Will Change Democracy

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, laws, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

Artificial intelligence will change so many aspects of society, largely in ways that we cannot conceive of yet. Democracy, and the systems of governance that surround it, will be no exception. In this short essay, I want to move beyond the “AI-generated disinformation” trope and speculate on some of the ways AI will change how … Read More “Ten Ways AI Will Change Democracy” »

Online Retail Hack

Posted on By infossl
A Hacker's Mind, fraud, hacking, noncomputer hacks, retail, Security technology, Uncategorized

Selling miniature replicas to unsuspecting shoppers: Online marketplaces sell tiny pink cowboy hats. They also sell miniature pencil sharpeners, palm-size kitchen utensils, scaled-down books and camping chairs so small they evoke the Stonehenge scene in “This Is Spinal Tap.” Many of the minuscule objects aren’t clearly advertised. […] But there is no doubt some online … Read More “Online Retail Hack” »

Crashing iPhones with a Flipper Zero

Posted on By infossl
apple, bluetooth, denial of service, hacking, iphone, Security technology, Uncategorized

The Flipper Zero is an incredibly versatile hacking device. Now it can be used to crash iPhones in its vicinity by sending them a never-ending stream of pop-ups. These types of hacks have been possible for decades, but they require special equipment and a fair amount of expertise. The capabilities generally required expensive SDRs­—short for software-defined … Read More “Crashing iPhones with a Flipper Zero” »