Author: infossl

Russia Is Trying to Tap Transatlantic Cables

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eavesdropping, ireland, russia, Security technology

The Times of London is reporting that Russian agents are in Ireland probing transatlantic communications cables. Ireland is the landing point for undersea cables which carry internet traffic between America, Britain and Europe. The cables enable millions of people to communicate and allow financial transactions to take place seamlessly. Garda and military sources believe the … Read More “Russia Is Trying to Tap Transatlantic Cables” »

Friday Squid Blogging: 13-foot Giant Squid Caught off New Zealand Coast

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Security technology, squid

It’s probably a juvenile: Researchers aboard the New Zealand-based National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) research vessel Tangaroa were on an expedition to survey hoki, New Zealand’s most valuable commercial fish, in the Chatham Rise ­ an area of ocean floor to the east of New Zealand that makes up part of … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: 13-foot Giant Squid Caught off New Zealand Coast” »

Inrupt, Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid, and Me

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inrupt, schneiernews, Security technology

For decades, I have been talking about the importance of individual privacy. For almost as long, I have been using the metaphor of digital feudalism to describe how large companies have become central control points for our data. And for maybe half a decade, I have been talking about the world-sized robot that is the … Read More “Inrupt, Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid, and Me” »

Hacking McDonald’s for Free Food

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authentication, hacking, Security technology, vulnerabilities

This hack was possible because the McDonald’s app didn’t authenticate the server, and just did whatever the server told it to do: McDonald’s receipts in Germany end with a link to a survey page. Once you take the survey, you receive a coupon code for a free small beverage, redeemable within a month. One day, … Read More “Hacking McDonald’s for Free Food” »

Voatz Internet Voting App Is Insecure

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academicpapers, android, blockchain, Security technology, voting, vulnerabilities

This paper describes the flaws in the Voatz Internet voting app: “The Ballot is Busted Before the Blockchain: A Security Analysis of Voatz, the First Internet Voting Application Used in U.S. Federal Elections.” Abstract: In the 2018 midterm elections, West Virginia became the first state in the U.S. to allow select voters to cast their … Read More “Voatz Internet Voting App Is Insecure” »

Companies that Scrape Your Email

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apple, datamining, email, espionage, marketing, Security technology, surveillance

Motherboard has a long article on apps — Edison, Slice, and Cleanfox — that spy on your email by scraping your screen, and then sell that information to others: Some of the companies listed in the J.P. Morgan document sell data sourced from “personal inboxes,” the document adds. A spokesperson for J.P. Morgan Research, the … Read More “Companies that Scrape Your Email” »