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China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips

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AI, backdoors, china, hardware, Security technology, Uncategorized

The government of China has accused Nvidia of inserting a backdoor into their H20 chips: China’s cyber regulator on Thursday said it had held a meeting with Nvidia over what it called “serious security issues” with the company’s artificial intelligence chips. It said US AI experts had “revealed that Nvidia’s computing chips have location tracking … Read More “China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips” »

Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators

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backdoors, botnets, courts, google, malware, Security technology, Uncategorized

It will be interesting to watch what will come of this private lawsuit: Google on Thursday announced filing a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, which has ensnared more than 10 million devices running Android open source software. These devices lack Google’s security protections, and the perpetrators pre-installed the Badbox 2.0 malware … Read More “Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators” »

“Encryption Backdoors and the Fourth Amendment”

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academic papers, backdoors, encryption, laws, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized

Law journal article that looks at the Dual_EC_PRNG backdoor from a US constitutional perspective: Abstract: The National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly paid and pressured technology companies to trick their customers into using vulnerable encryption products. This Article examines whether any of three theories removed the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that this be reasonable. The first is … Read More ““Encryption Backdoors and the Fourth Amendment”” »

Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters

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backdoors, china, infrastructure, power, Security technology, Uncategorized

This is a weird story: U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. […] Over the past nine months, undocumented communication devices, including cellular radios, have … Read More “Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters” »

More Countries are Demanding Backdoors to Encrypted Apps

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backdoors, encryption, france, Security technology, sweden, Uncategorized

Last month, I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating backdoors. Both initiatives are attempting to scare people into supporting backdoors, which are—of course—are terrible idea. Also: “A Feminist Argument Against Weakening Encryption.” Powered by WPeMatico

Thousands of WordPress Websites Infected with Malware

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backdoors, malware, Security technology, Uncategorized, web

The malware includes four separate backdoors: Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple points of re-entry should one be detected and removed. A unique case we haven’t seen before. Which introduces another type of attack made possibly by abusing websites that don’t monitor 3rd party dependencies in the browser of their users. The four … Read More “Thousands of WordPress Websites Infected with Malware” »

An iCloud Backdoor Would Make Our Phones Less Safe

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apple, backdoors, encryption, Security technology, uk, Uncategorized

Last month, the UK government demanded that Apple weaken the security of iCloud for users worldwide. On Friday, Apple took steps to comply for users in the United Kingdom. But the British law is written in a way that requires Apple to give its government access to anyone, anywhere in the world. If the government … Read More “An iCloud Backdoor Would Make Our Phones Less Safe” »

Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption

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australia, backdoors, crypto wars, encryption, laws, Security technology, Uncategorized

In 2018, Australia passed the Assistance and Access Act, which—among other things—gave the government the power to force companies to break their own encryption. The Assistance and Access Act includes key components that outline investigatory powers between government and industry. These components include: Technical Assistance Requests (TARs): TARs are voluntary requests for assistance accessing encrypted … Read More “Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption” »