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Leak of Russian Censorship Data

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Anonymous, censorship, databases, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

The transparency organization Distributed Denial of Secrets has released 800GB of data from Roskomnadzor, the Russian government censorship organization. Specifically, Distributed Denial of Secrets says the data comes from the Roskomnadzor of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The Republic of Bashkortostan is in the west of the country. […] The data is split into two main … Read More “Leak of Russian Censorship Data” »

Collating Hacked Data Sets

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cybercrime, darkweb, databases, datacollection, leaks, Security technology

Two Harvard undergraduates completed a project where they went out on the dark web and found a bunch of stolen datasets. Then they correlated all the information, and combined it with additional, publicly available, information. No surprise: the result was much more detailed and personal. “What we were able to do is alarming because we … Read More “Collating Hacked Data Sets” »

Insider Logic Bombs

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databases, hacking, insiders, Security technology, securityengineering

Add to the “not very smart criminals” file: According to court documents, Tinley provided software services for Siemens’ Monroeville, PA offices for nearly ten years. Among the work he was asked to perform was the creation of spreadsheets that the company was using to manage equipment orders. The spreadsheets included custom scripts that would update … Read More “Insider Logic Bombs” »

How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy

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academicpapers, databases, dna, privacy, Security technology

If you’re an American of European descent, there’s a 60% you can be uniquely identified by public information in DNA databases. This is not information that you have made public; this is information your relatives have made public. Research paper: “Identity inference of genomic data using long-range familial searches.” Abstract: Consumer genomics databases have reached … Read More “How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy” »

DNI Wants Research into Secure Multiparty Computation

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cryptography, databases, privacy, secretsharing, Security technology, surveillance

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is soliciting proposals for research projects in secure multiparty computation: Specifically of interest is computing on data belonging to different — potentially mutually distrusting — parties, which are unwilling or unable (e.g., due to laws and regulations) to share this data with each other or with the underlying … Read More “DNI Wants Research into Secure Multiparty Computation” »

Indiana's Voter Registration Data Is Frighteningly Insecure

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databases, databreaches, dataprotection, fraud, Security technology, voting

You can edit anyone’s information you want: The question, boiled down, was haunting: Want to see how easy it would be to get into someone’s voter registration and make changes to it? The offer from Steve Klink — a Lafayette-based public consultant who works mainly with Indiana public school districts — was to use my … Read More “Indiana's Voter Registration Data Is Frighteningly Insecure” »

NSA/GCHQ Hacks SIM Card Database and Steals Billions of Keys

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cellphones, databases, eavesdropping, edwardsnowden, gchq, hacking, nsa, phones, privacy, Security technology, simcards, surveillance

The Intercept has an extraordinary story: the NSA and/or GCHQ hacked into the Dutch SIM card manufacturer Gemalto, stealing the encryption keys for billions of cell phones. People are still trying to figure out exactly what this means, but it seems to mean that the intelligence agencies have access to both voice and data from … Read More “NSA/GCHQ Hacks SIM Card Database and Steals Billions of Keys” »