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Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Exposed

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adobe, computersecurity, cyberespionage, espionage, hacking, malware, phishing, russia, Security technology

Kaspersky Labs exposed a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear. From February to September 2016, WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular operations around the world. All of these early WhiteBear targets were related to embassies and diplomatic/foreign affair organizations. Continued WhiteBear activity later shifted to include defense-related organizations … Read More “Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Exposed” »

Hacking a Gene Sequencer by Encoding Malware in a DNA Strand

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academicpapers, computersecurity, dna, hacking, malware, Security technology

One of the common ways to hack a computer is to mess with its input data. That is, if you can feed the computer data that it interprets — or misinterprets — in a particular way, you can trick the computer into doing things that it wasn’t intended to do. This is basically what a … Read More “Hacking a Gene Sequencer by Encoding Malware in a DNA Strand” »

Turning an Amazon Echo into an Eavesdropping Device

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amazon, eavesdropping, hacking, malware, physicalsecurity, Security technology

For once, the real story isn’t as bad as it seems. A researcher has figured out how to install malware onto an Echo that causes it to stream audio back to a remote controller, but: The technique requires gaining physical access to the target Echo, and it works only on devices sold before 2017. But … Read More “Turning an Amazon Echo into an Eavesdropping Device” »

Uber Drivers Hacking the System to Cause Surge Pricing

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cars, gametheory, hacking, Security technology, uber

Interesting story about Uber drivers who have figured out how to game the company’s algorithms to cause surge pricing: According to the study. drivers manipulate Uber’s algorithm by logging out of the app at the same time, making it think that there is a shortage of cars. […] The study said drivers have been coordinating … Read More “Uber Drivers Hacking the System to Cause Surge Pricing” »

Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators

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gambling, hacking, randomnumbers, reverseengineering, Security technology

Interesting story: The venture is built on Alex’s talent for reverse engineering the algorithms — known as pseudorandom number generators, or PRNGs — that govern how slot machine games behave. Armed with this knowledge, he can predict when certain games are likeliest to spit out money­insight that he shares with a legion of field agents … Read More “Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators” »

NSA Collects MS Windows Error Information

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espionage, hacking, incentives, microsoft, nsa, Security technology, vulnerabilities, windows, zeroday

Back in 2013, Der Spiegel reported that the NSA intercepts and collects Windows bug reports: One example of the sheer creativity with which the TAO spies approach their work can be seen in a hacking method they use that exploits the error-proneness of Microsoft’s Windows. Every user of the operating system is familiar with the … Read More “NSA Collects MS Windows Error Information” »

Vulnerabilities in Car Washes

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cars, hacking, internetofthings, Security technology

Articles about serious vulnerabilities in IoT devices and embedded systems are now dime-a-dozen. This one concerns Internet-connected car washes: A group of security researchers have found vulnerabilities in internet-connected drive-through car washes that would let hackers remotely hijack the systems to physically attack vehicles and their occupants. The vulnerabilities would let an attacker open and … Read More “Vulnerabilities in Car Washes” »