cia, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized, wikileaks
Long article about Joshua Schulte, the accused leaker of the WikiLeaks Vault 7 and Vault 8 CIA data. Well worth reading. Powered by WPeMatico
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leaks, ransomware, russia, Security technology, ukraine, Uncategorized
Based on two years of leaked messages, 60,000 in all: The Conti ransomware gang runs like any number of businesses around the world. It has multiple departments, from HR and administrators to coders and researchers. It has policies on how its hackers should process their code, and shares best practices to keep the group’s members … Read More “A Detailed Look at the Conti Ransomware Gang” »
cell phones, fbi, geolocation, law enforcement, leaks, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking, Uncategorized
Vice has a detailed article about how the FBI gets data from cell phone providers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, based on a leaked (I think) 2019 139-page presentation. Powered by WPeMatico
browsers, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized
These two sites tell you what sorts of information you’re leaking from your browser. Powered by WPeMatico
cyberespionage, hacking, healthcare, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized
Apparently, a nation-state hacked Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services. Not sure why Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services is of any interest to a nation-state, but that’s probably just my failure of imagination. Powered by WPeMatico
Citizen Lab, cyberespionage, cyberweapons, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized
NSO Group, the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer behind the Pegasus spyware — used by authoritarian regimes around the world to spy on dissidents, journalists, human rights workers, and others — was hacked. Or, at least, an enormous trove of documents was leaked to journalists. There’s a lot to read out there. Amnesty International has a … Read More “NSO Group Hacked” »
academicpapers, cybersecurity, hacking, leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, qatar, saudiarabia, Security technology, unitedarabemirates
Interesting paper on recent hack-and-leak operations attributed to the UAE: Abstract: Four hack-and-leak operations in U.S. politics between 2016 and 2019, publicly attributed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, should be seen as the “simulation of scandal” – deliberate attempts to direct moral judgement against their target. Although “hacking” tools enable … Read More “UAE Hack and Leak Operations” »
hacking, insiders, leaks, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter
Motherboard is reporting that this week’s Twitter hack involved a bribed insider. Twitter has denied it. I have been taking press calls all day about this. And while I know everyone wants to speculate about the details of the hack, we just don’t know — and probably won’t for a couple of weeks. Powered by … Read More “Twitter Hackers May Have Bribed an Insider” »
dataloss, internetofthings, leaks, passwords, Security technology
It is amazing that this sort of thing can still happen: …the list was compiled by scanning the entire internet for devices that were exposing their Telnet port. The hacker then tried using (1) factory-set default usernames and passwords, or (2) custom, but easy-to-guess password combinations. Telnet? Default passwords? In 2020? We have a long … Read More “Half a Million IoT Passwords Leaked” »
breaches, cia, leaks, reports, Security technology, wikileaks
The Washington Post is reporting on an internal CIA report about its “Vault 7” security breach: The breach — allegedly committed by a CIA employee — was discovered a year after it happened, when the information was published by WikiLeaks, in March 2017. The anti-secrecy group dubbed the release “Vault 7,” and U.S. officials have … Read More “Theft of CIA’s “Vault Seven” Hacking Tools Due to Its Own Lousy Security” »