academic papers, data retention, Security technology, steganography, Uncategorized
Scientists can manipulate air bubbles trapped in ice to encode messages. Powered by WPeMatico
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cyberattack, denial of service, Security technology, Uncategorized
It was a recently unimaginable 7.3 Tbps: The vast majority of the attack was delivered in the form of User Datagram Protocol packets. Legitimate UDP-based transmissions are used in especially time-sensitive communications, such as those for video playback, gaming applications, and DNS lookups. It speeds up communications by not formally establishing a connection before data … Read More “Largest DDoS Attack to Date” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized, video
This is the first ever video of the Antarctic Gonate Squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
dhs, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Good article from 404 Media on the cozy surveillance relationship between local Oregon police and ICE: In the email thread, crime analysts from several local police departments and the FBI introduced themselves to each other and made lists of surveillance tools and tactics they have access to and felt comfortable using, and in some cases … Read More “Surveillance in the US” »
cameras, cars, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Two articles crossed my path recently. First, a discussion of all the video Waymo has from outside its cars: in this case related to the LA protests. Second, a discussion of all the video Tesla has from inside its cars. Lots of things are collecting lots of video of lots of other things. How and … Read More “Self-Driving Car Video Footage” »
courts, fraud, scams, Security technology, Uncategorized
The variations seem to be endless. Here’s a fake ghostwriting scam that seems to be making boatloads of money. This is a big story about scams being run from Texas and Pakistan estimated to run into tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars, viciously defrauding Americans with false hopes of publishing bestseller books (a … Read More “Ghostwriting Scam” »
AI, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized
If you’ve worried that AI might take your job, deprive you of your livelihood, or maybe even replace your role in society, it probably feels good to see the latest AI tools fail spectacularly. If AI recommends glue as a pizza topping, then you’re safe for another day. But the fact remains that AI already … Read More “Where AI Provides Value” »
air travel, data collection, data privacy, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized
This is news: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected U.S. travellers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to internal CBP … Read More “Airlines Secretly Selling Passenger Data to the Government” »
Security technology, Uncategorized
Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught. The details are interesting, and worth reading in detail: >Tracking code that Meta and Russia-based Yandex embed into millions of websites is de-anonymizing visitors by abusing legitimate … Read More “New Way to Track Covertly Android Users” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Southern New England is having the best squid run in years. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico