apple, children, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Skechers is making a line of kid’s shoes with a hidden compartment for an AirTag. Powered by WPeMatico
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courts, crime, cyberespionage, espionage, law enforcement, North Korea, Security technology, Uncategorized
An Arizona woman was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for her role helping North Korean workers infiltrate US companies by pretending to be US workers. From an article: According to court documents, Chapman hosted the North Korean IT workers’ computers in her own home between October 2020 and October 2023, creating a so-called “laptop … Read More “First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
What scientists thought were squid fossils were actually arrow worms. Powered by WPeMatico
air travel, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
Airportr is a service that allows passengers to have their luggage picked up, checked, and delivered to their destinations. As you might expect, it’s used by wealthy or important people. So if the company’s website is insecure, you’d be able to spy on lots of wealthy or important people. And maybe even steal their luggage. … Read More “Spying on People Through Airportr Luggage Delivery Service” »
academic papers, cheating, quantum computing, Security technology, Uncategorized
Peter Gutmann and Stephan Neuhaus have a new paper—I think it’s new, even though it has a March 2025 date—that makes the argument that we shouldn’t trust any of the quantum factorization benchmarks, because everyone has been cooking the books: Similarly, quantum factorisation is performed using sleight-of-hand numbers that have been selected to make them … Read More “Cheating on Quantum Computing Benchmarks” »
cyberattack, defense, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
“Who’s winning on the internet, the attackers or the defenders?” I’m asked this all the time, and I can only ever give a qualitative hand-wavy answer. But Jason Healey and Tarang Jain’s latest Lawfare piece has amassed data. The essay provides the first framework for metrics about how we are all doing collectively—and not just … Read More “Measuring the Attack/Defense Balance” »
air travel, cyberattack, hacking, russia, Security technology, ukraine, Uncategorized
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academic papers, gambling, humor, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized
Bluesky thread. Here’s the paper, from 1957. Note reference 3. Powered by WPeMatico
exploits, hacking, microsoft, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities, zero-day
Chinese hackers are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to steal data worldwide: The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10. It gives unauthenticated remote access to SharePoint Servers exposed to the Internet. Starting Friday, researchers began warning of active exploitation of the vulnerability, which affects … Read More “Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Yet another SQUID acronym: “Stable Quasi-Isodynamic Design.” It’s a stellarator for a fusion nuclear power plant. Powered by WPeMatico