Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File
August 19 2025A zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR is being exploited by at least two Russian criminal groups:
The vulnerability seemed to have super Windows powers. It abused alternate data streams,...
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Eavesdropping on Phone Conversations Through Vibrations
August 18 2025Researchers have managed to eavesdrop on cell phone voice conversations by using radar to detect vibrations. It’s more a proof of concept than anything else. The radar detector is...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid-Shaped UFO Spotted Over Texas
August 16 2025Here’s the story. The commenters on X (formerly Twitter) are unimpressed. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that...
Read moreTrojans Embedded in .svg Files
August 15 2025Porn sites are hiding code in .svg files:
Unpacking the attack took work because much of the JavaScript in the .svg images was heavily obscured using a custom version...
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LLM Coding Integrity Breach
August 14 2025Here’s an interesting story about a failure being introduced by LLM-written code. Specifically, the LLM was doing some code refactoring, and when it moved a chunk of code...
Read moreAI Applications in Cybersecurity
August 14 2025There is a really great series of online events highlighting cool uses of AI in cybersecurity, titled Prompt||GTFO. Videos from the first three events are online. And here’s where...
Read moreSIGINT During World War II
August 13 2025The NSA and GCHQ have jointly published a history of World War II SIGINT: “Secret Messengers: Disseminating SIGINT in the Second World War.” This is the story of the...
Read moreThe “Incriminating Video” Scam
August 12 2025A few years ago, scammers invented a new phishing email. They would claim to have hacked your computer, turned your webcam on, and videoed you watching porn or having...
Read moreAutomatic License Plate Readers Are Coming to Schools
August 11 2025Fears around children is opening up a new market for automatic license place readers.
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