A fossilized ancestor of the vampire squid — with ten arms — was discovered and named Syllipsimopodi bideni after President Biden. Here’s the research paper. Note: Vampire squids are not...
Read moreWhere’s the Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar?
March 10 2022It has been interesting to notice how unimportant and ineffective cyber operations have been in the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia launched a wiper against Ukraine at the beginning, but it...
Read moreFraud on Zelle
March 9 2022Zelle is rife with fraud:
Zelle’s immediacy has also made it a favorite of fraudsters. Other types of bank transfers or transactions involving payment cards typically take at least...
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Using Radar to Read Body Language
March 8 2022Yet another method of surveillance:
Radar can detect you moving closer to a computer and entering its personal space. This might mean the computer can then choose to perform...
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Hacking Alexa through Alexa’s Speech
March 7 2022An Alexa can respond to voice commands it issues. This can be exploited:
The attack works by using the device’s speaker to issue voice commands. As long as the...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Far Side Cartoon
March 4 2022Squid, of course. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Read moreSamsung Encryption Flaw
March 4 2022Researchers have found a major encryption flaw in 100 million Samsung Galaxy phones.
From the abstract:
In this work, we expose the cryptographic design and implementation of Android’s Hardware-Backed Keystore...
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Details of an NSA Hacking Operation
March 3 2022Pangu Lab in China just published a report of a hacking operation by the Equation Group (aka the NSA). It noticed the hack in 2013, and was able to...
Read moreVulnerability in Stalkerware Apps
March 2 2022TechCrunch is reporting — but not describing in detail — a vulnerability in a series of stalkerware apps that exposes personal information of the victims. The vulnerability isn’t in...
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