Stealing Xbox Codes
July 5 2021Detailed story of Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Microsoft insider who noticed a bug in the company’s internal systems that allowed him to create unlimited Xbox gift cards, and stole $10.1...
Read moreFrom the New York Times: “When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray.” The article is about the eel; the squid is...
Read moreMore Russian Hacking
July 2 2021
Two reports this week. The first is from Microsoft, which wrote:
As part of our investigation into this ongoing activity, we also detected information-stealing malware on a machine belonging...
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Insurance and Ransomware
July 1 2021
As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the...
Read moreRisks of Evidentiary Software
June 29 2021
Over at Lawfare, Susan Landau has an excellent essay on the risks posed by software used to collect evidence (a Breathalyzer is probably the most obvious example).
Bugs...
Read moreNFC Flaws in POS Devices and ATMs
June 28 2021
It’s a series of vulnerabilities:
Josep Rodriguez, a researcher and consultant at security firm IOActive, has spent the last year digging up and reporting vulnerabilities in the so-called near-field...
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Wow. 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 moreAI-Piloted Fighter Jets
June 25 2021
News from Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology:
China Claims Its AI Can Beat Human Pilots in Battle: Chinese state media reported that an AI system had...
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Banning Surveillance-Based Advertising
June 24 2021
The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising.” From the Introduction:
The challenges caused and entrenched by surveillance-based advertising include, but are...
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