Disrupting Ransomware by Disrupting Bitcoin
July 26 2021
Ransomware isn’t new; the idea dates back to 1986 with the “Brain” computer virus. Now, it’s become the criminal business model of the internet for two reasons. The...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: The Evolution of Squid
July 23 2021Good video about the evolutionary history of squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
Read moreCommercial Location Data Used to Out Priest
July 23 2021
A Catholic priest was outed through commercially available surveillance data. Vice has a good analysis:
The news starkly demonstrates not only the inherent power of location data, but how...
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Nasty Windows Printer Driver Vulnerability
July 22 2021
From SentinelLabs, a critical vulnerability in HP printer drivers:
Researchers have released technical details on a high-severity privilege-escalation flaw in HP printer drivers (also used by Samsung and...
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NSO Group Hacked
July 20 2021
NSO Group, the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer behind the Pegasus spyware — used by authoritarian regimes around the world to spy on dissidents, journalists, human rights workers, and others...
Read moreCandiru: Another Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer
July 19 2021
Citizen Lab has identified yet another Israeli company that sells spyware to governments around the world: Candiru.
From the report:
Summary:
- Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively... Read more
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Model
July 16 2021Pretty wooden model. 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 moreREvil is Off-Line
July 16 2021
This is an interesting development:
Just days after President Biden demanded that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shut down ransomware groups attacking American targets, the most aggressive of...
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Colorado Passes Consumer Privacy Law
July 15 2021First California. Then Virginia. Now Colorado. Here’s a good comparison of the three states’ laws.
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