Surveillance Watch
August 23 2024This is a fantastic project mapping the global surveillance industry.
Read moreStory of an Undercover CIA Agent who Penetrated Al Qaeda
August 21 2024Rolling Stone has a long investigative story (non-paywalled version here) about a CIA agent who spent years posing as an Islamic radical. Unrelated, but also in the “real life spies”...
Read moreHacking Wireless Bicycle Shifters
August 20 2024This is yet another insecure Internet-of-things story, this one about wireless gear shifters for bicycles. These gear shifters are used in big-money professional bicycle races like the Tour de...
Read moreThe State of Ransomware
August 19 2024Palo Alto Networks published its semi-annual report on ransomware. From the Executive Summary:
Unit 42 monitors ransomware and extortion leak sites closely to keep tabs on threat activity. We...
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Friday Squid Blog: The Market for Squid Oil Is Growing
August 17 2024How did I not know before now that there was a market for squid oil? The squid oil market has experienced robust growth in recent years, expanding from $4.56 billion...
Read moreNew Windows IPv6 Zero-Click Vulnerability
August 16 2024The press is reporting a critical Windows vulnerability affecting IPv6.
As Microsoft explained in its Tuesday advisory, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely in low-complexity attacks by repeatedly...
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NIST Releases First Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms
August 15 2024From the Federal Register:
After three rounds of evaluation and analysis, NIST selected four algorithms it will standardize as a result of the PQC Standardization Process. The public-key encapsulation...
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Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent
August 15 2024Texas is suing General Motors for collecting driver data without consent and then selling it to insurance companies:
From CNN:
In car models from 2015 and later, the Detroit-based car...
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
August 15 2024This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at eCrime 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The event runs from September 24 through...
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