Hacking a Power Supply
July 21 2020This hack targets the firmware on modern power supplies. (Yes, power supplies are also computers.) Normally, when a phone is connected to a power brick with support for fast...
Read moreOn the Twitter Hack
July 20 2020Twitter was hacked this week. Not a few people's Twitter accounts, but all of Twitter. Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one...
Read moreHeadline: "Dozens of squid found on Provincetown sandbar." Slow news day. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...
Read moreTwitter Hackers May Have Bribed an Insider
July 17 2020Motherboard is reporting that this week's Twitter hack involved a bribed insider. Twitter has denied it. I have been taking press calls all day about this. And while I...
Read moreNSA on Securing VPNs
July 15 2020The NSA's Central Security Service -- that's the part that's supposed to work on defense -- has released two documents (a full and an abridged version) on securing virtual...
Read moreEnigma Machine for Sale
July 14 2020A four-rotor Enigma machine -- with rotors -- is up for auction....
Read moreA Peek into the Fake Review Marketplace
July 13 2020A personal account of someone who was paid to buy products on Amazon and leave fake reviews. Fake reviews are one of the problems that everyone knows about, and...
Read moreChina is prohibiting squid fishing in two areas -- both in international waters -- for two seasons, to give squid time to recover and reproduce. This is the first...
Read moreEFF’s 30th Anniversary Livestream
July 10 2020It's the EFF's 30th birthday, and the organization is having a celebratory livestream today from 3:00 to 10:00 pm PDT. There are a lot of interesting discussions and things....
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