Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day
December 16 2022The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.”
News:
Apple said security researchers...
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A Security Vulnerability in the KmsdBot Botnet
December 15 2022Security researchers found a software bug in the KmsdBot cryptomining botnet:
With no error-checking built in, sending KmsdBot a malformed command—like its controllers did one day while Akamai was...
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Reimagining Democracy
December 15 2022Last week, I hosted a two-day workshop on reimagining democracy.
The idea was to bring together people from a variety of disciplines who are all thinking about different aspects...
Read moreHacking Boston’s CharlieCard
December 14 2022Interesting discussion of vulnerabilities and exploits against Boston’s CharlieCard.
Read moreObligatory ChatGPT Post
December 13 2022Seems like absolutely everyone everywhere is playing with Chat GPT.
So I did, too….
Write an essay in the style of Bruce...
Read moreApple Is Finally Encrypting iCloud Backups
December 12 2022After way too many years, Apple is finally encrypting iCloud backups:
Based on a screenshot from Apple, these categories are covered when you flip on Advanced Data Protection: device...
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Friday Squid Blogging: China Bans Taiwanese Squid Imports
December 10 2022Today I have some squid geopolitical news. 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...
Read moreHacking Trespass Law
December 10 2022This article talks about public land in the US that is completely surrounded by private land, which in some cases makes it inaccessible to the public. But there’s...
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