A Guide to Phishing Attacks
January 27 2023This is a good list of modern phishing techniques.
Read moreOn Alec Baldwin’s Shooting
January 26 2023We recently learned that Alec Baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for his accidental shooting on a movie set. I don’t know the details of the case,...
Read moreUS Cyber Command Operations During the 2022 Midterm Elections
January 25 2023The head of both US Cyber Command and the NSA, Gen. Paul Nakasone, broadly discussed that first organization’s offensive cyber operations during the runup to the 2022 midterm...
Read moreBulk Surveillance of Money Transfers
January 24 2023Just another obscure warrantless surveillance program.
US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney general’s office created...
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No-Fly List Exposed
January 23 2023I can’t remember the last time I thought about the US no-fly list: the list of people so dangerous they should never be allowed to fly on an airplane,...
Read morePublisher’s Weekly Review of A Hacker’s Mind
January 21 2023Publisher’s Weekly reviewed A Hacker’s Mind—and it’s a starred review!
“Hacking is something that the rich and powerful do, something that reinforces existing power structures,” contends security technologist...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Another Giant Squid Captured on Video
January 21 2023Here’s a new video of a giant squid, filmed in the Sea of Japan. I believe it’s injured. It’s so close to the surface, and not really moving very much. “We...
Read moreReal-World Steganography
January 20 2023From an article about Zheng Xiaoqing, an American convicted of spying for China: According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his...
Read moreSecurity Analysis of Threema
January 19 2023A group of Swiss researchers have published an impressive security analysis of Threema.
We provide an extensive cryptographic analysis of Threema, a Swiss-based encrypted messaging application with more than...
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