Friday Squid Blogging: Mayfly Squid
September 16 2022This is surprisingly funny. 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...
Read moreMassive Data Breach at Uber
September 16 2022It’s big:
The breach appeared to have compromised many of Uber’s internal systems, and a person claiming responsibility for the hack sent images of email, cloud storage and code...
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Relay Attack against Teslas
September 15 2022Nice work:
Radio relay attacks are technically complicated to execute, but conceptually easy to understand: attackers simply extend the range of your existing key using what is essentially a...
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Weird Fallout from Peiter Zatko’s Twitter Whistleblowing
September 14 2022People are trying to dig up dirt on Peiter Zatko, better known as Mudge. For the record, I have not been contacted. I’m not sure if I should feel slighted.
Read moreFBI Seizes Stolen Cryptocurrencies
September 13 2022The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FBI has recovered over $30 million in cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers earlier this year. It’s only a fraction...
Read moreNew Linux Cryptomining Malware
September 12 2022It’s pretty nasty:
The malware was dubbed “Shikitega” for its extensive use of the popular Shikata Ga Nai polymorphic encoder, which allows the malware to “mutate” its code...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Colossal Squid in New Zealand Museum
September 9 2022It’s in Timaru. 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 moreResponsible Disclosure for Cryptocurrency Security
September 9 2022Stewart Baker discusses why the industry-norm responsible disclosure for software vulnerabilities fails for cryptocurrency software.
Why can’t the cryptocurrency industry solve the problem the way the software and hardware...
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Facebook Has No Idea What Data It Has
September 8 2022This is from a court deposition:
Facebook’s stonewalling has been revealing on its own, providing variations on the same theme: It has amassed so much data on so many...
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