UK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites
April 3 2023Brian Krebs is reporting that the UK’s National Crime Agency is setting up fake DDoS-for-hire sites as part of a sting operation:
The NCA says all of its fake...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid vs. Blue Marlin
April 1 2023Epic matchup. 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 moreRussian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked
March 31 2023Now this is interesting:
Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before...
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The Security Vulnerabilities of Message Interoperability
March 29 2023Jenny Blessing and Ross Anderson have evaluated the security of systems designed to allow the various Internet messaging platforms to interoperate with each other:
The Digital Markets Act ruled...
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Security Vulnerabilities in Snipping Tools
March 28 2023Both Google’s Pixel’s Markup Tool and the Windows Snipping Tool have vulnerabilities that allow people to partially recover content that was edited out of images.
Read moreHacks at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023
March 27 2023An impressive array of hacks were demonstrated at the first day of the Pwn2Own conference in Vancouver:
On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, security researchers successfully demoed...
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This is fascinating:
“When a squid ends up chipping what’s called its ring tooth, which is the nail underneath its tentacle, it needs to regrow that tooth very rapidly,...
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A Hacker’s Mind News
March 25 2023My latest book continues to sell well. Its ranking hovers between 1,500 and 2,000 on Amazon. It’s been spied in airports. Reviews are consistently good. I have been enjoying giving...
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