Rolling Stone is reporting that the UK government has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency to launch an anti-encryption advertising campaign. Presumably they’ll lean heavily on the “think of...
Read moreAn Examination of the Bug Bounty Marketplace
January 17 2022Here’s a fascinating report: “Bounty Everything: Hackers and the Making of the Global Bug Marketplace.” From a summary:
…researchers Ryan Ellis and Yuan Stevens provide a window into...
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Friday Squid Blogging: The Evolution of Squid Eyes
January 14 2022New research: The researchers from the FAS Center for Systems Biology discovered a network of genes important in squid eye development that are known to also play a crucial role...
Read moreUsing EM Waves to Detect Malware
January 14 2022I don’t even know what I think about this. Researchers have developed a malware detection system that uses EM waves: “Obfuscation Revealed: Leveraging Electromagnetic Signals for Obfuscated Malware...
Read moreUsing Foreign Nationals to Bypass US Surveillance Restrictions
January 13 2022Remember when the US and Australian police surreptitiously owned and operated the encrypted cell phone app ANOM? They arrested 800 people in 2021 based on that operation.
New documents...
Read moreFaking an iPhone Reboot
January 12 2022Researchers have figured how how to intercept and fake an iPhone reboot:
We’ll dissect the iOS system and show how it’s possible to alter a shutdown event, tricking a...
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Apple’s Private Relay Is Being Blocked
January 11 2022Some European cell phone carriers, and now T-Mobile, are blocking Apple’s Private Relay anonymous browsing feature. This could be an interesting battle to watch. Slashdot thread.
Read moreFake QR Codes on Parking Meters
January 10 2022The City of Austin is warning about QR codes stuck to parking meters that take people to fraudulent payment sites.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Prices Are Rising
January 7 2022The price of squid in Korea is rising due to limited supply. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...
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