Security Vulnerabilities in Covert CIA Websites
September 30 2022Back in 2018, we learned that covert system of websites that the CIA used for communications was compromised by—at least—China and Iran, and that the blunder caused a...
Read moreDifferences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country
September 29 2022Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you.
The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed...
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Cold War Bugging of Soviet Facilities
September 28 2022Found documents in Poland detail US spying operations against the former Soviet Union.
The file details a number of bugs found at Soviet diplomatic facilities in Washington, D.C., New...
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New Report on IoT Security
September 27 2022The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem.” The...
Read moreLeaking Passwords through the Spellchecker
September 26 2022Sometimes browser spellcheckers leak passwords:
When using major web browsers like Chrome and Edge, your form data is transmitted to Google and Microsoft, respectively, should enhanced spellcheck features be...
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This one has chewed-up tentacles. (Note that this is a different squid than the one that recently washed up on a South African beach.) As usual, you can also use this...
Read moreOkay, it’s an obscure threat. But people are researching it:
Our models and experimental results in a controlled lab setting show it is possible to reconstruct and recognize with...
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Prompt Injection/Extraction Attacks against AI Systems
September 22 2022This is an interesting attack I had not previously considered. The variants are interesting, and I think we’re just starting to understand their implications.
Read moreAutomatic Cheating Detection in Human Racing
September 21 2022This is a fascinating glimpse of the future of automatic cheating detection in sports:
Maybe you heard about the truly insane false-start controversy in track and field? Devon Allen—a...
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