Hacking the Sony Playstation 5
November 10 2021I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system, especially when the system is physically in the hands of the hackers. The Sony Playstation 5...
Read moreDrones Carrying Explosives
November 8 2021We’ve now had an (unsuccessful) assassination attempt by explosive-laden drones.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Game Cryptocurrency Was a Scam
November 5 2021The Squid Game cryptocurrency was a complete scam:
The SQUID cryptocurrency peaked at a price of $2,861 before plummeting to $0 around 5:40 a.m. ET., according to the...
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US Blacklists NSO Group
November 4 2021The Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer — and human rights violator, and probably war criminal — NSO Group has been added to the US Department of Commerce’s trade blacklist. US...
Read moreUsing Fake Student Accounts to Shill Brands
November 3 2021It turns out that it’s surprisingly easy to create a fake Harvard student and get a harvard.edu email account. Scammers are using that prestigious domain name to shill...
Read moreOn Cell Phone Metadata
November 2 2021Interesting Twitter thread on how cell phone metadata can be used to identify and track people who don’t want to be identified and tracked.
Read moreHiding Vulnerabilities in Source Code
November 1 2021Really interesting research demonstrating how to hide vulnerabilities in source code by manipulating how Unicode text is displayed. It’s really clever, and not the sort of attack one...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Game Has a Cryptocurrency
October 29 2021In what maybe peak hype, Squid Game has its own cryptocurrency. Not in the fictional show, but in real life. As usual, you can also use this squid post to...
Read moreMore Russian SVR Supply-Chain Attacks
October 28 2021Microsoft is reporting that the same attacker that was behind the SolarWinds breach — the Russian SVR, which Microsoft is calling Nobelium — is continuing with similar supply-chain...
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