Drovorub Malware
August 14 2020The NSA and FBI have jointly disclosed Drovorub, a Russian malware suite that targets Linux. Detailed advisory. Fact sheet. News articles. Reddit thread....
Read moreUAE Hack and Leak Operations
August 13 2020Interesting paper on recent hack-and-leak operations attributed to the UAE: Abstract: Four hack-and-leak operations in U.S. politics between 2016 and 2019, publicly attributed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
Read moreThe NSA on the Risks of Exposing Location Data
August 6 2020The NSA has issued an advisory on the risks of location data. Mitigations reduce, but do not eliminate, location tracking risks in mobile devices. Most users rely on features...
Read moreTwitter Hacker Arrested
July 31 2020A 17-year-old Florida boy was arrested and charged with last week's Twitter hack. News articles. Boing Boing post. Florida state attorney press release. This is a developing story. Post...
Read moreFake Stories in Real News Sites
July 30 2020Fireeye is reporting that a hacking group called Ghostwriter broke into the content management systems of Eastern European news sites to plant fake stories. From a Wired story: The...
Read moreImages in Eye Reflections
July 27 2020In Japan, a cyberstalker located his victim by enhancing the reflections in her eye, and using that information to establish a location. Reminds me of the image enhancement scene...
Read moreUpdate on NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Program
July 24 2020NIST has posted an update on their post-quantum cryptography program: After spending more than three years examining new approaches to encryption and data protection that could defeat an assault...
Read moreNSA on Securing VPNs
July 15 2020The NSA's Central Security Service -- that's the part that's supposed to work on defense -- has released two documents (a full and an abridged version) on securing virtual...
Read moreIoT Security Principles
July 7 2020The BSA -- also known as the Software Alliance, formerly the Business Software Alliance (which explains the acronym) -- is an industry lobbying group. They just published "Policy Principles...
Read moreEncroChat Hacked by Police
July 3 2020French police hacked EncroChat secure phones, which are widely used by criminals: Encrochat's phones are essentially modified Android devices, with some models using the "BQ Aquaris X2," an Android...
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