Swatting as a Service
April 17 2023Motherboard is reporting on AI-generated voices being used for “swatting”:
In fact, Motherboard has found, this synthesized call and another against Hempstead High School were just one small part...
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A Device to Turn Traffic Lights Green
February 22 2023Here’s a story about a hacker who reprogrammed a device called “Flipper Zero” to mimic Opticom transmitters—to turn traffic lights in his path green.
As mentioned earlier, the Flipper...
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Defending against AI Lobbyists
February 17 2023When is it time to start worrying about artificial intelligence interfering in our democracy? Maybe when an AI writes a letter to The New York Times opposing the regulation...
Read moreExperian Privacy Vulnerability
January 12 2023Brian Krebs is reporting on a vulnerability in Experian’s website:
Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three...
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Obligatory ChatGPT Post
December 13 2022Seems like absolutely everyone everywhere is playing with Chat GPT.
So I did, too….
Write an essay in the style of Bruce...
Read moreComplex Impersonation Story
October 10 2022This is a story of one piece of what is probably a complex employment scam. Basically, real programmers are having their resumes copied and co-opted by scammers, who...
Read moreAuthentication Failure
December 14 2020
This is a weird story of a building owner commissioning an artist to paint a mural on the side of his building — except that he wasn’t actually...
Read moreReport on espionage attacks using LinkedIn as a vector for malware, with details and screenshots. They talk about "several hints suggesting a possible link" to the Lazarus group (aka...
Read moreBluetooth Vulnerability: BIAS
May 26 2020This is new research on a Bluetooth vulnerability (called BIAS) that allows someone to impersonate a trusted device: Abstract: Bluetooth (BR/EDR) is a pervasive technology for wireless communication used...
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