In a statement, Dyn said that this morning, October 21, Dyn received a global distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on its DNS infrastructure on the east coast starting at around 7:10 a.m. ET (11:10 UTC).
A DDoS is when …
A newly discovered malware, called Linux.Wifatch by security firm Symantec, has been found to compromise at least 10,000 Linux-routers. Unlike other malware, however, Wifatch protects the router from other infections, protecting victims instead.
Security giant Symantec has discovered a new …
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:14:34 -0400
From: “James M. Atkinson” <jmatk[at]tscm.com>
To: John Young <jya[at]pipeline.com>, cryptome[at]earthlink.net
Subject: GCHQ is Illegaly Spying in US
With the latest Snowden release of information I believe that you have caught the U.S. government …
D-link Fail! In a ham-fisted move that threatens computer users everywhere, developers at router manufacturer D-Link published a private cryptography key used to certify that software is trustworthy and not malware, a security researcher said.
The software signing key was …
This graphic was created by Reddit user quink, who wanted to illustrate what happens if net neutrality disappears. Originally created when Comcast tried to appeal the FCC’s right to enforce net neutrality in 2009, the graphic is becoming a reality …
Researchers Matthew Brocker and Stephen Checkoway outline the attack, which targets the firmware inside the iSight camera’s controller chip, in this
Paper
The iSight camera system was designed the with a “hardware interlock” between the camera sensor and the indicator …
It sounds too preposterous for even James Bond: by placing a mobile phone next to a PC, researchers can “listen” to the faintest sound a CPU makes as it churns away on RSA-encoded content and extract the keys themselves.
Preposterous, …
Social engineering has traditionally been more of an art than a science, we try different things, and if they work, we continue to use them over and over again. Some of the best social engineers have developed excellent technique …
Beyond Social Engineering: Tools for Reinventing Yourself
Richard Thieme, Thiemeworks
Abstract:
Managing multiple modular identities is not a trivial task. But that’s what the technologies and politics of Now demand. These tools will enable you to create personas at …
The CIA is no more technologically sophisticated than your average American, and as a result, has suffered serious and embarrassing operational failures.
This is a rare peek inside the CIA’s intelligence gathering operations and the stunning lack of expertise …