NordVPN Breached
There was a successful attack against NordVPN: Based on the command log, another of the leaked secret keys appeared to secure a […]
Public Voice Launches Petition for an International Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition for Mass Surveillance
Coming out of the Privacy Commissioners’ Conference in Albania, Public Voice is launching a petition for an international moratorium on using facial […]
Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard
NIST has completed a study — it was published last year, but I just saw it recently — calculating the costs and […]
Details of the Olympic Destroyer APT
Interesting details on Olympic Destroyer, the nation-state cyberattack against the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. Wired’s Andy Greenberg presents evidence […]
Friday Squid Blogging: Six-Foot-Long Mass of Squid Eggs Found on Great Barrier Reef
It’s likely the diamondback squid. There’s a video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security […]
Why Technologists Need to Get Involved in Public Policy
Last month, I gave a 15-minute talk in London titled: “Why technologists need to get involved in public policy.” In it, I […]
Adding a Hardware Backdoor to a Networked Computer
Interesting proof of concept: At the CS3sthlm security conference later this month, security researcher Monta Elkins will show how he created a […]
Microsoft Office Bug Remains Top Malware Delivery Vector
CVE-2017-11882 has been attackers’ favorite malware delivery mechanism throughout the second and third quarters of 2019.
Online Beauty Store Hit by Magecart Attack
An e-skimmer placed on the Procter & Gamble-owned First Aid Beauty site to steal payment card data went undetected for five months.
Second Ransomware Attack Strikes Johannesburg
Attackers who broke into the city’s network demand four Bitcoins in ransom or threaten to share stolen personal and financial data.