People thought they were going crazy. Their air conditioner randomly turned off. The combination on their door lock changed every day. The doorbell kept ringing even though no one was there. These are all symptoms of domestic abuse where one partner understands how to use those technical toys against the other partner. And, in the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Thousands of Android and iPhone mobile apps use the Firebase database. The database runs in the cloud and, apparently, by default has no security. The net effect of this is that 100 million records, or more, are exposed for anyone to capture. Firebase, a database run by Google, is very popular with Apple and Android […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Maybe we should call it a dumpster fire, but whether we call it a shipwreck or a dumpster fire, it is a mess. According to pen testers, shipping industry security is where mainstream IT was years ago. The pen testers say that the attacks are TRIVIAL to execute an easy to mitigate against. These ships […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A story that seems to be repeated with way too much frequency is cryptocurrency attacks. This is because most users don’t understand how easy these attacks are. I am aware of *NO* attacks that compromised the cryptography of cryptocurrencies. Always it is the software. Sometimes on the user’s side. Other times on the exchange’s side. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A 24 year old South Carolina mom, Jamie Summitt, got a rather rude lesson in cyber security. She purchased a “smart” baby monitor that she could watch from her equally smart phone, only to wake up one day to find the baby monitor pointed at her. She didn’t think much about that until she watched […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Paul Manafoft, President Trump’s former campaign manager, is in trouble with the Feds. Again. Federal prosecutors say that Manafort attempted to tamper with witnesses to make sure that their testimony coordinated with his. How the feds found out is that they got a warrant for his iCloud account. Whatsapp and Telegram messages backed up to […]
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