It seems like we are seeing this again and again – a vendor sets up some Amazon storage and sticks some data in it. Sometimes the vendor forgets about it or the employee responsible for it leaves and the data is basically orphaned. In this case the data was new, so it was not orphaned. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Just a few years ago most people had not even heard about ransomware. Today, if you have not been hit by a ransomware attack, you certainly have heard about attack after attack. Ranging from massive attacks that affected companies like Fedex and Merck pharmaceuticals to hospitals to little mom and pop stores, ransomware is the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In January researchers disclosed a pair of twenty year plus old flaws, Spectre and Meltdown. While Meltdown seems to mainly affect Intel chips and is relatively each to fix, Spectre affects everything from Intel chips to smart light bulbs and is extremely difficult to fix (see here). Fast forward to this month ….. This week, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are some possible downsides to personal virtual assistants. What if an attacker could use Cortana or Alexa to infect your computer? As these assistants become more widespread, the likelihood of an attack goes up. Screen locks do work. Sort of. They tend to stop nosy cube-mates and possibly evil maids, but beyond that, they […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last week there were multiple reports that Petah Tekvah, Israel based Cellebrite could unlock any iPhone up to and including the iPhone X running the most current version of the Apple OS, but you had to send the phone to them along with a check for $1,500, per phone. This week there is a report […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Here’s something you don’t hear every day. Cellebrite, a cell phone hacking vendor based in Petah Tikvah, Israel, claims that they can unlock any iPhone ever made, including the iPhone X running iOS 11.2.6 . Cellebrite, who offers their services to the highest bidder – mostly law enforcement and governments, both ones that have a […]
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