BBC and others are reporting that a German steel mill was hacked. The report came not from the news media or the mill, but rather the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). As a result, not a lot of details are known, but the posting are new, so perhaps more information will come out […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]SC Magazine is reporting that a flaw signaling System 7, the telephone industry standard for setting up, managing and tearing down phone calls allows anyone to listen in on cell phone calls, read texts and locate a user. Two separate researchers have identified the flaw and are going to demonstrate it at a hackers conference […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE 12-17-14 : Sony has cancelled the New York premiere of the movie the Interview according to USAToday and is leaving it up to theatre owners to decide if they want to show the film. The cost of this move as well as if they have insurance to cover it is unknown, although it will […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While The Sony hack/attack continues to capture the media’s attention with new data releases which create drama – who got caught saying what when – Bloomberg is reporting that something very similar to that happened to the Sands empire in February of this year. Some of you are familiar with Admiral Rogers testimony (head of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I am going to name 2014 as the Year Of The Crypto Bug. Does it seem to you that this year or so has revealed more than it’s share of cryptography oopsies? It does to me. So I started looking at what was found this year. In some sense, this is good news, but in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Sony attack is breaking new ground (unfortunately). Part of what the hacker group GOP is doing in creating fear, uncertainty and doubt. They sent out an email to all Sony employees that read, in part (From The Verge): I am the head of GOP who made you worry. Removing Sony Pictures on earth is […]
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