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From Krebs on Security – Juniper Support Portal Exposed Customer Device Info

Until earlier this week, the support website for networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks was exposing potentially sensitive information tied to customer products, including the exact devices each customer bought, as…

Samir K February 9, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Round 3 of the toothbrush DDoS debacle!

[[{"value":"We thought it was all over... but a Swiss newspaper has come out fighting, blaming Fortinet for spreading untruths about a toothbrush botnet. Will Fortinet return for Round 4, or…

Samir K February 8, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – US insurance firms sound alarm after 66,000 individuals impacted by SIM swap attack

[[{"value":"Two US insurance companies are warning that thousands of individuals' personal information may have been stolen after hackers compromised computer systems. Read more in my article on the Hot for…

Samir K February 8, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – On Software Liabilities

[[{"value":"Over on Lawfare, Jim Dempsey published a really interesting proposal for software liability: “Standard for Software Liability: Focus on the Product for Liability, Focus on the Process for Safe Harbor.”…

Samir K February 8, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – Tooth be told: Toothbrush DDoS attack claim was lost in translation, says Fortinet

After hundreds of media outlets worldwide repeated the false claim that a botnet of three million toothbrushes attacked a Swiss company, the cybersecurity firm at the centre of the story…

Samir K February 8, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – The toothbrush DDoS attack: How misinformation spreads in the cybersecurity world

No, three million smart toothbrushes didn't launch a DDoS attack against a Swiss company. Read More

Samir K February 7, 2024

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From Krebs on Security – From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum's founders was an attorney who advised Russia's top hackers on the…

Samir K February 7, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Documents about the NSA’s Banning of Furby Toys in the 1990s

Via a FOIA request, we have documents from the NSA about their banning of Furby toys. Read More

Samir K February 6, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Deepfake Fraud

A deepfake video conference call—with everyone else on the call a fake—fooled a finance worker into sending $25M to the criminals’ account. Read More

Samir K February 5, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Friday Squid Blogging: Illex Squid in Argentina Waters

[[{"value":"Argentina is reporting that there is a good population of illex squid in its waters ready for fishing, and is working to ensure that Chinese fishing boats don’t take it…

Samir K February 2, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – David Kahn

[[{"value":"David Kahn has died. His groundbreaking book, The Codebreakers was the first serious book I read about codebreaking, and one of the primary reasons I entered this field. He will…

Samir K February 2, 2024

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From Graham Cluley – China is hacking Wi-Fi routers for attack on US electrical grid and water supplies, FBI warns

[[{"value":"China-sponsored attacks likened to "placing bombs in water treatment facilities, and power plants". Is it just me, or does this sound like the plot of a Mission Impossible movie?"}]] Read More

Samir K February 2, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – A Self-Enforcing Protocol to Solve Gerrymandering

[[{"value":"In 2009, I wrote: There are several ways two people can divide a piece of cake in half. One way is to find someone impartial to do it for them.…

Samir K February 2, 2024

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From Krebs on Security – Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is…

Samir K February 1, 2024

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From Schneier on Security – Facebook’s Extensive Surveillance Network

[[{"value":"Consumer Reports is reporting that Facebook has built a massive surveillance network: Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, Consumer Reports found that a…

Samir K February 1, 2024