CryWiper Data Wiper Targeting Russian Sites
Kaspersky is reporting on a data wiper masquerading as ransomware that is targeting local Russian government networks. The Trojan corrupts...
Schneier on Security
Schneier on Security
CAPTCHA
This is an actual CAPTCHA I was shown when trying to log into PayPal. As an actual human and not...
Friday Squid Blogging: Legend of the Indiana Oil-Pit Squid
At a GMC plant. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in...
Existential Risk and the Fermi Paradox
We know that complexity is the worst enemy of security, because it makes attack easier and defense harder. This becomes...
LastPass Security Breach
The company was hacked, and customer information accessed. No passwords were compromised.
Sirius XM Software Vulnerability
This is new: Newly revealed research shows that a number of major car brands, including Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura,...
Facebook Fined $276M under GDPR
Facebook—Meta—was just fined $276 million (USD) for a data leak that included full names, birth dates, phone numbers, and location....
Charles V of Spain Secret Code Cracked
Diplomatic code cracked after 500 years: In painstaking work backed by computers, Pierrot found “distinct families” of about 120 symbols...
Computer Repair Technicians Are Stealing Your Data
Laptop technicians routinely violate the privacy of the people whose computers they repair: Researchers at University of Guelph in Ontario,...
The US Has a Shortage of Bomb-Sniffing Dogs
Nothing beats a dog’s nose for detecting explosives. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough dogs: Last month, the US Government Accountability Office...