Tag Archives for technology
Hijacking the State
Take over the state’s connectivity machinery and do with it what you will: Is Vietnam the next haven for cybercrime? The country is apparently facing a major Internet security crisis, with some 95% of its PCs infected with viruses and … Continue reading
Spam + Language Skills
SFGate: These hacker help-wanted ads are appearing on underground Internet channels as malicious code designers increasingly want programmers with foreign-language skills to help launch country-specific attacks, security vendor McAfee Inc. said in a report released today. Hackers want to craft … Continue reading
Cost to Hack GSM: $1,000 – $100,000
InformationWeek: The 64-bit encryption method used by GSM, known as A5/1, was first cracked in theory about 10 years ago, and researchers David Hulton and Steve, who declined to give his last name, said today that expensive equipment to help … Continue reading
OSINT: Internet Failure
Here is some very well done analysis of the impact of failing internet cables. Here is what can only be called a short book (actually a Wired article) by Neal Stephenson on the laying of fiber optic cable circa 1996. … Continue reading
Viral WiFi Attack
Interesting paper (PDF). Based on the premise that home WiFi routers are less likely to be protected, always on, and lack third party security software, researchers: Mapped real networks in Chicago, Boston, New York City, the San Fransisco Bay area, Seattle, … Continue reading