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Tag: Hacker

Interview With A Blackhat

Fascinating interview with a (former) blackhat:

One ‘blackhat,’ who asked to be called Adam, that I have spoken to a lot has recently says he’s decided to go legit. During this life-changing transition, he offered to give an interview so that the rest of the security community could learn from his point of view.… Continued

May 25, 2013
When spammers go to war: Behind the Spamhaus DDoS

When spammers go to war: Behind the Spamhaus DDoS:

Over the last ten days, a series of massive denial-of-service attacks has been aimed at Spamhaus, a not-for-profit organization that describes its purpose as “track[ing] the Internet’s spam operations and sources, to provide dependable realtime anti-spam protection for Internet networks.… Continued

March 29, 2013
Going Bright: Wiretapping without Weakening Communications Infrastructure

Going Bright: Wiretapping without Weakening Communications Infrastructure:

Mobile IP-based communications and changes in technologies have been a subject of concern for law enforcement, which seeks to extend current wiretap design requirements for digital voice networks.… Continued

March 21, 2013
Drink hackers take home carbonators to the limit

Drink hackers take home carbonators to the limit:

It seems inevitable that if a product specifically advises against certain activities that some people are going to push the limit.

Oh those hackers…

March 3, 2013
The “Red October” Campaign

The “Red October” Campaign – An Advanced Cyber Espionage Network Targeting Diplomatic and Government Agencies

During the past five years, a high-level cyber-espionage campaign has successfully infiltrated computer networks at diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations, gathering data and intelligence from mobile devices, computer systems and network equipment.… Continued

January 15, 2013
Def Con XX: twenty years of hacker evolution

Def Con XX: twenty years of hacker evolution:

Twenty years ago, the world of consumer technology was a very different place. In the early 1990’s, cell phones were still expensive devices slowly making their way out of Gordon Gekko’s high-rise office and into the hands of well-heeled customers like, for example, Zach Morris.… Continued

December 23, 2012
Amazon Has Another Huge Security Hole

Amazon Has Another Huge Security Hole:

You may recall that Amazon was implicated as the weak link in the Mat Honan iCloud hack, wherein a gadget blogger had his entire online identity nuked from orbit because Amazon gave up the secondary identifying information necessary to issue a password reset over at Apple.… Continued

December 20, 2012
Cosmo, the Hacker ‘God’ Who Fell to Earth

Following up from the Epic Hack, here’s an interesting piece about the guy who supposedly pioneered some of the new social engineering hacks.

I wonder how much of everything else Cosmo has told me is true. The only thing I am certain of is that online security is an illusion.… Continued

September 13, 2012
Epic Hacking

Why can’t I get rid of the nagging feeling that this guy asked the hacker himself to do it, to get a great story into Wired and everywhere? Staged like this, the story is much better than if he simply reported that it was theoretically possible to remote wipe somebody’s iDevices just by abusing Amazon’s and Apple’s flawed password reset routines.… Continued

August 10, 2012