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Archive for the 'Stories' Category
Industrial Espionage in practice
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26 November 2006 |
15:47 |
Security, Stories |
No Comments | 1,363 Views
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Stealing Money from a ATM using a MP3 Player
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25 November 2006 |
20:34 |
Security, Stories |
3 Comments | 2,982 Views
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According to TIMES a fraudster outwitted sophisticated banking security systems by using an ordinary MP3 music player to bug cash machines and steal customers’ credit card secrets.
According to TIMES a fraudster outwitted sophisticated banking security systems by using an ordinary MP3 music player to bug cash machines and steal customers’ credit card secrets.
Cracking the Bluetooth PIN
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7 November 2006 |
16:14 |
Security, Stories |
No Comments | 2,588 Views
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Thierry Zoller and Kevin Finistere gave a presentation in the Hack.lu 2006 conference on Bluetooth Cracking. They also showed a demo of BTCrack, a Windows tool that can crack Bluetooth PIN and Linkkey in almost real-time. All you need is
Thierry Zoller and Kevin Finistere gave a presentation in the Hack.lu 2006 conference on Bluetooth Cracking. They also showed a demo of BTCrack, a Windows tool that can crack Bluetooth PIN and Linkkey in almost real-time. All you need is
Buying Phishing Domain Names
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29 October 2006 |
15:49 |
Security, Stories |
3 Comments | 4,366 Views
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Mikko from F-Secure made a quick research on the domain name market. They made some searches on Sedo.com and found out that they are reselling domains like chasebank-online.com, citi-bank.com and bankofameriuca.com. According to Mikko and Sedo are more obviously fraudulent domains available,
Mikko from F-Secure made a quick research on the domain name market. They made some searches on Sedo.com and found out that they are reselling domains like chasebank-online.com, citi-bank.com and bankofameriuca.com. According to Mikko and Sedo are more obviously fraudulent domains available,
The real story behind BT buying Counterpane
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27 October 2006 |
11:55 |
Humor, Security, Stories |
No Comments | 1,434 Views
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Bruce Schneiers announced in his blog that BT (aka British Telecom) has acquired Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. Ok, so far so good. But in a blog comment Carlo Graziani told the “real” storybehind this deal. Verry funny. Bruce himself voted this comment for “Best blog comment ever.”
Bruce Schneiers announced in his blog that BT (aka British Telecom) has acquired Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. Ok, so far so good. But in a blog comment Carlo Graziani told the “real” storybehind this deal. Verry funny. Bruce himself voted this comment for “Best blog comment ever.”
Default passwords in ATM
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6 October 2006 |
15:32 |
Security, Stories |
No Comments | 1,581 Views
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I saw some interesting articles about the old problem with default passwords on IT systems combined with the new problem that the manufactur published it on the internet. In this case we are speaking about ATM’s. Got cash?
I saw some interesting articles about the old problem with default passwords on IT systems combined with the new problem that the manufactur published it on the internet. In this case we are speaking about ATM’s. Got cash?
Laptop with Data lost. Again!
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2 October 2006 |
10:12 |
Security, Stories |
1 Comment | 1,091 Views
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Reuters reported, that a General Electric laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in early September. The laptop, issued to a GE official who was authorized to have the data, was stolen from a locked hotel room, the company said.
Reuters reported, that a General Electric laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in early September. The laptop, issued to a GE official who was authorized to have the data, was stolen from a locked hotel room, the company said.
Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked
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19 July 2006 |
11:20 |
Security, Stories |
No Comments | 2,488 Views
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Charlie Paglee recently published on his blog, that the a chinese company successfully reverse engineered the Skype protocol!
Charlie Paglee recently published on his blog, that the a chinese company successfully reverse engineered the Skype protocol!
Forensic analysis of the stolen laptop
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10 July 2006 |
16:09 |
Forensics, Stories |
No Comments | 1,758 Views
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The Internet Security Zone Blog published an interesting article about the FBI forensic analysis of the stolen veteran’s administration laptop that
The Internet Security Zone Blog published an interesting article about the FBI forensic analysis of the stolen veteran’s administration laptop that
More news on the Greek Vodafone wiretapping issue
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4 March 2006 |
19:49 |
Security, Stories |
No Comments | 2,739 Views
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More details on the Greek wiretapping issue are emerging. Bruce Schneier wrote in his blog, that it turns out that the “malicious code” was actually code designed into the system and that the attackers managed to bypass the authorization mechanisms of the eavesdropping system, and activate the “lawful interception” module in the mobile network. They [...]
More details on the Greek wiretapping issue are emerging. Bruce Schneier wrote in his blog, that it turns out that the “malicious code” was actually code designed into the system and that the attackers managed to bypass the authorization mechanisms of the eavesdropping system, and activate the “lawful interception” module in the mobile network. They [...]
