This is the second article from Tyler L. Jones for The Cryptosphere. In it, he dissects the source code for an alleged Facebook zero day vulnerability. Social engineering. It’s one of the most powerful tools in an attacker’s toolkit. It… Read More ›
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Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for May 4
Welcome to Malware Monday, kittens! Don’t worry, we’re going to run out of these catchy, alliterative, and totally arbitrary keywords soon, but in the meantime, let’s get a fresh cup of java and prepare for the work week. It promises… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for May 1
Hacky Friday, kittens! We’ve had a couple of days off to wrestle with tawdry IRL concerns, and we could not be happier to be back where we belong, in our mother’s basement, working on our monitor tans. We have far… Read More ›
Exclusive: Interview with #OpIsrael Hackers from #Anonymous, #AnonGhost, #IzzahHackers
#opisrael for solidarity with Palestine. #opisrael for raising awareness about the Palestinian people. They are under the israeli occupation for 67 years. It’s time for Palestinians to live in peace, freedom, dignity. That was the reply, from hackers within #OpIsrael,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for April 9
We’re baaaaaaack! After chasing a couple of stories far too hard we are back, with all the cyber news that IS cyber news and also buzzwords, hashtags, and jargon to boot! D’oh, I always forget to put the keywords in… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for March 31
It’s Random Attack Day, kittens! Why does China hate Github? Why does the Ukraine hate Rutgers? Why do Anons hate Anons? Bloggers jailed! Protesters kettled! Of our several-day involuntary hiatus from the interwebs we shall not speak, except to say… Read More ›
#Redhack Strikes Back at Police on the Anniversary of the Death of Berkin Elvan
You send your teenager down to the store for a few mundane essentials. He never comes home again. Shot in the head by police with a “non-lethal” tear gas canister, your son lies in a coma for 269 days, his… Read More ›
Spam Is A Numbers Game: Brian Krebs on Unsolicited Email
Spam: once a gross meat-like substance sold in tins that could probably survive a nuclear apocalypse. Now, it’s the stuff that clogs your inbox: penis pills and health insurance and lottery winnings and nursing degrees and whatever else spammers think… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for March 2
Happy Start of Easter Month, kittens! Are we excited yet? If not, it’s probably because you cannot experience the glory which is Kinder Eggs, because you live in a benighted part of the globe, or perhaps because Cadbury changed the… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Feb 27
Happy Friday, TGIF, and all that, kittens! We are at last all caught up on our sleep from the two all-nighters we’ve pulled this week, and today’s articles should blow the doors off, so stand by. In the meanwhile, here are… Read More ›
Film Friday: We Are Legion, the Story of the Hacktivists
Let’s go back in time, kittens: back all the way to 2008, before most of the world had ever heard of Anonymous. And then, let’s look at some of the the busiest, messiest years in American history and watch as Anonymous… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Feb 20
We made it! We crawled, dragged, rolled, staggered, or jogged to the end of the work week. Cast off the suit jackets and uncomfortable shoes, and don the floppy slippers and Thuggies that say a) this is the weekend and… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Friday the 13th
TGIF, kittens! All ready for Friday the 13th? Rabbit’s foot at the ready? Crucifix firmly affixed? Four leafed clovers all over? Excellent. Now you’re ready for today’s news links. Military approves hormone therapy for Chelsea Manning (USAToday) Download the first… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Feb 12
Good morning, kittens! We’re back to our regular posting schedule, just in time to get in all those juicy Eastern websites before the weekend hits and everyone disappears into a bottle of vodka, a Netflix binge, and series of obnoxious… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Feb 11
What day is it, kittens? That’s right; it’s Not Enough Coffee Day! It’s also National Umbrella Day in Canada, which is as good an excuse as any to run out and buy that yellow brolly you’ve been secretly coveting for… Read More ›
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