Just what it says on the tin: A DIY guide for those who don’t want to wait for whisleblowers. This is The Real Thing, people, so leave your pearl-clutching at the door and get ready for shit to get real…. Read More ›
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Defcon Pwn
So, this is how the Defcon Hacking Conference is going for someone today: In short, s/he was using a Wifi Pineapple to try to do some of the mentioned-in-that-link nefarious stuff to the wifi at the conference. Instead of… Read More ›
Civilians in Abandoned McDonald’s Seize Control of Wandering Space Satellite
This sounds so much like a crazy science fiction movie that I have no doubt it will soon become one, even though it’s true. Except all the main characters will suddenly become attractive teenagers.
The Best Talks at the BlackHat Conference Weren’t Even at BlackHat
Black Hat USA is the no-holds-or-hacks-barred annual conference that brings together some of the biggest names in infosec with some of the biggest names in hacking. But not all, because some are still hung over from HOPE. It’s… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber Stories from the Net
The Net; you never know what you’re gonna catch. The other day I caught up with ancient-by-internet-standards cinematic classic The Net and was surprised by a) how prescient it was b) the fact that I appear to have become Sandra… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Breaking Cyber and Crypto News
It’s a busy, busy week in the Cryptosphere, kittens, so we’ll keep it short, sweet, and cyber. Besides, we’re trying to pretend we’re at Defcon like all the kool kidz.
You too, eh?
CyberVor: Understanding the billion password hack
Yesterday a small Milwaukee security company of which you have probably never heard broke the news that a group of nameless twentysomething Russian hackers had acquired a collection of 1.2 billion username/password combinations, the largest such collection in history. The internet,… Read More ›
Happy (?) Anniversary, Julian Assange!
Well, this has to be one of the most fraught and geeky organizational Facebook page updates we’ve ever seen. For the non-hackery among us (and if you were hackery, wouldn’t you be reading everything from the sourcecode, green text… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Headlines for Today
Well, as you can see from the above, we’ve something of a SITUATION on our hands here at the Cryptosphere, so without further preamble, we hereby present the top cyber and crypto stories on the Interwebs. Enjoy! And wish us luck!
Interwebbed: Crypto and Cyber News from the Web
Oh what a tangled web we weave, kittens, particularly when we mistake our Bitcoin wallet ID for our public encryption key and…there, but I’ve said enough. Thank god I put it all into magic beans last week anyway. And now,… Read More ›
Scorned lover gets probation for hacking ex-girlfriend’s email, distributing homemade porn
Hack your ex’s computer and send her sex videos to everyone on her contact list? Yeah, that’s probation. #TEXAS! Meanwhile Aaron Swartz downloads some academic papers and commits suicide, unable to face the 20 years in prison they threaten him… Read More ›
Stop The Power: How to Do Business Without Banks
Today we welcome a repost of a very interesting guide to going off the Big Bank Grid thanks to our friend AnonyOdinn. Could this be the solution to transaction stacking, conspiracy, and endless fees for using your own money? We… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber Headlines from Around the World
It’s a holiday up here in Best Province of Glorious Republic of Canuckistan, so today we’re stocking up on our Vitamin D at the beach. Not to worry: we’d never leave you without reading material. Here is today’s top stories… Read More ›
Crypto Currently and Late Links: Current Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Argentumcoin
Almost to the weekend, kittens! And in the scenic province of British Columbia in Glorious Best Republic of Canuckistan, it’s a long weekend at that. So without further preface here are the prices for top crypto and one alt currencies,… Read More ›
Mad as a Tinfoil Hatter: A Conversation With Cynthia Gould
Tinfoil: is there anything it can’t do? Not according to Weird Al and certain electro-focused conspiracy theorists around the globe. Business Insider, apparently having run out of actual, you know, business, delved deep into the mysterious origins of the tinfoil… Read More ›
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