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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Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Totally Tubular News
Happy hump day, kittens. It’s a long haul from here to the next holiday, particularly if you are a geek of pristine antecedents and spotless reputation if not wardrobe (ie Forever Alone) and Valentine’s Day just means chocolate at half… Read More ›
Numbers: The Capital of Hell
“The only objects of practical reason are those of good and evil.” — Immanuel Kant How do pimps beseech and praise their god? In the sky, the temple doors are charred And all the cafes are ghosted with the dead…. Read More ›
CENTCOM Hints Blame Lies With “Lone Wolf” Attacker for Social Media Hack
Today General Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of CENTCOM, posted to CENTCOM’s Facebook page a letter to CENTCOM members and supporters apologizing for the pro-ISIS Twitter and YouTube hack yesterday. The letter did not specifically assign blame or describe the… Read More ›
The #CyberCaliphate vs US #CENTCOM
The latest skirmish in the Propaganda Wars has all the elements of farce, many of the elements of a mystery, and quite a few of the elements of FUD. Hey @BarackObama next time tell #CENTCOM that "Waterboarding" is a weak… Read More ›
Charlie Hebdo, Satirical French Magazine, Invaded by Gunmen: 12 Dead
Around noon Wednesday, publication day of the latest weekly issue, two three armed and masked men dressed all in black walked into the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and opened fire with Kalashnikovs. Twelve people are confirmed dead,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 8
Merry Monday, kittens! Were you office partying over the weekend like the rest of us? The strangest people showed up at the party, but then that’s the holiday chaos for you. In this world of Heraclitian turmoil, there’s one thing… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 4
Getting into holiday mode, kittens? We here at Cryptosphere Global HQ are celebrating the season by coming down with whatever bug that is that gives you a hangover when you’ve only drunk tea and causes you to sleep as though… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 3
Happy hump day, kittens. I don’t know what it’s like chez vous, but chez moi it’s frosty enough to rime your reason, particularly before the first coffee of the day. In consequence, I will be writing up today’s news links… Read More ›
Infographic: Tracking Down ISIS
From the people at SecurityDegreeHub comes this quick-update Infographic outlining the history, origin, and spread of ISIS. We like it when people send us actually useful content. And besides, our infographic-making process involves scratching with a burnt stick on our… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 2
Happy Tuesday, kittens! After some delays and detours caused by hardware failure, travel, and a teensy police incident, your Cryptosphere is back, baby! Didja miss us? Today we are coming to you from the retro-swank lobby of Hotel Zed in… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto #News for Nov 19
Happy hump day, kittens! We’re still catching up from our mega-Monday Anonymous wave of traffic and thinly-veiled libelous comments from butthurt Sea Shepherd supporters. Remember, on the internet you’re nobody till somebody hates you! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I didn’t want to… Read More ›
Interewebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 17
Happy Monday, kittens! It’s a slow start to the Cryptosphere this week, as we stayed up all weekend watching Anonymous do its thing, which it did massively, starting Friday: multiple posts on that coming soon, as well as an… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for October 4
Happy Tuesday, kittens! It’s a cyber-and-politico-heavy news roundup day today, so settle in with a cup of something comforting, jack in, and prepare for your mega newsdump. Make These 4 Assumptions about Cybersecurity (JDSupra) Deadline approaching: crime reporting contest (IJNet)… Read More ›
Team System DZ Cross the Line: Interfere with UK Rugby Website
This should end well. Team System DZ, the pro-ISIS hacker crew, have been on something of a tear in recent weeks, defacing literally hundreds of websites and posting its garbled jihadi message. We first reported on them when they took… Read More ›
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