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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Did North Korea Write WannaCry?
The New York Times is reporting that evidence is pointing to North Korea as the author of the WannaCry ransomware. Note that there is no proof at this time, although...
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NSA Brute-Force Keysearch Machine
The Intercept published a story about a dedicated NSA brute-force keysearch machine being built with the help of New York University and IBM. It's based on a document...
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Using Wi-Fi to Get 3D Images of Surrounding Location
Interesting research: The radio signals emitted by a commercial Wi-Fi router can act as a kind of radar, providing images of the transmitter's environment, according...
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The Quick vs. the Strong: Commentary on Cory Doctorow's Walkaway
Technological advances change the world. That's partly because of what they are, but even more because of the social changes they enable. New technologies upend...
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Yacht Security
Turns out, multi-million dollar yachts are no more secure than anything else out there: The ease with which ocean-going oligarchs or other billionaires can be hijacked...
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Stealing Voice Prints
This article feels like hyperbole: The scam has arrived in Australia after being used in the United States and Britain. The scammer may ask several times "can you...
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Interview with Ross Anderson
Cybersecurity researcher Ross Anderson has a good interview on edge.org....
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Securing Elections
Technology can do a lot more to make our elections more secure and reliable, and to ensure that participation in the democratic process is available to all. There...
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Criminals are Now Exploiting SS7 Flaws to Hack Smartphone Two-Factor Authentication Systems
I've previously written about the serious vulnerabilities in the SS7 phone routing system. Basically, the system doesn't authenticate messages. Now, criminals are...
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Facebook's Observations on Information Operations and the 2016 US Election
Facebook published paper on the information operations it has seen, as well as some observations regarding the recent US election. It's interesting reading....
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Using Ultrasonic Beacons to Track Users
I've previously written about ad networks using ultrasonic communications to jump from one device to another. The idea is for devices like televisions to play ultrasonic...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Communications
In the oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana, males use body patterns to communicate with both females and other males: To gain insight into the visual communication...
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Why is the TSA Scanning Paper?
I've been reading a bunch of anectotal reports that the TSA is starting to scan paper separately: A passenger going through security at Kansas City International...
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Forging Voice
LyreBird is a system that can accurately reproduce the voice of someone, given a large amount of sample inputs. It's pretty good -- listen to the demo here -- and...
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Security of St. Jude Pacemakers
This is a good summary article about the horrible security of St. Jude pacemakers, and the history of the company not doing anything about it....
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Fitbit Evidence Used in Murder Investigation
Fitbit evidence is cited in an arrest warrant, stating that the device monitored steps by the victim after the suspect claimed she died....
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Who is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why?
There's something going on inside the intelligence communities in at least two countries, and we have no idea what it is. Consider these three data points. One:...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Live Squid Washes up on North Carolina Beach
A "mysterious squid" -- big and red -- washed up on a beach in Carteret County, North Carolina. Someone found it, still alive, and set it back in the water after...
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Jumping Airgaps with a Laser and a Scanner
Researchers have configured two computers to talk to each other using a laser and a scanner. Scanners work by detecting reflected light on their glass pane. The...
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