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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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CANDYGRAM: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: CANDYGRAM (S//SI//REL) Mimics GSM cell tower of a target network. Capable(S...
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RCS Spyware and Citizen Lab
Remote-Controlled System (RCS) is a piece of spyware sold exclusively to governments by a Milan company called Hacking Team. Recently, Citizen Lab found this spyware...
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TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0 (TS//SI//REL) TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0 is STRAITBIZARRE based implant...
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TOTECHASER: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: TOTECHASER (TS//SI//REL) TOTECHASER is a Windows CE implant targeting thehere...
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What Information Are Stun Guns Recording?
In a story about a stolen Stradivarius violin, there's this: Information from a stun gun company, an anonymous tip and hours of surveillance paved the way for...
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PICASSO: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: PICASSO (S//SI//REL) Modified GSM (target) handset that collects user data...
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US Infosec Researchers Against NSA Surveillance
I signed an open letter from US researchers in cryptography and information security on NSA surveillance. It has received a lot of media coverage.
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Who Should Store NSA Surveillance Data
One of the recommendations by the president's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies on reforming the National Security Agency—No. 5, if you're...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid TED Talk
Interesting. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
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MONKEYCALENDAR: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: MONKEYCALENDAR (TS//SI//REL) MONKEYCALENDAR is a software implant for GSMhere...
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My Talk on the NSA
Earlier this month, I gave a talk about the NSA at MIT. The video is available. ETA: The video doesn't display on some Firefox browsers. If you have trouble,...
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The Insecurity of Secret IT Systems
We now know a lot about the security of the Rapiscan 522 B x-ray system used to scan carry-on baggage in airports worldwide. Billy Rios, director of threat intelligence...
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GOPHERSET: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: GOPHERSET (TS//SI//REL) GOPHERSET is a software implant for GSM (Global System...
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DROPOUTJEEP: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: DROPOUTJEEP (TS//SI//REL) DROPOUTJEEP is a STRAITBIZARRE based software implant...
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SURLYSPAWN: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: SURLYSPAWN (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) Data RF retro-reflector. Provides return...
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DRM and the Law
Cory Doctorow gives a good history of the intersection of Digital Rights Management (DRM) software and the law, describes how DRM software is antithetical to end...
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"The Mask" Espionage Malware
We’ve got a new nation-state espionage malware. "The Mask" was discovered by Kaspersky Labs: The primary targets are government institutions, diplomatic offices...
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WISTFULTOLL: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: WISTFULTOLL (TS//SI//REL) WISTFULTOLL is a UNITEDRAKE and STRAITBIZZARE plug...
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