by BrianKrebs | Dec 2, 2021 | Cyber Security
In January 2021, technology vendor Ubiquiti Inc. [NYSE:UI] disclosed that a breach at a third party cloud provider had exposed customer account credentials. In March, a Ubiquiti employee warned that the company had drastically understated the scope of the incident,...
by Bruce Schneier | Dec 2, 2021 | Cyber Security
A hacker stole $31 million from the blockchain company MonoX Finance , by exploiting a bug in software the service uses to draft smart contracts. Specifically, the hack used the same token as both the tokenIn and tokenOut, which are methods for exchanging the value of...
by Bruce Schneier | Nov 30, 2021 | Cyber Security
Interesting: Intel’s issue reflects a wider concern: Legacy technology can introduce cybersecurity weaknesses. Tech makers constantly improve their products to take advantage of speed and power increases, but customers don’t always upgrade at the same pace. This...
by Bruce Schneier | Nov 26, 2021 | Cyber Security
Research on the Vibrio bacteria and its co-evolution with its bobtail squid hosts. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
by BrianKrebs | Nov 26, 2021 | Cyber Security
A visualization of the Internet made using network routing data. Image: Barrett Lyon, opte.org. Imagine being able to disconnect or redirect Internet traffic destined for some of the world’s biggest companies — just by spoofing an email. This is the nature...
by Bruce Schneier | Nov 26, 2021 | Cyber Security
Following California’s lead, a new UK law would ban default passwords in IoT devices.
