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kimzetter, 1 year ago to random

I spent a year digging into the SolarWinds hack - talking with SolarWinds/Mandiant/Microsoft and others -- to bring you this detailed story of how the hackers pulled off the boldest, most sophisticated supply-chain hack in history ... and how they got caught. https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever/

simonlbn, 1 year ago to random

This article from @dangoodin about "juice jacking" is the kind of article which make me happy to be an Ars Technica subscriber.

Actual research and nuanced information, while still making it clear that general fearmongering is unwarrented.

I also really appricate that the article includes the following, which is really key in the disucssion:

"The problem with the warnings coming out of the FCC and FBI is that they divert attention away from bigger security threats, such as weak passwords and the failure to install security updates. They create unneeded anxiety and inconvenience that run the risk of people simply giving up trying to be secure."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/fearmongering-over-public-charging-stations-needs-to-stop-heres-why