#Ecuador#DigitalRights#Cybersecurity#Cybercrime#Hacking: "Ola Bini, the software developer acquitted last year of cybercrime charges in a unanimous verdict in Ecuador, was back in court last week in Quito as prosecutors, using the same evidence that helped clear him, asked an appeals court to overturn the decision with bogus allegations of unauthorized access of a telecommunications system.
Armed with a grainy image of a telnet session—which the lower court already ruled was not proof of criminal activity—and testimony of an expert witness to the lower court—who never had access to the devices and systems involved in the alleged intrusion—prosecutors presented the theory that, by connecting to a router, Bini made partial unauthorized access in an attempt to break into a system provided by Ecuador’s national telecommunications company (CNT) to a presidency's contingency center.
AT&T has reset millions of customer account passcodes after a vast amount of the phone giant’s customer records were stolen and dumped online last month. Tech Crunch has the story, which includes how a security researcher who analyzed the leaked data found the encrypted passcodes easy to decipher. https://flip.it/yM0d3O #Tech#Technology#Hacking#TechCrunch#DataBreach
As Boards Focus More on Cybersecurity, Are They Missing One of the Biggest Threats?
board members themselves, the people responsible for making sure a company is well-protected, could well become the weak link in an organization’s cyber defenses.
directors now have access to detailed tactical information about a company’s cyber defenses, in addition to a lot of other sensitive data.
Security researchers find a way to unlock millions of hotel rooms, the UK introduces cyberflashing laws, and Google’s AI search pushes malware and scams.
US offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealth
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the "Blackcat" ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group's tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America.
My son, 11 years old, has stated an interest in #hacking, wants things like the Flipper Zero or Pwnagotchi for his birthday. The kid loves picking up old tech and messing with it.
Not a #hacker myself, but I see enough of y'all on here that I wish I were! I can't help beyond getting him comfortable using the terminal.
I've seen some "getting started with (ethical) hacking" articles out there, but thought I'd ask some humans, too. Any suggestions on where to start?
> Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched
> Hackers can harvest encryption keys from Macs and MacBooks.
> the issue lies with the "microarchitectural" design of the chip. Furthermore, security measures taken to help mitigate the issue would require a serious degradation of the M-series chips' performance.
A hacker claimed to have swiped AT&T customer data back in 2021. This week, the full dataset, containing the personal information of some 73 million customers was released online. Does AT&T know how its customers’ data wound up in the public eye? Tech Crunch has more: https://flip.it/2NveSK #Tech#Technology#Hacking
A really good article on #engineering , #hacking and #accessibility , reminding us not to pretend that we know the problem better than the people who experience it. We need to listen to them without preconceptions.
I think it is a very important foundation of #solarpunk .
Unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs breaks encryption
'University researchers have found an unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs, which would allow an attacker to break encryption and get access to cryptographic keys.
The flaw is present in M1, M2, and M3 chips, and because the failing is part of the architecture of the chips, there’s no way for Apple to fix it in current devices …'