Category: Computer Security

191 Million US Voter Registration Records Leaked In Mystery Database

A huge database of 191 million US citizens is uncovered. But no one knows who carelessly left it open, whilst the FBI have been contacted. >>>

Posted: December 28, 2015 in Computer, Security

Theresa May wants to see your internet history, so we thought it was only fair to ask for hers | UK Politics | News | The Independent

The Home Office has refused to make Theresa May’s internet browsing history public under freedom of information rules, arguing that a request to do so >>>

Posted: December 27, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

The Sanders campaign is taking its fight with the DNC to the next level

archived 26 Dec 2015 04:30:03 UTC Source: The Sanders campaign is taking its fight with the DNC to the next level

Posted: December 25, 2015 in Computer, Security

New HTML Status Code 451:  Legally Restricted

An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles (Internet-Draft, 2015) Source: draft-ietf-httpbis-legally-restricted-status-04

Posted: December 23, 2015 in Computer, Internet

The Juniper VPN backdoor: buggy code with a dose of shady NSA crypto | CSO Online

Juniper was using a known flawed random number generator as the foundation for cryptographic operations in NetScreen’s ScreenOS and the safeguards it put in place >>>

Posted: December 23, 2015 in Computer, Security

Juniper Backdoor Picture Getting Clearer | Threatpost | The first stop for security news

Experts digging into the Juniper backdoor have determined attackers have subverted a NSA backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm used in NetScreen firewalls. Source: Juniper Backdoor >>>

Posted: December 22, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social, Software

AT&T, DirecTV Deliver ‘Merger Synergies’ By Raising Rates In Perfect Unison | Techdirt

Source: AT&T, DirecTV Deliver ‘Merger Synergies’ By Raising Rates In Perfect Unison | Techdirt

Posted: December 22, 2015 in Computer, Internet

Hillary Clinton Says She Wants a Manhattan Project for Encryption. The Fuck? 

Hillary Clinton suggested that tech companies work together with the government to create a “a Manhattan-like project” at tonight’s Democratic national debate. Source: Hillary Clinton >>>

Posted: December 21, 2015 in Computer, Security

Why the DNC’s Actions Could Cost Democrats the Election | Progress Or Peril

ng Source: Why the DNC’s Actions Could Cost Democrats the Election | Progress Or Peril

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Computer, Security

Secret Code Found in Juniper’s Firewalls Shows Risk of Government Backdoors

Suspicious code found in Juniper’s firewall software underscores why governments shouldn’t be allowed to install their own backdoors in software. Source: Secret Code Found in >>>

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Computer, Security