Comment Re: Opposite (Score 1) 79
It's ironic that the document stating a case against encryption is redacted.
Comment Re: Generally agree. (Score 4, Informative) 174
You can still do this in Word. Hold down Alt while selecting text.
Comment Germanwings (Score 1) 157
Ask Germanwings what happens when you have a single pilot,
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Submission + - LastPass informs on a security incident, source code compromised (infosecurity-magazine.com)
alfabravoteam writes: Password management company LastPass has published information about a security incident
"We have determined that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information", reads the official message published.
They also clarify that no user data was lost. "We never store or have knowledge of your Master Password,” the firm said in an FAQ. “We utilize an industry standard Zero Knowledge architecture that ensures LastPass can never know or gain access to our customers’ Master Password", they inform. Hence, no action is required to users to follow.
"We have determined that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information", reads the official message published.
They also clarify that no user data was lost. "We never store or have knowledge of your Master Password,” the firm said in an FAQ. “We utilize an industry standard Zero Knowledge architecture that ensures LastPass can never know or gain access to our customers’ Master Password", they inform. Hence, no action is required to users to follow.
Submission + - T-Mobile Investigating Alleged Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Users (vice.com)
lightbox32 writes: T-Mobile says it is investigating an alleged data breach based on a claim made in a forum post. While the post doesn't mention T-Mobile, the data allegedly comes from T-mobile's servers and includes full customer info, including details such as social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driver's licenses information for 100 million users.
In exchange, the seller wants six bitcoins, worth around $274,000 for just a portion of the data, which would consist of 30 million social security numbers and driver's licenses. They would be privately offering the rest of the data.
In exchange, the seller wants six bitcoins, worth around $274,000 for just a portion of the data, which would consist of 30 million social security numbers and driver's licenses. They would be privately offering the rest of the data.
Comment Re: If, by his own admission, he is not.... (Score 3, Funny) 330
He is the Prime Minister after all, so he should know about cryptography...
I'll show myself out.
Submission + - Spotify Executive Chris Bevington Dies in Stockholm Attack (msn.com)
lightbox32 writes: Chris Bevington was one of the four people who was killed in Friday’s truck attack in Stockholm. The British 41-year-old had served as Spotify’s director of global partnerships/business development, working from Stockholm. He had worked with the company for five years.
In a statement to the BBC, Bevington’s father, John, said, “We are all devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son Chris. A wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many.”
In a statement to the BBC, Bevington’s father, John, said, “We are all devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son Chris. A wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many.”
Comment Re: You are wrong. Elon is right. (Score 1) 270
I guess that means you've never taken a plane, or a bus, or a subway, or a taxi, or a ship, or... You get the point.
Submission + - Remote Evil Butler Attack Threatens Windows Computers (softpedia.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Last year, a security researcher discovered a way to defeat BitLocker on Windows by taking a PC and inserting him into a network controlled by a rogue domain controller, that allowed the attacker to poison the credentials cache and set a new password on the targeted device. This type of attack is called an Evil Maid, because it requires the attacker physical access to the device.
Microsoft fixed this vulnerability (CVE-2015-6095), and then fixed it again when two researchers pointed out in February 2016 (CVE-2016-0049), that the fix was incomplete. At this year's Black Hat security conference, two Microsoft researchers have discovered a way to carry out the Evil Maid attack from a remote location, even over the Internet. The two researchers say that an attacker can compromise a PC, configure it to work as a rogue domain controller, and then use RDP to access computers (that have open RDP connections) on the same network and carry out the attack from a distance. This particular attack, nicknamed a Remote Evil Butler, can be extremely attractive and valuable for cyber-espionage groups.
Microsoft fixed this vulnerability (CVE-2015-6095), and then fixed it again when two researchers pointed out in February 2016 (CVE-2016-0049), that the fix was incomplete. At this year's Black Hat security conference, two Microsoft researchers have discovered a way to carry out the Evil Maid attack from a remote location, even over the Internet. The two researchers say that an attacker can compromise a PC, configure it to work as a rogue domain controller, and then use RDP to access computers (that have open RDP connections) on the same network and carry out the attack from a distance. This particular attack, nicknamed a Remote Evil Butler, can be extremely attractive and valuable for cyber-espionage groups.
Submission + - Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History (cnn.com) 17
An anonymous reader writes: From CNN:
"Fifty people were killed inside Pulse, a gay nightclub, Orlando Police Chief John Mina and other officials said Sunday morning, just hours after a shooter opened fire in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. At least 53 more people were injured, Mina said. Police have shot and killed the gunman, he told reporters.
The shooter is not from the Orlando area, Mina said. He has been identified as Omar Saddiqui Mateen, 29, of Fort Pierce, about 120 miles southeast of Orlando, two law enforcement officials tell CNN.
Orlando authorities said they consider the violence an act of domestic terror. The FBI is involved. While investigators are exploring all angles, they "have suggestions the individual has leanings towards (Islamic terrorism), but right now we can't say definitely," said Ron Hopper, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Orlando bureau."
"Fifty people were killed inside Pulse, a gay nightclub, Orlando Police Chief John Mina and other officials said Sunday morning, just hours after a shooter opened fire in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. At least 53 more people were injured, Mina said. Police have shot and killed the gunman, he told reporters.
The shooter is not from the Orlando area, Mina said. He has been identified as Omar Saddiqui Mateen, 29, of Fort Pierce, about 120 miles southeast of Orlando, two law enforcement officials tell CNN.
Orlando authorities said they consider the violence an act of domestic terror. The FBI is involved. While investigators are exploring all angles, they "have suggestions the individual has leanings towards (Islamic terrorism), but right now we can't say definitely," said Ron Hopper, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Orlando bureau."
Submission + - Oklahoma state troopers can now seize bank accounts too (news9.com)
mi writes: You may have heard of civil asset forfeiture. That's where police can seize your property and cash without first proving you committed a crime; without a warrant and without arresting you, as long as they suspect that your property is somehow tied to a crime.
Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards. If a trooper suspects you may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan any cards you have and seize the money.
But do not worry: "If you can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money it will be given back to you. And we've done that in the past," — said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. John Vincent.
Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards. If a trooper suspects you may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan any cards you have and seize the money.
But do not worry: "If you can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money it will be given back to you. And we've done that in the past," — said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. John Vincent.
Submission + - Pentagon admits to having deployed miitary spy drones over the US (msn.com)
lightbox32 writes: A report by a Pentagon inspector general, made public under a Freedom of Information Act request, said spy drones on non-military missions have occurred fewer than 20 times between 2006 and 2015 and always in compliance with existing law. The use of unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS) drones over U.S. surfaced in 2013 when then-FBI director Robert Mueller testified before Congress that the bureau employed spy drones to aid investigations, but in a "very, very minimal way, very seldom."
The inspector general analysis was completed March 20, 2015, but not released publicly until last Friday.
The report also quoted a military law review article that said "the appetite to use them (spy drones) in the domestic environment to collect airborne imagery continues to grow, as does Congressional and media interest in their deployment."
The inspector general analysis was completed March 20, 2015, but not released publicly until last Friday.
The report also quoted a military law review article that said "the appetite to use them (spy drones) in the domestic environment to collect airborne imagery continues to grow, as does Congressional and media interest in their deployment."
Submission + - Microsoft releases first public preview of RTVS under MIT and GPLv2 licenses (microsoft.com)
shutdown -p now writes: Microsoft has released the first public preview of RTVS (R Tools for Visual Studio), an extension for Visual Studio that adds support for the R (GNU S) programming language. The product is open source, and while most of the code is under the MIT license, some components are GPLv2, in accordance with the R license.
Submission + - IPhones Bricked by Setting Date to Jan 1, 1970 (theguardian.com)
lightbox32 writes: Beware of a hoax circling the interwebs promising an Easter egg, which can be seen by setting your iPhone's date to January 1, 1970. The Guardian is reporting that doing so will brick the device. It’s unclear what exactly causes the issue, but could be related to how iOS stores date and time formats. Jan. 1, 1970 is a value of zero or less than zero, which would make any process that uses a time stamp to fail.
Apple is aware of the issue and is looking into it.
Apple is aware of the issue and is looking into it.
Submission + - EU Proposes End Of Anonymity For Bitcoin And Prepaid Card Users (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: In June the European Commission will propose new legislation to effectively end the possibility of anonymous payment, by forcing users of virtual currencies like Bitcoin, and of prepaid credit cards, to provide identity details. Additionally the EC intends to propose monitoring inter-bank transfers within Europe, a measure which had not been implemented with the launch of the EU-US Terrorist Financing Tracking Programme (TFTP). Though the proposed measures are intended to heap new pressure on the financing of terrorism, a report from Interpol last week concluded that terrorist funding methods have not changed substantially in recent years, stating 'Despite third party reporting suggesting the use of anonymous currencies like Bitcoin by terrorists to finance their activities, this has not been confirmed by law enforcement.'
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