Category: Information Security
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“Your Auto Warranty is about to Expire!” Today’s Scammers
So over the past 4-5 months I have been getting very strange calls. I have gotten these calls on all of my mobile or landlines. They usually all start the same way. “This is an Automated message informing you that your auto warranty is about to expire. Please stay on the line to renew” The […]
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RailNet AEI Reviewed
So with the rising costs of fuel affecting various shipping industries. The viability of a strong rail system is more valuable than ever. Today we will review one of the tracking mechanisms used by this our rail system called RailNet AEI (Automatic Equipment ID). From the Company Website: “SAIC’s RailNet® Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) reader […]
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FBI sees rise in computer crimes
Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division head said on Wednesday. More Info…
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World Bank Hacked for a while now it seem’s
The article states that at least 18 servers (and maybe as many as 40) had been penetrated, including Human Resources and the banks “security and password server”. More Info…
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ATM Skimming Revisited
While ATM Skimming is nothing new it really is interesting to look at the current situation with this technology and the way its being abused. ZDNet had a good write up revisiting the process in today’s world. Starting from $8,500 and capable of sending 1,856 SMS messages — processed credit card details — without any […]
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Scientists show off 1st commercial network with unbreakable quantum encryption
Rather than base the encryption on complex maths, such systems use the laws of quantum theory – in particular, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which says quantum information cannot be measured without disturbing it. More Info…
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To Clickjack Or Not To Clickjack?
Security researchers warned today that a new class of vulnerabilities dubbed “clickjacking” puts users of every major browser at risk from attack. More Info…
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Multiple flaws in the TCP stack could lead to DoS attacks
“Jack found some anomalies in which machines would stop working in some very specific circumstances while being scanned,” Lee told CNET News. One of the behaviors experienced was packet loss where the packets just kept trying, and trying, and trying, creating, more or less, a denial of service (DoS) on that machine.” More Info…
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