Unmasking Monero: stripping the currency’s privacy protection
The features that make blockchains trustworthy may leave them vulnerable to retrospective action. Continue reading Unmasking Monero: stripping the currency’s privacy protection
Author Archives: Mark Stockley
3 of Facebook’s dumbest hoaxes
Lowlights from the world’s biggest petri dish for culturing hair-brained hoaxes Continue reading 3 of Facebook’s dumbest hoaxes
The bug that made free money
What would you do if you found a bug that could create money out of thin air? Continue reading The bug that made free money
Bitcoin’s blockchain tainted with links to child abuse imagery
Are there legal landmines engraved into the Bitcoin blockchain? Continue reading Bitcoin’s blockchain tainted with links to child abuse imagery
Apple burns the HSTS super cookie
HSTS tracking has been reduced to crumbs. Continue reading Apple burns the HSTS super cookie
Scarlett Johansson’s face lands starring role in database hack
A picture’s worth a thousand words. And a few Monero. Continue reading Scarlett Johansson’s face lands starring role in database hack
Critical Flash update. Patch now!
Can you really take another three years of this? Continue reading Critical Flash update. Patch now!
Firefox turns out the lights on two privacy-sucking features
Thanks to some illuminating privacy research, it’s “lights out” for another pair of esoteric APIs. Continue reading Firefox turns out the lights on two privacy-sucking features
With 4 months to switch on HTTPS, are web hosting companies ready?
You’re going to need SSL, but does the shared hosting offered by 1&1, Bluehost, DreamHost, GoDaddy and Hostgator offer it? Continue reading With 4 months to switch on HTTPS, are web hosting companies ready?
Machine learning self defence: how to not shoot yourself in the foot
Our machine learning series starts with arguably the biggest threat you face: yourself. Continue reading Machine learning self defence: how to not shoot yourself in the foot