Shaky Ceasefire Unlikely to Stop Cyberattacks From Iran-Linked Hackers for Long

Hackers vowed to revive its efforts against America when the time was right — demonstrating how digital warfare has become ingrained in military conflict.
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Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records

I posted the following article this morning over on PogoWasRight.org, but I have had so many people sending me links to stories about this news that I guess I should have posted it here, too, as a future data breach. by Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld … Continue reading Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records

Number Usage in Passwords: Take Two, (Thu, Apr 9th)

In a previous diary [1], we looked to see how numbers were used within passwords submitted to honeypots. One of the items of interest was how dates, and more specifically years, were represented within the data and how that changed over time. It is often seen that years and seasons are used in passwords, especially when password change requirements include frequenty password changes. Some examples we might see today:

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Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing

LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions — on every single click you make. It can tell if you’re job hunting, what religion you are, and whether you have ADHD. And none of this is mentioned anywhere in their … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing