DEF CON and Feds Partner on Anonymous Bug Submission Program
Bug submission program uses the SecureDrop platform to ensure anonymity. Continue reading DEF CON and Feds Partner on Anonymous Bug Submission Program
Category Archives: Aaron Swartz
New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government’s purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. The legislation, which also seeks to remedy some widely-perceived shortcomings in existing cybercrime law, was developed in direct response to a series of massive cyber attacks in 2016 that were fueled for the most part by poorly-secured “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. Continue reading New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards
Anonymous hacker charged with #opJustina DDoS attacks on hospitals
To his horror, his lead prosecutor is Carmen Ortiz: she who went after Aaron Swartz and Jonathan James. Both committed suicide pre-trial. Continue reading Anonymous hacker charged with #opJustina DDoS attacks on hospitals
Removing DRM From Aaron Swartz’s eBook
After his death, Aaron Swartz became one of the Internet’s most famous defenders of the free exchange of information, one of the most polarizing figures on the topic of intellectual property, and the most famous person that still held on to the ideals the Internet was founded on. Aaron was against DRM, fought for the users, and encouraged open access to information.
Early this year, Verso Books published the collected writings of Aaron Swartz. This eBook, according to Verso, contains ‘social DRM’, a watermarking technology that Verso estimates will, “contribute £200,000 to the publisher’s revenue in its first year.” This …read more
British Hacker Wins Legal Battle Over Encryption Keys
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Britain’s top crime fighting force has failed in a legal attempt to force alleged hacker Lauri Love to hand over his hard disk’s encryption keys. In a landmark case, District Judge Nina Tempia said the investigative agency should have used the… Continue reading British Hacker Wins Legal Battle Over Encryption Keys
British Authorities Order Hacker Lauri Love to hand Over Encryption Keys
The National Crime Agency (NCA) of United Kingdom is forcing the British citizen, and political hacktivist Lauri Love accused of hacking to hand over encryption keys to equipment seized from his home.
Love, 31, is currently fighting extradition to t… Continue reading British Authorities Order Hacker Lauri Love to hand Over Encryption Keys