Collaborate Disseminate
How did a saxophonist sneak sensitive information in and out of the Soviet Union? How might an Apple AirTag have led to murder? And isn’t the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain doing just great?
All this and more is discussed in the latest edi… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #279: Encrypted notes, and a deadly case of AirTag spying
O! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive. Continue reading Murder suspect admits she tracked cheating partner with hidden AirTag
When a company creates an infrastructure of devices, we sometimes subvert this infrastructure and use it to solve tricky problems. For example, here’s a question that many a hacker has …read more Continue reading Check Your Mailbox Using The AirTag Infrastructure
My Apple AirTags are low on battery. At the bottom of the warning it tells me "When AirTag battery is low, privacy protections are temporarily adjusted and AirTag may be trackable over Bluetooth"
Specifically what risks is it al… Continue reading AirTag may be trackable over Bluetooth when battery is low
Germany tells consumers to stop using Kaspersky anti-virus products, OSINT reveals a secret government department (with help from an Apple AirTag), and the UK says it’s taking a hard line on dick pics.
All this and much more is discussed in the late… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #266: Dick pics, secret spies, and Kaspersky
Latest episode – listen now (or read it, if that’s your preference)… Continue reading S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]
Problems with Apple’s Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags. Continue reading Apple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers
You’ve probably heard of the infamous rule 34, but we’d like to propose a new rule — call it rule 35: Anything that can be used for nefarious purposes will …read more Continue reading No Privacy: Cloning the AirTag
A feature in Apple’s AirTag location-tracking devices can be abused to deliver malware or steal credentials from the unwitting Good Samaritan who is trying to locate an AirTag’s genuine owner.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Beware poisoned Apple AirTags that exploit unpatched “Lost Mode” flaw
Have you ever thought about all the complexities of a Single Sign On (SSO) implementation? A lot of engineering effort has gone into hardened against cross-site attacks — you wouldn’t …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Breaking Apple ID, Political Hacktivism, and Airtag Tracking