Smashing Security podcast #382: CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics

Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in th… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #382: CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics

Smashing Security podcast #283: Disney’s social dumpster fire, Anom phones, and TikTok tragedies

A self-proclaimed “super hacker” causes problems in the Magic Kingdom, criminals regret trusting Anom phones, and lawsuits are filed against TikTok.

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This Week in Security: ALPACA, AN0M, Recovering Ransoms, and More

Let’s talk Alpacas. More specifically, “Application Layer Protocol Confusion – Analyzing and mitigating Cracks in tls Authentication“. Although this is definitely a case of someone wanting their name to spell …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: ALPACA, AN0M, Recovering Ransoms, and More

Smashing Security podcast #231: Sexy snaps and encrypted chat traps

Criminals are caught in a encrypted chat trap, should you trust Apple’s repair team with your sexy snaps, and do you think the FBI should be able to tell who has been reading the USA Today website? All this and much more is discussed in the lates… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #231: Sexy snaps and encrypted chat traps

Criminal networks smashed after using “secure” chat app secretly run by cops

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed that it was able to decrypt and snoop on the private messages sent via a supposedly secure messaging app used by criminals… because the app was actually the brainchild of the FBI.

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