Manchester United: IT Systems Disrupted in Cyberattack
The popular U.K. soccer club confirmed an attack but said personal fan data remains secure. Continue reading Manchester United: IT Systems Disrupted in Cyberattack
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Hackaday Links: November 8, 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020 – NOT PASADENA. Remoticon, the virtual version of the annual Hackaday Superconference forced upon us by 2020, the year that keeps on giving, is in full swing. As I write this, Kipp Bradford is giving one of the two keynote addresses, and last night was the …read more
Smashing Security podcast #203: Testing times, naming names, and the bald truth about AI
Students are being spied on as they do online exams, how did a televised football match reveal the truth about artificial intelligence, and what on earth is the Canny Lumpsucker vulnerability?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest e… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #203: Testing times, naming names, and the bald truth about AI
Cyber Security Roundup for August 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, July 2020.The standout hack of July 2020, and possibly of the year, was the takeover of 45 celebrity Twit… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for August 2020
Premier League’s Return: A Hat Trick of Cyberthreats?
The beautiful game is back on the pitch in the U.K. — and cyberattackers will be looking to take advantage of fans streaming the games. Continue reading Premier League’s Return: A Hat Trick of Cyberthreats?
ESP8266 and Sensors Make for a Brainy NERF Ball
For his final project in UCLA’s Physics 4AL program, [Timothy Kanarsky] used a NodeMCU to smarten up a carefully dissected NERF football. With the addition to dual MPU6050 digital accelerometers and some math, the ball can calculate things like the distance traveled and angular velocity. With a 9 V alkaline …read more
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Cyber Security Roundup for March 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2020.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council became the latest UK organisation to become the victi… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for March 2020
The Billion Pound Manchester City Hack
The sport of football is a multi-billion-pound global industry, where the world’s top-drawer football clubs push competitive advantages to the extreme, not just for the prestige of winning trophies, as success on the pitch also means a greater slice of… Continue reading The Billion Pound Manchester City Hack
Did Everton sign Everton? Twitter hack blamed for soccer sign-up screwup
If Everton Football Club’s Twitter account was really hacked to say it was signing Everton Soares then it needs to look at hardening its defence.
If the hack occurred at all, of course.
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The Internet of Football
While football in the United States means something totally different from what it means in the rest of the world, fans everywhere take it pretty seriously. This Sunday is the peak of U.S. football frenzy, the Super Bowl, and it is surprisingly high-tech. The NFL has invested in a lot …read more