The High Seas are Open Source

One of the biggest problems of owning an older boat (besides being a money pit – that is common to all boats regardless of age) is the lack of parts and equipment, and the lack of support for those parts if you can find them at all. Like most things, …read more

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Developers Hack McDonald’s Reward System to Get Free Hamburgers

A couple of German software developers discovered an oversight in McDonalds’ promotion systems that allowed them to get as many hamburgers as they wanted, without paying anything. While software vulnerabilities or loopholes are sometimes used for… Continue reading Developers Hack McDonald’s Reward System to Get Free Hamburgers

Berlin’s high court should rebuild computer system after Emotet infection, report finds

Berlin’s highest court should completely rebuild its computer infrastructure after hackers ran roughshod through the network and likely stole data in the process, according to a forensic report released Monday. Poor security controls allowed the attackers to install two types of information-stealing malware last fall, said the study conducted by an IT subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and released by German lawmakers investigating the incident. “A motivated attacker would have been able to use this network structure to infect almost every device,” the report states. The court, known as the Kammergericht in German, is the highest court for the city-state of Berlin. It handles criminal and terrorism cases with sensitive witness lists, which could be valuable data in the hands of a profit-seeking attacker. Sven Herpig, a cybersecurity expert with the German think tank SNV, pointed out that attackers are increasingly using data exfiltration as a means of holding victims hostage. […]

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Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords

It’s not a bread line, and it’s not a line to see Santa – it’s an analog response to a nasty cyber attack. Continue reading Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords

Illegal Data Center Hidden in Former NATO Bunker

Interesting: German investigators said Friday they have shut down a data processing center installed in a former NATO bunker that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities. Seven people were arrested. […] Thirteen people aged 20 to 59 are under investigation in all, including three German and seven Dutch citizens, Brauer said. Authorities arrested seven of them, citing… Continue reading Illegal Data Center Hidden in Former NATO Bunker

Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams. Continue reading Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

Dark web data center in former NATO bunker seized for hosting child porn

By Waqas
Authorities raided and seized a massive data bunker called “Cyberbunker 2.0” used by dark web criminals to run drugs, explicit child content.
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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – September 2019


We are now in the middle of the second Azure (and Windows) semester of 2019. Planning for the first semester of 2020 is underway. And now we are just over 1 month away from Ignite, the week that is usually an explosion of announcements for Microsoft’s enterprise products.

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German manufacturer says malware has caused ‘significant disruption’ to plants in three countries

A malware infection at German car parts manufacturer Rheinmetall Automotive has caused “significant disruption” to production at company plants in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States, the company disclosed Thursday. Rheinmetall Group, the manufacturer’s parent company, said it expects to lose 3 to 4 million euros, or $3.28 to $4.38 million, per week due to the incident, starting next week. Rheinmetall Automotive provides top car manufacturers with auto parts such as pistons, engine blocks, and emissions control equipment, according to its website. Rheinmetall Group’s IT systems outside of plants in those three countries do not appear to be affected, the company said. Since late Tuesday, Rheinmetall Automotive said in a statement, it has been grappling with “malware attacks” and the “length of the disruption cannot be predicted at this time. The most likely scenarios suggest a period lasting between two and four weeks.” Shares in the company dropped early Friday on the heels […]

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