Gift Idea from 1969: A Kitchen Computer
The end of the year is often a time for people to exchange presents and — of course — the rich want to buy each other the best presents. The …read more Continue reading Gift Idea from 1969: A Kitchen Computer
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Inputs of Interest: Canadian MCM/70 Was Kinda Like the First Cyberdeck
Not to start a debate in the comments or anything, but what would you say was the first microcomputer, or personal computer? We suppose the answer depends on your definition. …read more Continue reading Inputs of Interest: Canadian MCM/70 Was Kinda Like the First Cyberdeck
Old devices are filled with personal data, Rapid7 research finds
Wannabe thieves shopping around for personal data don’t need to rely on the dark web. They can simply look at used technology stores for second-hand devices that may come pre-loaded with sensitive data. In research published Tuesday, Rapid7 researcher Josh Frantz described how he spent roughly $650 on 85 computers, flash drives and other devices to find more than 366,000 files on them. Just two of the devices Frantz bought had their information properly removed, and three devices were encrypted. The data Frantz found included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, credit data and phone numbers. “After buying the devices, I took them to my command center (a cool name for my basement) and began the data extraction process,” he wrote. “Whenever I brought a computer back, I booted it up to see whether it was bootable and whether it required a password to log in. I wrote a script […]
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Mandiant researcher doxed by hackers; FireEye counters claim that internal info dumped
A hacker claiming to have compromised cybersecurity firm Mandiant published a trove of leaked emails Sunday apparently connected to a single employee’s personal computer. While the attacker boasted of breaking into the company’s corporate network, the available evidence only suggests that a personal computer, which stored some work documents, was hacked. “It was fun to be inside a giant company named ‘Mandiant’ we enjoyed watching how they try to protect their clients and how their dumb analysts are trying to reverse engineer malwares and stuffs,” the hacker’s message reads. “Now that ‘Mandiant’ knows how deep we breached into its infrastructure its so-called threat analysts are trying to block us. Let’s see how successful they are going to be :D.” In a statement provided to CyberScoop, a spokesperson for Mandiant’s parent company FireEye said: “We are aware of reports that a Mandiant employee’s social media accounts were compromised. We immediately began […]
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