Recent Security News

with @djhardb, @infosecirvin, @KaitlynGuru, and @sambowne

Sep 11, 2020

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Cyberwar Past 12 hours on threats to Americans Russian, Chinese and Iranian hackers all targeting 2020 election Kremlin Hackers Hit 200 Political Targets, Including a Key Biden Campaign Ally Iran Says US Vote Hack Allegation 'Absurd' U.S. sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker tied to Giuliani as ‘active Russian agent’ Russians malware in election registration systems (at end of article) US revoked more than 1,000 visas to Chinese nationals Domestic Threats ‘It’s 8 P.M. on Election Day.’ Experts Share Their Nightmare Scenarios. Trump appointees downplaying Russian and White supremacist threat Whistleblower: DHS Hyped ‘Antifa,’ Soft-Pedaled White Supremacist Threat Is America in the Early Stages of Armed Insurgency? DHS Memo: White Supremacists Targeting Elections AP Exclusive: Pence to attend event hosted by QAnon backers QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded Trump’s law and order message falls flat in Wisconsin Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci Education Department crackdown on "un-American propaganda training sessions" Armed Locals Thought Photographers Were Antifa Arsonists Oregon officials: No truth to antifa wildfire rumors Giggle; laughable security

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

US Agencies Must Create Vulnerability Disclosure Policies Old and busted: Targeting servers and web bugs. New hotness: Pwning devs with targeted poisoned stacks These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Tesla Can Detect Aftermarket Hacks Designed to Defeat EV Performance Paywalls Yubico Security Key That Supports USB-C and NFC Is Finally Here for $55 DDoS attacks against SwissSign prompt temporary CA switch for ProtonMail

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

Security by Obscurity is Underrated Lessons Learned from SSH Credential Honeypots Kids' Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings