UPnP Dangers
GNUCITIZEN posted more information and a good FAQ about the dangers of UPnP and the Flash UPnP attack that they describe.
January 2008
Steal Schneier’s Wifi
I was in total dismay when I read the recent commentary by known security expert Bruce Schneier about how he leaves his home wireless network open..yes, meaning no encryption..wide open free wifi generously donated to the neighborhood by Bruce. While I understand some of the points he was trying to make I started to really
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Hacking UPnP Devices
Very good article over at GNUCITIZEN (as always) about what UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is and how hackable it can be (some quite scary stuff actually). More and more devices are UPnP compatible nowadays, for example, the PS3 and Xbox 360 can be a media server client and use UPnP. Also, most home wireless
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Password Safe, Good – Password Gorilla, Better
I wanted to provide everyone with an update on how things are going with Password Safe. While Password Safe is a great program, I have found that the “Gorilla” is the bigger, badder animal…
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How to Secure Linux Laptops
Good article over at Linux.com about how to secure your Linux laptop from a physical and data perspective (including hard disk encryption). I usually see a ton of articles about how to secure Windows and Mac laptops but not a lot on Linux. From the article: “There are three problems with having a computer stolen:
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Tiger Team Cancelled?
Just saw this on Richard Bejtlich’s blog… “I (Richard) contacted several PR reps at TruTV and asked about Tiger Team’s future. One of them wrote back: Thank you for your email and interest in Tiger Team. Tiger Team was a special and likely won’t be returning. Please let me know if I can assist you
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Top 5 Female Hackers in Film History
Just saw this posted on a blog…Trinity should be moved up to 1st place! She used nmap to find a vulnerable SSH server! Leah Culver – Top 5 Female Hackers in Film History Someone should put together a TV show “Top 5 Female Hackers”..my vote for #1 is Chloe O’Brian from 24.
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WiFi flu?
Interesting post about a viral router attack…with so many unencrypted wireless access points (including ones with WEP) this is seeming more and more like a future possibility. From the article: “Historically, the vast majority of trojans, worms, and viruses have targeted the (Windows) PC. Attack and propagation methods may have grown more sophisticated, but the
Sears.com installs dangerous spyware
Saw this on Digg today…this is a must read! A security researcher, Benjamin Googins from CA, discovered that the Sears/Kmart “community” web site installs extremely dangerous spyware. From the researchers blog post: “Sears.com is distributing spyware that tracks all your Internet usage – including banking logins, email, and all other forms of Internet usage –
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The Wii has been hacked
I was wondering when someone was going to finally hack the Wii! Well it seems that it has finally been done…at least partially. The hack demonstration apparently took place at 24C3 (24th Annual Chaos Communication Congress) last week. The hackers demonstrated a way to run native Wii homebrew (not in GameCube mode) that even includes
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