Attack of the week: FREAK (or ‘factoring the NSA for fun and profit’)
This article reprinted with permission from Matthew Green @ http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/ Cryptography used to be considered ‘munitions’. This is the story of how a handful of cryptographers ‘hacked’ the NSA. It’s also a story of encryption backdoors, and why they never quite…
Smart TVs Record Your Casual Conversation.
Televisions that offer voice commands are the hottest new thing on the market. If you have Samsung unit you should read the fine print. The fine print for Samsungs Smart TV voice recognition system says that it will not only…
NSA infiltrating World of Warcraft, Second Life and other MMO’s
It was recently released that the NSA has infiltrated popular MMO’s, such as World of Warcraft, Second Life, and others in an attempt to catch terrorists. Secret briefings from 2007 and 2008 show agents expressing great enthusiasm for video games…