Friday Squid Blogging: Sex Is Traumatic for the Female Dumpling Squid
The more they mate, the sooner they die. Academic paper (paywall). News article.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
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Ben A. • June 9, 2017 4:30 PM
xLED: Covert Data Exfiltration from Air-Gapped Networks via Router LEDs
http://cyber.bgu.ac.il/advanced-cyber/system/files/xLED-Router-Guri_0.pdf
Pen & Paper cryptography – people always have a safe place to communicate
http://www.revk.uk/2017/06/pen-paper-cryptography-people-always.html
http://boingboing.net/2017/06/04/theresa-may-king-canute.html
It is not OK to break the law to catch criminals, judge rules
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/06/08/it-is-not-ok-to-break-the-law-to-catch-criminals-judge-rules/
Ex-NSA bod sues US govt for ‘illegally spying’ on Americans: We drill into ‘explosive’ ‘lawsuit’
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/08/nsa_fbi_comey_sued_spying/
https://regmedia.co.uk/2017/06/08/01-main.pdf
Spy commissioners: Did we audit our bulk data sharing with industry? Err… not exactly
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/08/spy_data_sharing_not_audited/
Platinum APT First to Abuse Intel Chip Management Feature
“Microsoft has found a file-transfer tool used by the Platinum APT that leverages Intel Active Management Technology to stealthily load malware onto networked computers.”
http://threatpost.com/platinum-apt-first-to-abuse-intel-chip-management-feature/126166/
50 hashes per hour
https://securelist.com/78588/50-hashes-per-hour/
NSA’s EternalBlue Exploit Ported to Windows 10
http://threatpost.com/nsas-eternalblue-exploit-ported-to-windows-10/126087/
Authentication Bypass, Potential Backdoors Plague Old WiMAX Routers
https://threatpost.com/authentication-bypass-potential-backdoors-plague-old-wimax-routers/126135/
On enabling NX and ASLR for a module after the fact
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20170607-00/?p=96295
KeePass 2.36 available
http://keepass.info/news/n170609_2.36.html
Google Fixes 30 Vulnerabilities, Five High Severity, in Chrome 59
http://threatpost.com/google-fixes-30-vulnerabilities-five-high-severity-in-chrome-59/126091/