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Brit magazine sent death threats after joking that Vladimir Putin has tiny todger

April 13, 2024/in Internet Security

A BRITISH satirical magazine has been sent death threats after printing a story saying Vladimir Putin has a tiny todger.

The Daily Squib published a “tongue in cheek” article suggesting the Russian leader invaded Ukraine because he has a “micro penis”.

The magazine claimed in a jokey article that Putin, pictured in 2017, has a tiny todgerCredit: AFP

Putin relaxes after fishing during the hunting and fishing trip in 2017Credit: Reuters

Putin taking part in training with Russia's national judo team in 2019 — Putin taking part in training with Russia’s national judo team in 2019Credit: AFP

The editor, Aur Esenbel, claims writers at the 17-year-old site have since been told they would be stabbed, shot and run over for mocking the despot.

In a jokey editorial, “experts” said the debilitating impediment made Putin “constantly angry”.

It read: “You ever wonder why Putin is so angry and aggressive all the time?

“According to medical experts, it is because he has micropenis syndrome.

“It is common knowledge within the ranks that Putin’s penis measures 1.2cm in length even when erect.

“Psychologically, this impediment is presumed to affect his general nature as it is practically impossible to make love to a woman or carry out other functions normally.”

The story sparked fury from irate Russian readers, who vowed to murder the journalists involved.

In a string of terrifying website comments, reporters were told they would be shot, stabbed and run over for daring to mock the tyrant.

An investigation by The Daily Squib suggested the threats originated in Russia.

The magazine has since added additional security measures to its website and its writers no longer have direct email addresses to stop them being “harassed by overseas mobsters”.

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The Daily Squib was also targeted in three separate Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, which aim to cripple a website by overwhelming it with huge volumes of internet traffic.

Two of the attacks failed, but one was successful and took it offline for seven days.

Editor Aur Esenbel said: “Like all satirical news outlets, The Daily Squib is no stranger to criticism and the odd ‘strongly worded…

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Hackers steal database of Russian convicts to avenge Navalny’s death – media

April 2, 2024/in Computer Security

After Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers gained access to the computer network run by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSVP of Russia) and claimed they had snatched data on hundreds of thousands of prisoners.

This was reported by CNN, Ukrinform reports.

According to hackers, they got hold of the agency’s database, which contains information on approximately 800,000 Russian prisoners, their families and contacts, including data on prisoners held in the colony where Navalny died on February 16.

Hackers posted a photo of the politician alongside his wife Yulia at a political rally on the penitentiary service’s website.

The hackers, who claim to be of various ethnic backgrounds, including Russian expatriates and Ukrainians, are sharing the data “in the hope that somebody can contact them and help understand what happened to Navalny,” a hacker claiming to be involved in the breach told CNN.

An analysis by CNN found several duplicate entries in the database, but it still contains information on hundreds of thousands of people. CNN was able to match several names seen in the snapshots shared by hackers with people currently in a Russian prison as per public records.

The group also gained access to the prison’s online store, where families of convicts can purchase food for them, and changed the prices of some goods to just one ruble. This is evidenced by screenshots and videos published by hackers.

The group also posted Navalny’s photo on the store’s website. They sent a warning to the administrators of the prison’s online store not to remove the image and went on to destroy one of the servers when the admins failed to heed to the warning.

The hackers “clearly had full blown access to get it all,” says Tom Hegel, who is principal threat researcher at U.S. cybersecurity company SentinelOne. “The amount of images captured and data provided is quite thorough.”

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Death of the computer password is just around the corner, tech experts say – WSB-TV Channel 2

June 6, 2023/in Computer Security

If you don’t count hackers, phishers and pirates, most computer users hate passwords.

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Tech giants have been predicting the death of passwords since 2004 when Bill Gates foretold of their inevitable demise, according to a new story in Insider.

The author, Shubham Agerwal, said he tried out a beta system a few weeks ago that could be a “game changer.” It’s as easy as “signing into an iPhone” with nothing to remember or manage, he said.

Agerwal said that we’re still a long way from a password-free future, but it’s getting closer, experts agree.

The system was developed by FIDO Alliance (Fast Identity Online), formed in 2013 when Apple, Amazon, Google and other big tech companies joined forces to eliminate the antiquated password system with a system called “passkeys,” according to Insider.

Passkeys are a “replacement for passwords that provide faster, easier and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across a user’s devices.” Passkeys are always strong, resistant to phishing, and will simplify the registration of devices, according to the FIDO alliance. They will also work on most of a user’s devices and even other devices within physical proximity, according to the group’s website.

FIDO’s mission is to shift security to technology and not users, Insider reported. Right now, it’s becoming ever more evident that passwords alone don’t work.

According to Insider, something that millions of computer users already know: passwords are ridiculously easy to crack. Hacker technology has become so sophisticated that it’s far ahead of even the latest, more complex, algorithm-driven security systems.

Users must rely only on their memory. Even the computer-generated long, complex passwords that Google and other operating systems and sites create are not totally secure.

Most humans, many of whom have dozens of sites to log onto at work, will use one password over multiple sites to save time. This leads to a domino effect when one of those passwords is compromised — all the other sites using that password can crack in a split second.

And simple, vulnerable passwords like “Password4Me” and “ABC123″ are far more prevalent than one…

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Death of Uttar Pradesh’s gangster ‘godfather’ sparks concerns about public safety

April 18, 2023/in Internet Security

New Delhi, India(CNN) The brazen assassination of a former Indian lawmaker and his brother in front of live television cameras while under police custody has sparked renewed anger over the blurred lines between politics and crime in the country’s most populous state.

With more than 240 million people, Uttar Pradesh’s population is larger than most countries, yet the state has long been one of India’s poorest, held back by a reputation for corruption and organized crime.

But what took place on Saturday was especially shocking and has transfixed much of India.

Atiq Ahmed, a former lawmaker and convicted criminal, was gunned down alongside his brother Ashraf at point blank range by at least one gunman who posed as a journalist in an incident that was broadcast live.

A former Samajwadi Party member of India’s parliament, Atiq was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison last month following a long dual career as both a politician and a mainstay of Uttar Pradesh’s criminal underworld.

Police officers escort Atiq Ahmed outside a court in Prayagraj, India, April 13, 2023, two days before he was assassinated alongside his brother

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