Washington Post |
Ex-CIA agent, accused of helping China, claims he exposed scheme
Washington Post Weeks before he was charged with espionage, former CIA officer Kevin Mallory voluntarily went to his old co-workers and told them he had been in touch with Chinese intelligence. On that point, both sides in the Alexandria federal court case agree. But … |
WikiLeaks has attracted plenty of haters over its controversial disclosures. But the site may be in a unique position to help tech vendors better secure their products.
That’s because WikiLeaks has published secret hacking tools allegedly taken from the CIA, which appear to target smartphones, smart TVs and PCs.
Companies including Apple and Cisco have been looking through the stolen documents to address any vulnerabilities the CIA may have exploited. However, WikiLeaks might be able to speed up and expand the whole process.
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InfoWorld |
Digital certificates are helping deliver malware
InfoWorld … had the public key (often readily available to any downloader). For example, in 2012, the sophisticated Flame malware program was able to “steal” a Microsoft digital certificate's private key because it was hashed using the vulnerable MD-5 hash … |
CSO Online |
From pinball games to mobile security: Inside the little-known firm said to be helping the FBI crack iPhones
Charlotte Observer FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, a customer tries out a new Apple iPhone 6S at an Apple store in Chicago. The FBI now says that it may have a way to crack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, despite previous … iPhone hack turns mobile forensics firm into the biggest name in cybersecurity The VAR Guy's Security Round-Up: Week Ending April 1 Apple and Google have been asked to crack phones at least 63 times |