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Kaspersky researchers love “Mr. Robot” hacker but claim no Snowden ties

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Malware researchers for Kaspersky Lab took to Reddit’s IAmA chat today and pronounced an affection for the hacker-hero TV show “Mr. Robot” but not NSA hacker Edward Snowden.

Responding to a question about how they like it, the team’s global director Costin Raiu says, “Mr Robot is a strong 9.5 for me. Most of the scenes are top class and the usage of tools, operating systems and other tiny details, from social engineering to opsec is very good. I guess having help from some real world security experts (the folks at Avast did a great job!”

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MIT researchers: Network pros could learn a lot from ants

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How ants decide where to move their nests may hold lessons for computer scientists seeking efficient ways to gather data from distributed networks of sensors, according to MIT researchers.

It turns out that the frequency with which explorer ants bump into each other as they wander around looking for a new home for their colony is a pretty good indicator of how many other explorer ants are investigating the same site.

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Neutrino Exploit Kit adds researcher’s IE exploit code to its repertoire … – SC Magazine

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Neutrino Exploit Kit adds researcher's IE exploit code to its repertoire …
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The Neutrino Exploit Kit has added another weapon to its arsenal, adopting a working exploit of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser after an independent …
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MIT researchers unveil new anonymity scheme that could rival Tor

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MIT researchers unveil new anonymity scheme that could rival Tor

In response to the disclosure of vulnerabilities in Tor’s design, researchers at MIT have created Riffle, a system that allegedly provides better security and uses bandwidth more efficiently.

David Bisson reports.

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