Tag: sabotage
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The Register: ‘That’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ takes on a darker tone when malware’s involved
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/firmware_malware_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: ‘That’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ takes on a darker tone when malware’s involved Feedly Summary: Mummy, where do zero days come from? Opinion One of the charms of coding is that malice can be indistinguishable from incompetence. Last week’s Who, Me? story about financial transfer test…
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Data and computer security | The Guardian: ‘Security through obscurity’: the Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/23/swedish-cabin-frontline-possible-hybrid-war-undersea-cables-sabotage Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: ‘Security through obscurity’: the Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war Feedly Summary: Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog in Europe’s digital connectivityAt the end of an unmarked path on a…
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Hacker News: Law enforcement takes down ‘DDoS-for-Hire’ sites in Operation PowerOFF
Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/law-enforcement-takes-down-27-ddos-for-hire-sites-in-operation-poweroff Source: Hacker News Title: Law enforcement takes down ‘DDoS-for-Hire’ sites in Operation PowerOFF Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant international law enforcement operation that resulted in the takedown of 27 popular DDoS platforms, disrupting a critical aspect of cybercrime. However, experts caution that while…
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Hacker News: Ethical Challenges Related to the NeurIPS 2024 Best Paper Award
Source URL: https://var-integrity-report.github.io/ Source: Hacker News Title: Ethical Challenges Related to the NeurIPS 2024 Best Paper Award Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the misconduct of Keyu Tian during his internship at ByteDance, where he engaged in malicious code attacks that sabotaged research efforts. His actions not only impacted…
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Hacker News: Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare
Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/undersea-internet-cables-protection-tech Source: Hacker News Title: Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the vulnerabilities of undersea fiber optic cables, particularly in the context of recent outages attributed to potential sabotage acts by state actors such as Russia or China. The…
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Slashdot: How the World’s Vital Undersea Data Cables Are Being Targeted
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/1650214/how-the-worlds-vital-undersea-data-cables-are-being-targeted?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How the World’s Vital Undersea Data Cables Are Being Targeted Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the growing vulnerability of critical submarine infrastructure, particularly undersea fiber-optic cables, which are essential for global telecommunications. The recent incident of damage in the Baltic Sea, suspected to…
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Hacker News: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister Source: Hacker News Title: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving the sabotage of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea has raised significant concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in Europe. The implications…