The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle
American and British spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world.
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“Looks like Redmond invoked the nuclear option on Superfish > RT @FiloSottile: GO MICROSOFT”
Hasnain says:
Kudos to Microsoft for killing Superfish with windows defender.
Posted on 2015-02-20T17:47:19+0000
How to Grow a Forest Really, Really Fast
Shubhendu Sharma is working to reforest the world, one tiny patch at a time
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Mumbling Isn’t a Sign of Laziness—It’s a Clever Data-Compression Trick - Facts So Romantic -...
Many of us have been taught that pronouncing vowels indistinctly and dropping consonants are symptoms of slovenly speech, if not outright…
Lenovo's Response to Its Dangerous Adware Is Astonishingly Clueless | WIRED
Lenovo says that the Superfish adware it preinstalled on laptop computers isn't a security problem. That's not true. And guess what? It breaks Slack too.
Check if you trust the Superfish CA
What's this about? Turns out Lenovo preloaded their laptops with adware that will intercept all your secure connections, and allow hackers to do it, too. This is a test to check if you are affected.
Errata Security: Extracting the SuperFish certificate
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Hasnain says:
And here's the private key if you know anyone with a Lenovo laptop.
Posted on 2015-02-19T17:14:54+0000
Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
I am now face to face with dying. But I am not finished with living.
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Posted on 2015-02-19T17:11:09+0000
Lenovo Caught Installing Adware On New Computers
It looks like Lenovo has been installing adware onto new consumer computers from the company that activates when taken out of the box for the first time. The adware, named Superfish,…
Hasnain says:
I used to recommend Lenovo. Now I'll be darned if I ever do.
Posted on 2015-02-19T17:09:50+0000