CitiBank Card Numbers and PINS Stolen in Server Breach
Many years ago, (like ten or more) there was a major US bank (BoA, CitiBank I don't remember) that had a major security breach. I don't remember all the details,…
Interview with The Bug Magazine
About a month or so ago I did an email interview with an online ezine known as The Bug Magazine. They are based in Brazil so most of the magazine…
More POS Hacks Grab CC Numbers
Everyone gets a kick out of TV shows and news reports that feature stupid criminals. People who get themselves locked inside the store they are trying to rob or stuck…
Defacement Archive May Close
One of the more popular features of HNN (The Hacker News Network) was the daily list of web page defacements that was maintained at the time by Attrition.org. Maintaining such…
SourceBoston WrapUp
I had been waiting for the folks at Source Boston to update their website with relevant materials before I posted a recap but they are probably waiting until Monday and…
Last Day for Source2008
Yesterday I unfortunately missed James Atkinson's talk at Source Boston but evidently it scared a few people and pissed off a few others. I did manage to catch Carole Fennelly's…
Smart People
Sometimes I wonder if people who are revered in their field are really all that smart. I am pretty sure that some people have achieved their positions not because they…
Source Boston 2008 Going on NOW!
SourceBoston 2008 Going on now and for the next two days. If your anywhere near Cambridge MA you should head over. The shear number of smart security people in this…
Tamper Resistant Point of Sale Machine Isn’t
When I see something labeled tamper-resistant or even tamper-proof I don't assume it is secure I just think that it is a little more difficult to break into than something…
Less Than Two Weeks to Source2008
So I was having lunch with one of the organizers of the Source Boston 2008 conference yesterday (Spicy Beef Bowl, mmmmm) and realized that this is going to be one…