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REvil ransomware gang recommends that Apple buy back its data stolen in Quanta hack

Security Affairs

REvil ransomware gang is attempting to extort Apple ahead of the Apple Spring Loaded event threatening to sell stolen blueprints belonging to the IT giant that were stolen from Quanta Computer. Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware.

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

The event Sager and I spoke at was prior to the publication of Bloomberg Businessweek ‘s controversial story alleging that Supermicro had duped almost 30 companies into buying backdoored hardware. It’s n ow almost impossible to for consumers to buy electronics stuff that isn’t Internet-connected.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

That’s why the Aerospace Village at DEF CON exists, to expose various groups of people to each other, and to collectively start to work on solving these problems before they negatively impact our lives. ” The event, which was captured on video and also reported in Wired magazine, sent a message to the automotive industry.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Car Hacking 0x05

ForAllSecure

That’s perhaps because of a dedicated group of hackers who are working to improve automotive security. You can do what's called a replay attack by capturing the codes and replaying them, or you can use a previously successful rollover sequence to calculate the key fob code of the next car from the same manufacturer.

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Krebs on Security

The email allowed the intruders to install malware on the victim’s PC and to compromise a second computer at the bank that had access to the STAR Network , a system run by financial industry giant First Data that the bank uses to handle debit card transactions for customers. for both intrusions,” the bank said in its lawsuit.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: DEF CON turns 30 This year what began simply as a going away party for a coworker has since evolved over the decades into an annual summer tradition for InfoSec leaders in Las Vegas, which now includes other events such as besides Las Vegas, Diana is known as hackers summer camp. is or what it controls. interact with it.

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IDEA 2008: An Interview with Andrew Hinton

ChiefTech

As Event Coordinator for IDEA , I fill a variety of roles, including the Interviewer of IDEA Presenters (which I proudly share with Liz Danzico). I talked them into getting a computer (a Mac Plus), and buying a database package (something called Double Helix), and letting me build a client accounts system for them.