Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
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Capitol Theatre and a Ghost Named George
Capitol Theatre opened its doors on August 2, 1913. Over the years, it's served as a vaudeville theater, a theater for silent films, and a few years later, "talkies." In July, 1949, a terrible fire swept through the theatre during a matinee performance. About 600 people were safely exacuated from [...]
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on a Highway
Two hackers have developed a tool that can hijack a Jeep over the internet. WIRED senior writer Andy Greenberg takes the SUV for a spin on the highway while the hackers attack it from miles away. Full video and article on Wired
Researchers Invent a New Font That Is Scientifically Proven to Help You Retain What You Read
Study of 400 students finds "Sans Forgetica" increases memory. And it's free. Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have invented a new font named "Sans Forgetica" that has been demonstrated to increase retention. And you can download it, or add it to Google Chrome, for free. Do you sometimes have a hard [...]
It Only Took 9 Seconds to Guess a DoD Weapons System Password
The first step in solving any problem is admitting there is one. But a new report from the US Government Accountability Office finds that the Department of Defense remains in denial about cybersecurity threats to its weapons systems. Specifically, the report concludes that almost all weapons that the DoD tested between 2012 and 2017 [...]
California Passes a Law That Bans Default Passwords in Connected Devices
California has passed a law banning default passwords like “admin,” “123456” and the old classic “password” in all new consumer electronics starting in 2020. Every new gadget built in the state from routers to smart home tech will have to come with “reasonable” security features out of the box. The [...]
These Phone Cases are a Tragedy Waiting to Happen
In February, a 15-year-old student from DeLand High School in Florida was spotted walking around with the accessory, leading someone to call police on him for carrying a weapon. School officials placed the building on lockdown until officers realized the boy was carrying a phone cover that resembled a firearm. “It makes [...]
Google+ Will Shut Down After Failing to Disclose User Data Breach
This March, as Facebook was coming under global scrutiny over the harvesting of personal data for Cambridge Analytica, Google discovered a skeleton in its own closet: a bug in the API for Google+ had been allowing third-party app developers to access the data not just of users who had granted permission, [...]
Bark, The App That Sees All Your Kids’ Sexts, Has Scanned Over 2 Million Phones
Child monitoring apps are marketed to keep kids safe, but experts say many raise privacy concerns. Bark, a firm that sells parental smartphone-monitoring software, claims to have scanned more than a billion messages from 2 million children since it launched in 2016. The app, which monitors kids’ devices for dangers [...]