Following this story, earlier this week, about the privacy focused cloud storage company Mega: If Mega cannot decrypt your files, don’t worry hackers can… – Smart Thinking Solutions There is an update on Bleeping Computers: MEGA fixes critical flaws that allowed the decryption of user data (bleepingcomputer.com) Which is better …
If Mega cannot decrypt your files, don’t worry hackers can…
Mega is a popular cloud storage service – with over 250million users. A minimum requirement for any cloud storage service is that the data at rest in their data centres must be encrypted. It seems that Mega’s is not, even though their own publicity states your data will be safely …
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CPU vulnerabilities – and it does not matter if you are team Intel, team AMD or team Apple!
There have been two pieces of recent research that are pointing to serious issues with a lot of the silicon we use to power our computers. Some of which may be irreparable. The Apple M1 attack is called PACMAN, as it exploits the Pointer Authentication Code (PAC). This attack bypasses …
Another example of using Bluetooth for something it was not intended for
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Bluetooth weaknesses that would allow someone to drive off with your Tesla: How to unlock a Tesla that does not belong to you! – Smart Thinking Solutions Here is a research paper, from UC San Diego, that examines how the cryptographic anonymity that …
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What is it about politicians and privacy?
Before we go any further Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology support any effective and legal means to protect the vulnerable and minors. Politicians, they want privacy to cloak their personal, business and political lives – but seem to hate it when private law abiding citizens want the same as them! …
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