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Smashing Security podcast #184: Vanity Bitcoin wallets, BlueLeaks, and a Coronavirus app conspiracy

A conspiracy spreads on social media about Coronavirus tracing apps, US police find decades’ worth of sensitive data leaked online, and is there a Bitcoin bonanza to be had from watching Elon Musk …
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“That’s Where Things Really Get Scary”: Gaming Out an Iranian Cyberattack – Vanity Fair

“That’s Where Things Really Get Scary”: Gaming Out an Iranian Cyberattack  Vanity Fair
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“NULL” vanity plate hack to dodge parking tickets backfires to the tune of $12,000

A US security researcher called Droogie thought he’d come up with the perfect wheeze to avoid being fined by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) – he bought a personalised license plate which we believed would mess with the DMV’s database.

The name on Droogie’s vanity plate? “NULL”

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How a Grad Student Found Spyware That Could Control Anybody’s iPhone from Anywhere in the World – Vanity Fair


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How a Grad Student Found Spyware That Could Control Anybody's iPhone from Anywhere in the World
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FinSpy was quickly identified as part of a spyware product named “FinFisher,” created and marketed by a British company called Gamma Group, which billed FinFisher as a new way for police and intelligence agencies to monitor criminals and spies.

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