A hacker who very modestly goes by the handle Hephaestos has just announced an “anti-forensic kill switch” dubbed, well, usbkill. It doesn’t do quite what the name might suggest, and it could cut either way, so use it with care!
Daily Archives: May 8, 2015
NSA metadata collection is illegal, rules US court
Three appeal court judges have ruled that the NSA’s bulk collection of metadata went far beyond the original intent of the Patriot Act.
Apple updates Safari on OS X, fixes critical flaws
No sooner had we reported that Microsoft will adopt a “rolling update” model for Windows 10… …than we received notice of Apple’s latest “rolling update” for its Safari browser.
Company posts ad looking for Windows support scammers
If you “Has a good grasp of English and Tell users all computer are infected”, or better yet, if you get the joke, this company’s actually got “Real Jobs and a knack for attracting a lot of hits”.
Searchable database of members of intelligence community posted online
Transparency Toolkit’s ICWatch uses Google search and search terms associated with surveillance activities and tools to put a human face on the surveillance state.