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Singles.org fesses up - sort of

Published Tue, Feb 24 2009 10:45 | William

This place is beyond low. countless email accounts have been breached, several facebook pages, several paypal accounts and much more. As of last night, if was in full free for all mode as more vulnerabilities were found (although vulnerability is a bit...

Filed under: Security, Singles.org, Hacking, db.singles.org

Singles.org - db.singles.org - The Saga Continues

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 20:52 | William

At this point, seeing how pathetic Singles.org is resonding to this, they deserve everything they get. This is all kinda epic except real people are getting hurt. They aren't the ones paying for it, well, at least until now. I'll post screen caps...

Filed under: Security, Singles.org, Hacking, db.singles.org

The hacking of db.singles.org continued

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 7:38 | William

Well, I've recieved a few comments and emails about this and things are just getting worse. As of 7:38 AM 02.23.2009 they still haven't put anything on their site indicating anything even happened. Email is clearly not a valid option b/c of the...

Filed under: Security, Singles.org, Hacking, db.singles.org

The Hacking of http://db.singles.org

Published Sun, Feb 22 2009 18:03 | William

I was hesitant to write about this b/c I've been threatened pretty seriously about my role in it. But it's important for people to understand a few things about the state of security today. What occurred was so pathetic, the result of such rampant...

Filed under: Security, Singles.org, Hacking, db.singles.org

Using Facebook to launch a Botnet army

Published Sat, Sep 6 2008 13:07 | William

Wired has a piece talking about how easy this would be to do. It's not entirely speculative since researchers built such a beast. I think the hype is a bit much though. The argument they make could be made for any mechanism that can get people to...

Filed under: News, Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security, Privacy

I'd just close the hole...

Published Sat, Mar 8 2008 21:15 | William

There are often times that I read something, typically involving a lawsuit, that I'm shocked people push. Often they are so embarassing, I'd probably pay extortion money to keep the crap quiet if someone threatened to go public about something...

Filed under: News, Misc Technology, Mobility, Security

Privacy is an outdated notion

Published Sun, Feb 10 2008 20:16 | William

That's not to say that I like that fact, or that I don't lament it, but if you really think about it, it's hard to deny. After 9/11, I was reading a Wall Street Journal aritcle discussing the national id card. Larry Ellison was a big supporter...

Filed under: Security, Privacy

Mujihadeen Secrets II

Published Sun, Feb 10 2008 19:25 | William

Increasingly, I read stuff in 'serious' publications and have to wonder if it wasn't supposed to be posted to the Onion instead. This is a perfect example . The map of their 'locations' is priceless.

Filed under: Security, Privacy

The Bill of Rights in 2007

Published Tue, Dec 18 2007 22:31 | William

So often when I hear talking heads pontificate about constitutional issues, I hear two basic sides. The first is the strict constructionist interpretation where they claim the constitution is clear as day hence end of discussion. On the other side you...

Filed under: News, Life in General, Misc Technology, Security

Crypto stuff

Published Sat, Dec 8 2007 17:51 | William

I had a little extra time to catch up on life this weekend and found myself slowly getting sucked into stuff on Bruce's site that I've missed over time . Ever since I picked up Applied Cryptography (and my Borland C++ compiler), I've appreciated...

Filed under: Security

Wordpress Vulnerability

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 15:22 | William

When I saw Bruce's post on using Google crack MD5 Hashes for you , I had to chuckle. Here's a link to the article Bruce is referencing. Once again, it shows a pretty good case of the damage that can happen by overlooking the seemingly obvious...

Filed under: Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security

Protecting your laptop data like a Pro

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 12:47 | William

Nothing too shocking if you take protecting your data seriously , but a good read nonetheless. These days, depending on what you do, a stolen laptop could make front page news, a little precaution goes a long way

Filed under: Misc Technology, Mobility, Security