Daily Archives: March 11, 2015

Rowhammer

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Carmelo

Intel-compatible PCs running Linux are exploitable through the physical weaknesses in certain varieties of DDR DRAM (double data rate dynamic random-access memory) chips and gaining higher kernel privileges on the system. Google’s Project Zero has released an in-depth article on … Continue reading →

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The Disgruntled and Passed Over

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Carmelo

The FBI reports that; Michael Meneses, a system manager and software programmer who was often passed over for promotions, created a program to pharm employee passwords, left his job at an unnamed Long Island High-Voltage Power Manufacturer, in January 2012. After … Continue reading →

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