Monthly Archives: July 2015

Hawaii 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Carmelo

All photos are linked to their full sized pictures. Just click on them to “zoom in”. Alternatively, here are the photos without the story, but in chronological order. Jaime and Carmelo wanted their own little personal, romantic, and fun vacation. … Continue reading →

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Remotely Controlling a Jeep

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Carmelo

Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, frontier vehicle hackers, are at it again, this time they remotely controlled a jeep from about 10 miles away. Uconnect, an Internet-connected computer feature in hundreds of thousands of Fiat Chrysler cars, SUVs, and trucks, … Continue reading →

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Adulterer Site, Ashley Madison – Breached

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Carmelo

The ‘find some secret sex’ website, Ashley Madison, was breached and 37-40 million records were leaked. Bad guys, making themselves known as the Impact Team, are looking to blackmail/extort all targets. Amid the customer data, the hackers also leaked maps … Continue reading →

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Hacking Team = Hacked Team

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Carmelo

Hacking Team is an Italian company that develops the legal-ish spyware called the RCS (remote control systems) and supposedly sells it to governments as a surveillance devices. Bruce Schneier, security legend, says, “Hacking Team is a pretty sleazy company, selling … Continue reading →

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OMG Skynet?!

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Carmelo

lol, I hope she doesn’t respond.

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NSA’s XKeyscore

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Carmelo

The NSA has their own version of Google. It collects, supposedly, way more information than the search giant. The NSA system pulls in countless people’s Internet searches, emails, documents, usernames and passwords, and other private communications. XKEYSCORE is fed a … Continue reading →

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Halt!

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Carmelo

Due to a computer glitch and are supposedly unrelated, United Airlines flights were grounded this morning and at the same time the New York Stock Exchange halted all trading. Is foul play suspected? At this time, the answer is no, … Continue reading →

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Phishing and Vishing Attacks are Up

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Carmelo

With the recent OPM hack… I use hack loosely because of this. A lot of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) was stolen. About 32 million records. The PII consisted of Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers, Dates of Birth, places one lived … Continue reading →

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