I’ve been keeping an eye on this scene for a while now, eagerly awaiting the release of Fusée Gelée from Kate Temkin since she revealed the capabilities of the flaw. I’m a huge fan of releases like these that let you have more control over the system that you purchased, whether it be rooting an […]
Month: April 2018
Twitter Austria & Storing Plaintext Passwords?
Just found this great Twitter thread: @c_pellegrino: Does T-Mobile Austria in fact store customers’ passwords in clear text @tmobileat? @PWTooStrong @Telekom_hilft Does T-Mobile Austria in fact store customers’ passwords in clear text @tmobileat? @PWTooStrong @Telekom_hilft https://t.co/ydFdVRWgE4 — Claudia Pellegrino (@c_pellegrino) April 4, 2018 Something good that came out of this (just for me I guess), […]
Caution Around Answering “Security Questions” Accurately
A post by Brian Krebs on his site, https://krebsonsecurity.com prompted me to write up a post as well. He accurately recommends not answering those Social Networking questionnaires that ask for things like “What was your first car?” or “What was your favorite teacher’s name?”, with accurate (or even ANY) details. I’m sure for many people, […]