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German security researchers at risk of prosecution for "hacking" because of a plain text hardcoded password?

German law classifies security research as hacking, making it risky.

The court ruling in Germany considers circumventing a password protection mechanism as hacking. [ more ]

Databreaches

German security researchers at risk of prosecution for "hacking" because of a plain text hardcoded password?

German law classifies security research as hacking, making it risky.

The court ruling in Germany considers circumventing a password protection mechanism as hacking. [ more ]

Databreaches

German security researchers at risk of prosecution for "hacking" because of a plain text hardcoded password?

German law classifies security research as hacking, making it risky.

The court ruling in Germany considers circumventing a password protection mechanism as hacking. [ more ]

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Ars Technica

3 weeks ago

Information security

Zombie worm continues to infect millions of IPs years after it was left for dead

An old USB worm, self-replicating and backdooring devices, remains active on thousands if not millions of machines despite creators losing control. [ more ]

TechCrunch

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It's not all doom and gloom: When cybersecurity gave us hope in 2023 | TechCrunch

A security researcher found a Bangladeshi government website leaking citizens' personal information, which was eventually fixed by the country's computer emergency incident response team (CIRT).

The government sent an email thanking the researcher for their finding and reporting the bug, showing a willingness to engage in cybersecurity. [ more ]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

1 month ago

Restricting Flipper is a Zero Accountability Approach to Security: Canadian Government Response to Car Hacking

Canada announces ban on Flipper Zero for keyless car theft

Banning general purpose devices like Flipper Zero hampers security research and technological development [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

2 months ago

ALPHV/BlackCat gang vanishes amid ransomware 'turmoil' | Computer Weekly

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware crew shut down server infrastructure amid allegations of stealing millions

No law enforcement action involved in the takedown according to National Crime Agency report [ more ]

TechCrunch

It's not all doom and gloom: When cybersecurity gave us hope in 2023 | TechCrunch

A security researcher found a Bangladeshi government website leaking citizens' personal information, which was eventually fixed by the country's computer emergency incident response team (CIRT).

The government sent an email thanking the researcher for their finding and reporting the bug, showing a willingness to engage in cybersecurity. [ more ]

TechCrunch

It's not all doom and gloom: When cybersecurity gave us hope in 2023 | TechCrunch

A security researcher found a Bangladeshi government website leaking citizens' personal information, which was eventually fixed by the country's computer emergency incident response team (CIRT).

The government sent an email thanking the researcher for their finding and reporting the bug, showing a willingness to engage in cybersecurity. [ more ]

Databreaches

Privacy technologies

German security researchers at risk of prosecution for "hacking" because of a plain text hardcoded password?

German law classifies security research as hacking, making it risky.

The court ruling in Germany considers circumventing a password protection mechanism as hacking. [ more ]

Databreaches

EU data protection

German security researchers at risk of prosecution for "hacking" because of a plain text hardcoded password?

German law classifies security research as hacking, making it risky.

The court ruling in Germany considers circumventing a password protection mechanism as hacking. [ more ]

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