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Magnetic Ring Attack on Electronic Locks

2008-06-18 06:35:16 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Impressive : The 'ring of the devil' is capable of attacking this kind of electronic motor lock on two ways Scenario 1: An electronic motor is nothing more then a metal part on an axe that turns because of a changing magnetic field. Turning electro magnets on and off will generate a pulling force on the metal part, making it rotate. The ring...
 
Tags: electronic motor lock, electro motor, electro motor starts, electronic motor, motor, magnetic field, lock, coil, metal
 
 
 
 
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Doktor Kaboom's Smoke Ring Cannon

2008-06-21 20:03:16 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
Even though this is not computer security related, it was such a cool display I had to share it with my hacker buddies. I guess you could call it hardware hacking of sorts, with cool science principles. Make sure you re-watch the first few seconds a couple of times to get the full effect. I saw Doktor Kaboom's Smoke Ring Cannon at this years...
 
Tags: doktor kaboom, kentucky renaissance faire, cool science principles, cannon, hacker buddies, smoke, computer security, cool display, time
 
 
 
 
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Losses likely to rise from latest Romanian crime ring

2008-07-17 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472b5c in Network World on Security
 
The losses caused by a cybercrime ring broken up on Tuesday by Romania could reach into the millions of euros, an official with the General Inspectorate of the Romanian National Police said on Thursday
 
Tags: romanian national police, losses, reach, euros, cybercrime, tuesday, romania, millions, thursday
 
 
 
 
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ID theft ring attacked retailers on multiple levels

2008-08-06 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
A ring of identity thieves that targeted U.S. retailers used sophisticated and multifaceted attacks to steal more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from TJX, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble and other companies, according to court documents
 
Tags: retailers, million credit, debit card, identity thieves, court documents, attacks, companies, officemax, noble
 
 
 
 
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Doktor Kaboom's Smoke Ring Cannon

2008-06-21 20:03:16 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
Even though this is not computer security related, it was such a cool display I had to share it with my hacker buddies. I guess you could call it hardware hacking of sorts, with cool science principles. Make sure you re-watch the first few seconds a couple of times to get the full effect. I saw Doktor Kaboom's Smoke Ring Cannon at this years...
 
Tags: doktor kaboom, kentucky renaissance faire, cool science principles, cannon, hacker buddies, smoke, computer security, cool display, time
 
 
 
 
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A New Attack On Electronic Locks

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2008-06-18 13:18:00 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
OK, this is cool From BlackBag There has been quite some speculation about this video (YouTube) of a magnetic ring that is used to open some model of Uhlmann & Zacher lock. By now it is confirmed by the company itself the trick works. They claim a software update will fix the problem (and even log opening attempts The ring used in the video now...
 
Tags: article link, locks, blackbag, zacher lock, video, magnetic, market, devil, trick
 
 
 
 
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Fish, Subprime Mortgages, and Data Storage

2007-11-02 00:00:00 by Ari Juels in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
In his Histories , Herodotus tells the story of Polykrates, overlord of the island of Samos. The king of Egypt counseled Polykrates to throw away some possession of great value, lest a surplus of good fortune bring him tragedy. Heeding this advice, Polykrates pitched his most prized possession, an emerald ring, into the sea. Several days later,...
 
Tags: fish, herodotus tells, herodotus, story, possession, parable, tragedy, emerald, island
 
 
 
 
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Silicon Valley's Wi-Fi Situation

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2008-07-09 10:11:40 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
The Palo Alto Weekly exhaustively examines its city's and Silicon Valley's state of public Wi-Fi: The paper looks at the failures of various networks around the valley, the current state of Wi-Fi plans, and how a non-profit, WiFi101, is building (with a grant) a new effort that could be a model for how to offer free service for those without...
 
Tags: valley, silicon valley, palo alto, mentions palo alto, city, city incorrectly calls, offer free service, fiber, wi-fi plans
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing Zero Day's Posts for August

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2008-09-04 07:40:10 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Here's a concise summary of all of my posts at Zero Day for August. If interested, consider going through July's summary , subscribe yourself to my personal feed , or Zero Day's main feed , and stay informed Some of the notable articles are - Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware ; Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in...
 
Tags: georgia cyber attack, adobe flash exploits, malware, flash exploits, undetectable malware, inside india, day, million personal records, clientside developer blog
 
 
 
 
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Contest: Cory Doctorow's Cipher Wheel Rings

2008-09-05 12:01:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Cory Doctorow wanted a secret decoder wedding ring, and he asked me to help design it. I wanted something more than the standard secret decoder ring , so this is what I asked for: "I want each wheel to be the alphabet, with each letter having either a dot above, a dot below, or no dot at all. The first wheel should have alternating above, none,...
 
Tags: wheel, letter, two-letter key,