Many Belgian RFID passports are wide open to reading as they aren’t even cryptographically protected. On top of that, Belgian passports also include the bearer’s signature in digitised form.
How hackers took down Estonia, the most wired country in Europe.
This is hacking at its best: doctor builds a custom dialysis machine in his garage to save a baby.
This is hacking at its best: doctor builds a custom dialysis machine in his garage to save a baby.
How modern devices have become obscure black boxes and a story of KGB eavesdropping through analog phone ringers.
Cracking the scratch lottery code.
I just got round to reading this account of the legal shambles a couple of white hat hackers were dropped into when their clients, the state of Iowa, decided to abandon and ignore them. It's a gripping read.
Hackers are spamming businesses’ receipt printers with ‘antiwork’ manifestos.
A fascinating look at the story of Susy Thunder, a phone phreaker, social engineer and many other things.
In the early ’80s, Susan and her friends pulled increasingly elaborate phone scams until they nearly shut down phone service for the entire city. As two of her friends, Kevin Mitnick and Lewis DePayne, were being convicted for cybercrime, she made an appearance on 20/20, demonstrating their tradecraft to Geraldo Rivera. Riding her celebrity, she went briefly legit, testifying before the US Senate and making appearances at security conventions, spouting technobabble in cowboy boots and tie-dye. Then, without a trace, she left the world behind.
An amusing 80s TV show intervention on the Knightrider Court sign in London.
An intriguing upgrade for classic Casio LCD wristwatches. A motherboard replacement that allows for customisable watch faces and features like temperature tracking. It's open source and easily hackable. An alternative to the modern smartwatch.
