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hwertz
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RFID cards could turn into a global security mess after discovery of hardware backdoor
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Oh yeah, the funny thing is this came out in 1994, these only use a 48-bit key and proprietary encryption. The security on these got...
Tuesday at 6:35 PM
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That's why I still deadbolt the door when I'm settled into the hotel room for the night. If the hotel doesn't have deadbolts on the...
Tuesday at 5:56 PM
hwertz
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RFID cards could turn into a global security mess after discovery of hardware backdoor
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To be honest, I'd speculate that it's used for programming the cards. Instead of the card programmer having to have the current keys on...
Tuesday at 5:51 PM
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Read carefully:"After cracking this second key, Teuwen found that it was common to all FM11RF08 cards and even to "official" Mifare...
Tuesday at 5:44 PM
hwertz
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Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
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Agreed. And I've seen those who argue X shouldn't be allowed to have this content on there. Well, yes they should, it's easy to...
Tuesday at 4:00 PM
hwertz
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Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
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I think they are simply playing it straight and suing for actual damages. They don't have $120 million in damages, they were able to...
Tuesday at 2:53 PM
hwertz
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Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
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I used critical thinking skills. Twitter ordered hardware under their Master Purchase Agreement; Musk bought Twitter, and decided...
Tuesday at 2:37 PM
hwertz
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Police departments are adopting a new GenAI tool to write incident reports
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I was against this from the headline description. But reading the further description.. if it's essentially just transcribing the...
Tuesday at 2:21 PM
hwertz
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Former bank CEO sentenced to 24 years after being scammed into collapsing a bank
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Crazy. Good the bank owner got arrested -- I mean getting scammed is one thing. But there's pretty strict regulations on what banks...
Tuesday at 2:16 PM
hwertz
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Resellers rebrand DeepCool as Shaking Tank to sidestep US sanctions
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Do people need warranties on a heat sink? I'm not looking to buy a cooler but I guess I never considered the length of warranty on one...
Tuesday at 2:12 PM
hwertz
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Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
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Man did this thread go off topic. I'll just say, it's ridiculous for someone with over $200 billion to decide they should stiff...
Tuesday at 2:10 PM
hwertz
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Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
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I'm a Libertarian, I think the "left versus right" US-style 2 party setup is broken, so I'm not trolling for "either side", I'm not on a...
Tuesday at 2:07 PM
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You must be young. Musk used to embody a vision of a brighter future with space travel, high speed underground rail and he single...
Tuesday at 2:01 PM
hwertz
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RFID cards could turn into a global security mess after discovery of hardware backdoor
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Maybe, because they note the backdoor was in the NXP and Infineon cards too.
Tuesday at 1:57 PM
hwertz
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"CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming"... Wrong!
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I must defend the article writer. You don't need to do these endless tests with different CPUs, different GPUs, different games, as...
Monday at 4:51 PM
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