WTF?! Chinese-made chips used in popular contactless cards contain hardware backdoors that are easy to exploit. These chips are compatible with the proprietary Mifare protocol developed by Philips spin-off NXP Semiconductors and are inherently "intrinsically broken," regardless of the card's brand.
Hacker posts 2.7 billion records from National Public Data
What just happened? A colossal data breach has surfaced, revealing nearly 2.7 billion personal information records purportedly encompassing every individual in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This breach stands out due to the vast amount of data exposed, potentially marking it as one of the largest in history.
What just happened? Security researchers at this year's Def Con have presented findings regarding a long-standing albeit recently discovered vulnerability in AMD processors called "Sinkclose." Though rather hard to exploit, the security flaw can potentially yield catastrophic results for any system unlucky enough to fall victim to it.