Hacks To Be Truly Paranoid About

snydeq writes: Nothing is safe, thanks to the select few hacks that push the limits of what we thought possible, InfoWorld's Roger Grimes writes in this roundup of hacks that could make even the most sane among us a little bit paranoid. "These extreme hacks rise above the unending morass of everyday, humdrum hacks because of what they target or because they employ previously unknown, unused, or advanced methods. They push the limit of what we security pros previously thought possible, opening our eyes to new threats and systemic vulnerabilities, all while earning the begrudging respect of those who fight malicious hackers."

Comments

Duh

[Anonymous Coward]

None of these are new.

Card skimmers

[phantomfive]

The only really worrisome one to me is the ATM card skimmers, because if you go to an unknown ATM, it's hard to know if it has a skimmer on top or not. Furthermore, it has increased dramatically over the past few years, up 300% from last year.

I submitted an article on the topic, but it was rejected. Bottom line: be careful when using ATMs, especially at bars and in Florida. Recently New York and Philadelphia have been increasingly targeted.