The CIA probably asked for the option that these vending machines still work if there are network outages, on the basis that it's employees and contractors should be trusted enough not to steal shit and they're the only ones with physical access to the machines.
The other options are: No network, no food. Pay with cash.
The last think you want is a hungry IT department trying to fix your broken network.
Cant they delete the results from google.ca and let Canada block google.com from their citizens? That's what happens in China. China and Canada even start and end with the same letters. Maybe Colombia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Croatia and Czechia could get on board too
So the victim is expected to make 10+ transactions of an exact amount in the specific order and hope the criminal responds by giving them back some money over 10+ transactions? The criminal would make more money if they didn't follow through with it.
Giving back even a 256 bit encryption key would require 78 digits of data. To do that in 10 transactions would cost on average 5BTC (all 8 decimal places filled with data, averaging 0.50000000 BTC each) Over 20 transactions with 4 digits of data is 0.00005 * 20 = 0.0002BTC = $0.50USD
However assuming RSA asymmetric encryption a 256bit key is completely useless. 1024bit keys are brute force-able
A slightly more reasonable private key is 2048 bits, requiring 617 decimal digits. You now have to wait for the criminal to make 78 transactions, costing them up to 78BTC, or 160 transactions costing them on average 0.00005 * 150 = 0.0075BTC = ~$20USD
Then you have to collate the transactions, order them and type in 617 digits without making a mistake.
That would be awesome, since the smallest BTC is 0.00000001, that only leaves 10 million possible decryption keys. Any one could brute force a 24bit key in minutes.
It wasn't even for beer money, it was for course credit. They also got the credit regardless of how much effort they put in to the test. If the reward was based on the score of the test, I'm sure they would have worked harder with fewer distractions.
The amount of data stored in RAM doesn't impact power consumption. If Firefox is spending more CPU time to better manage RAM usage, it may equate to worse battery life.
Windows has recently stopped reminding me that switching to Edge will gain me 2 hours battery life, despite my laptop being plugged in 95% of the time. They're now telling me constantly that I need to adjust my screen brightness settings to save my battery, despite being plugged in to an external monitor with no backlight adjustment capability and hence no control to change it in the settings this "helpful" tip takes me to.
You might find people who have smart phones are more capable or driving some place new, even with no directions. They also have the amazing ability to provide directions with unprecedented accuracy, like they have a photographic memory, listing not just which streets to turn down but also the distance between turns and approximate travel times based on current traffic conditions.
You also seem to be totally making up your own results from a study you were not a part of. There wasn't a group in the study that did not own smart phones.
You're confused about the mod points because you don't understand.
This "MITM" isn't breaking SSL or TLS. They're relaying what you type in their websites signup form to the target websites password reset form. If you type or copy/paste a verification code in the email you received from the target website that was triggered by the MITM, they have compromised your account. If you click on the verification link in the email, they never receive the verification code, it gets submitted to the target site and becomes invalid. Your account is safe.
This vulnerability can be completely mitigated by not using security questions and not sending users verification codes, only sending them a verification link.
Apart from spam, I would guess a lot of email is encrypted everywhere. A lot of email providers send and receive mail over encrypted connections. Fastmail.com:
Encrypted sending/receiving Whenever you send a message to someone outside of FastMail we have to send it across the open internet. Since January 2010 we have fully encrypted all connections between us and the receiving server whenever the other server supports it, preventing passive eavesdropping, tampering or forgery. Similarly, we have accepted encrypted connections for mail delivery to our servers since April 2009, and we encourage all servers connecting to us to use it.
Don't click links in your email....manually go directly to your related site's home page
Unless it's a password reset email, then clicking the link is safer. Re-typing the confirmation code in to the MITM website is the only way this type of attack can work when a password reset requires an email confirmation. Clicking the link takes the man out of the middle.
I just tried it on slashdot. email is the only option I tried facebook too, I tried all the options available and it eventually said
We're sorry you're having trouble recovering your email address. Unfortunately, this means we can't verify who you are or give you access to the Facebook account you're trying to log into. We may hide the information on your Facebook account if we detect that you cannot regain access to it.
I suppose paypal still has the option of security questions. Not sure who else does though. I've always put random keyboard mashings when I'm forced to provide security questions.
There is a law that allows the Library of Congress to make exceptions to the DMCA prohibition on circumventing access controls It's called "Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)"
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The CIA probably asked for the option that these vending machines still work if there are network outages, on the basis that it's employees and contractors should be trusted enough not to steal shit and they're the only ones with physical access to the machines.
The other options are: No network, no food. Pay with cash.
The last think you want is a hungry IT department trying to fix your broken network.
Cant they delete the results from google.ca and let Canada block google.com from their citizens? That's what happens in China. China and Canada even start and end with the same letters. Maybe Colombia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Croatia and Czechia could get on board too
If the US is so powerful, why is the fat slob still in New Zealand?
Can't they even extradite one person from a tiny little country like New Zealand?
So the victim is expected to make 10+ transactions of an exact amount in the specific order and hope the criminal responds by giving them back some money over 10+ transactions? The criminal would make more money if they didn't follow through with it.
Giving back even a 256 bit encryption key would require 78 digits of data. To do that in 10 transactions would cost on average 5BTC (all 8 decimal places filled with data, averaging 0.50000000 BTC each)
Over 20 transactions with 4 digits of data is 0.00005 * 20 = 0.0002BTC = $0.50USD
However assuming RSA asymmetric encryption a 256bit key is completely useless. 1024bit keys are brute force-able
A slightly more reasonable private key is 2048 bits, requiring 617 decimal digits. You now have to wait for the criminal to make 78 transactions, costing them up to 78BTC, or 160 transactions costing them on average 0.00005 * 150 = 0.0075BTC = ~$20USD
Then you have to collate the transactions, order them and type in 617 digits without making a mistake.
Maybe they're referring to The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
They probably have no idea what is in that law, but you know, 'Merica
That would be awesome, since the smallest BTC is 0.00000001, that only leaves 10 million possible decryption keys. Any one could brute force a 24bit key in minutes.
If the kangaroo crashes write the car off and insurance buys the customer a new car, each crash generates profit.
I don't think you need to worry too much about a moose biting your car when you're hurtling towards it at speed.
Unless you see kangaroos in a zoo setting. Then they mope around walking like a tripod on their feet and tails without enough room to jump.
Wait for them to try and explain the numbers when in a few years there are more "active facebook users" than there are people alive.
It wasn't even for beer money, it was for course credit.
They also got the credit regardless of how much effort they put in to the test.
If the reward was based on the score of the test, I'm sure they would have worked harder with fewer distractions.
The amount of data stored in RAM doesn't impact power consumption.
If Firefox is spending more CPU time to better manage RAM usage, it may equate to worse battery life.
Windows has recently stopped reminding me that switching to Edge will gain me 2 hours battery life, despite my laptop being plugged in 95% of the time.
They're now telling me constantly that I need to adjust my screen brightness settings to save my battery, despite being plugged in to an external monitor with no backlight adjustment capability and hence no control to change it in the settings this "helpful" tip takes me to.
Go Windows 10!
You might find people who have smart phones are more capable or driving some place new, even with no directions. They also have the amazing ability to provide directions with unprecedented accuracy, like they have a photographic memory, listing not just which streets to turn down but also the distance between turns and approximate travel times based on current traffic conditions.
You also seem to be totally making up your own results from a study you were not a part of.
There wasn't a group in the study that did not own smart phones.
People care more about their phone than participating in a study about phones
She said a virus has infected 3 "linox" systems, she did not specify which virus.
Thanks to the amazing reporting of Yahoo! news.
I guess they can't handle it when a press release is live video they can't copy and paste.
You're confused about the mod points because you don't understand.
This "MITM" isn't breaking SSL or TLS. They're relaying what you type in their websites signup form to the target websites password reset form.
If you type or copy/paste a verification code in the email you received from the target website that was triggered by the MITM, they have compromised your account.
If you click on the verification link in the email, they never receive the verification code, it gets submitted to the target site and becomes invalid. Your account is safe.
This vulnerability can be completely mitigated by not using security questions and not sending users verification codes, only sending them a verification link.
Apart from spam, I would guess a lot of email is encrypted everywhere.
A lot of email providers send and receive mail over encrypted connections.
Fastmail.com:
Encrypted sending/receiving
Whenever you send a message to someone outside of FastMail we have to send it across the open internet. Since January 2010 we have fully encrypted all connections between us and the receiving server whenever the other server supports it, preventing passive eavesdropping, tampering or forgery. Similarly, we have accepted encrypted connections for mail delivery to our servers since April 2009, and we encourage all servers connecting to us to use it.
Don't click links in your email....manually go directly to your related site's home page
Unless it's a password reset email, then clicking the link is safer.
Re-typing the confirmation code in to the MITM website is the only way this type of attack can work when a password reset requires an email confirmation. Clicking the link takes the man out of the middle.
I just tried it on slashdot. email is the only option
I tried facebook too, I tried all the options available and it eventually said
We're sorry you're having trouble recovering your email address. Unfortunately, this means we can't verify who you are or give you access to the Facebook account you're trying to log into. We may hide the information on your Facebook account if we detect that you cannot regain access to it.
I suppose paypal still has the option of security questions. Not sure who else does though. I've always put random keyboard mashings when I'm forced to provide security questions.
table service is great
I can go to mcd's with out ever talking to another human
Don't even need my wallet either, just use Android Pay at the kiosk
You don't see the blocks that have been reserved for wear leveling
There is a law that allows the Library of Congress to make exceptions to the DMCA prohibition on circumventing access controls
It's called "Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)"