Slashdot Mirror


User: nuckfuts

nuckfuts's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
891
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 891

  1. Re:Why don't they just do what airlines do on Paradise Papers Expose Canadian Scalper's Multimillion-Dollar StubHub Scheme (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That the ticket sales sites don't implement such a simple solution suggests they actually like scalpers.

    Exactly. StubHub is owned by TicketMaster. Tickets go up for sale on TicketMaster first and get sold out in seconds. Then they appear on StubHub where TicketMaster takes another cut of the sales. They have zero interest in curtailing this.

  2. Re:Stop detecting AutoKMS etc. as "malicious" on Microsoft To Integrate 3rd-party Security Info Into Its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Ya, there's a bright idea. Disable your antivirus and then go download some key generator.

  3. Re:"Why be selective about who gets it first"? on Apple Limits Lengthy iPhone X Testing for Most Reviewers (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    If their customers are sheep, who do you think does the herding?

  4. "Why be selective about who gets it first"? on Apple Limits Lengthy iPhone X Testing for Most Reviewers (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Maybe because they're not idiots and want to control their image / marketing.

  5. Let's just throw out acronyms and expect that everyone knows WTF you're talking about.

  6. also does some one have a working tool setup where i can test some files through

    Or at least some instructions on how to compile it.

  7. So what does it DO? on Canada's 'Super Secret Spy Agency' Is Releasing a Malware-Fighting Tool To the Public (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 3, Informative

    From the article:

    "Assemblyline is described by CSE as akin to a conveyor belt: files go in, and a handful of small helper applications automatically comb through each one in search of malicious clues. On the way out, every file is given a score, which lets analysts sort old, familiar threats from the new and novel attacks that typically require a closer, more manual approach to analysis".

  8. Isn't the BMI measurement widely deprecated these days?

  9. Re:I'll start using it on The Impossible Dream of USB-C (marco.org) · · Score: 1

    USB-C doesn't solve any problem I have...

    So you've never tried to insert a USB connector wrong-way-up?

  10. While the attack would result in decrypting any clear text being sent over wifi, the saving grace is that an increasing amount of traffic is sent via HTTPS or SSL, which would provide an additional barrier to an attacker seeing login credentials for remote websites, etc.

    If you watch the video posted by Mathy Vanhoef, you'll see at 1:16 he's also using sslstrip.

  11. Canvas Fingerprinting on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    You seem to have overlooked where he wrote "from a separate laptop". Canvas fingerprinting work on a per machine basis. That's what the "fingerprint" refers to. It is not a way to link activities between different machines.

  12. Re:Occam's Razor on Israeli Spies 'Watched Russian Agents Breach Kaspersky Software' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If the Russian gov't has obtained, one way or another, copies of Kaspersky's TLS keys, then they really don't need cooperation to see everything that's coming down the pipe. They can also probably MITM the connection and take control of the AV application, without Kaspersky's knowledge.

    That's a very interesting thought, considering that Kaspersky has offered to make their source code available for scrutiny. In the scenario your describe, the vulnerability would arise outside of the code itself.

  13. "Software produced by Microsoft" could mean anything from "Windows Server 2016" to "Clippy". The article gives no indication what they're talking about.

  14. Re:A beard growing competition!! on Bitcoin Transactions Lead To Arrest of Major Drug Dealer (techspot.com) · · Score: 1

    I dunno. There's probably a lot of low-digit Slashdot users who could fall for a trap like that.

  15. Consistently the worst brand of printers I have to deal with. When clients ask for me for a printer recommendation, the short answer is "anything other than Brother".

  16. Re:bios fake raid sucks and needs a driver to hide on Super Fast NVMe RAID Comes To Threadripper (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
  17. Re:bios fake raid sucks and needs a driver to hide on Super Fast NVMe RAID Comes To Threadripper (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    OK, before you go off on the usual rant against "fake RAID", ask yourself what alternative you're advocating. We're talking about NVMe SSD's here - the kind that insert directly into a PCIe or M.2 slot. They are not SSD's with a SAS or SATA interface, so they cannot be attached to a hardware RAID controller.

    Personally I'm very happy to have BIOS support for using these devices in a RAID configuration, and it doesn't bother me at all that "OMG - A DRIVER IS REQUIRED!".

  18. Address bars are for addresses. on Internet Explorer Bug Leaks Whatever You Type In the Address Bar (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I can't stand it when browsers try to turn what I type in the address bar into a search. First thing I do is turn that crap off. So whether it's Internet Explorer or not, the only thing "leaking" from my address bar is the address I typed.

  19. I take it we're all supposed to know... on Google Experiment Tests Top 5 Browsers, Finds Safari Riddled With Security Bugs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    what a DOM engine is.

  20. If one ordered potassium nitrate and Amazon's algorithm "suggested items include sulfur and charcoal", how is that not bomb-making ingredients?

  21. It was asked for indirectly. on Apple Explains Face ID On-stage Failure (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    No one asked for this feature, but Apple wants to give it to us anyway. They have really lost touch with their user base...

    Users may not have asked directly for an alternative to to the fingerprint reader, but consumer preference for larger screens made it desirable to get rid of the fingerprint reader / home button.

  22. Of course the value of BTC just dropped! on Bitcoin Price Falls Again On Reports that China is Shutting Down Local Exchanges (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I purchased my first Bitcoins about a week ago, and I'm known to have that kind of effect.

    I can also stop a cashier lineup just by standing in it.

  23. aren't secure anyway, being transmitted in plain text. That's why we have SSH.

  24. Stealing is stealing on Hacking Retail Gift Cards Remains Scarily Easy (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    News flash: Being a thief is not difficult. That any particular thievery is based on technology does not make it cool, intrinsically interesting, or OK.

    I can think of dozens ways to steal things that are "scarily easy". Like knocking down an old lady and grabbing her purse.

  25. Joey Bada$$ proved it!