The same day the United States Department of Justice partially released details on the Jeffrey Epstein case, the Department of Justice released a few other interesting press releases.
Three of the press releases fall into our domain of cybersecurity, the remainder are related to narcotics or illegal immigration.
There is some speculation however that the large volume of press releases unveiled at the same time were intended to be a distraction from the Epstein file disclosure. However, this is just speculative.
What is not speculative however is the modifications made to the United States Department of Justice Epstein file releases.
Since the release of the files, several files have been removed from the release. People reviewing the files noted that the files redacted contained images of the current United States President.
Some individuals online asserted these statements are false and the United States Department of Justice has made no changes to the Epstein file release. However, what people seem to forget is that the internet does not forget.
After the release of the Epstein files the Department of Justice website implemented a queueing feature to prevent accidental DoS. During this time I archived the Epstein file releases so people interested did not have to wait in line.
Guess who has the original releases which contains data which is now removed? It's on vx-underground under /tmp/, it's listed as DataSet1, DataSet2, DataSet3, and DataSet4. Feel free to compare these raw datasets to the new ones.
LiNuX iS tHe sUpErIoR Os
Delete all zip files in a directory on Windows:
del *.zip
Delete all zip files in a directory on Linux:
find "$(pwd | awk '{ print $1 }')" -type f -name "*.zip" -exec sh -c 'for file; do if [ -w "$file" ]; then rm -f "$file"; fi; done' sh {} +
Relay Attack on Passive Keyless Entry (PKE) - I wanted to reshare this video I posted a couple months back.
A car thief uses an RF transceiver with a circular antenna (in her/his hands) to catch and amplify the key fob signal. The key was apparently left close to the front door, which is also where the recording camera was positioned. Another person (the driver) is in the vehicle behind, keeping the second part of the tool - a receiver - in the car to emulate the presence of the key fob in the vehicle and start the car.
Don't put a hat on us. It isn't 1997 anymore.
White hat vs Black hat is antiquated nomenclature. The days of 'the hacker who just wants to explore' is over. When individuals are making millions of dollars a year from aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and extortion, the term 'black hat' seems ill-defined. Conversely, the idea of a 'white hat', a seemingly do-good hacker, has garned a negative connotation, the notion of a 'sell-out' of a person who has betrayed the 'hacker who wants to explore' mentality, is also inapplicable.
Many people now do not fit the mold of the 90's 'hat' stereotype. When you ask if we're kosher the connotation suggests you're calling us frauds, or people who have betrayed their 'circle' as if some sort of comradery even existed in the first place.
If you're asking where our ethics lie, if we are criminals, no we are not criminals. But trying to make us wear a hat, like we've betrayed something, is also wrong.
We've seen some of our female colleagues receiving absurd levels of criticism lately for their social media posts. When the question of misogny arises many people dismiss it.
However, due to the size of vx-underground, we have spoken with hundreds of woman all across the globe. Many woman have shared horror stories of sexism they encountered in the work place, online, or just doing day-to-day activities.
The stories are all relatively similar, except they hold no geographical boundary. The sexism they encounter exists in the Americans, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Eurasian countries - it is a global phenomena.
Sometimes it is overt - blatant discrimination. Other times it is small, hyper-critical of work where they criticality is not necessary, dismissing their career advancements due to their appearance, or just being condescending for no reason.
There has been times where we have mirrored their content, or expressions, near verbatim. In this particular instance we expressed similar ideas as @notshenetworks, except she received backlash, negative comments, or dismissive tones. When we made the same comment as her we were applauded.
It could be a very long winded rant, perhaps we'll save it for another day, but the point being is that discrimination exists and it is saddening. Many of our female colleagues are exceptionally brilliant people, who we respect greatly, and seeing these negative comments makes them less likely to contribute their material in any meaningful manner.
this week has actually made me less worried about AI disinfo, people seem perfectly willing to believe the dumbest things without getting the computers involved
cl0p ransomware group has ransomed SickKids, one of the largest pediatric healthcare facilities in the world.
They've exfiltrated 13 years of data related to fertility, pregnancy, and healthcare information on children (including newborns).
https://t.co/LZk8A4UcFW