Programming languages are classified into general categories based on the ‘level’ at which they operate, and their relative complexity. In descending order from highest to lowest levels, those classifications are : Generation Description Fifth Generation (5GL) – Designed to be… Continue Reading
The Wall Street Journal is reporting (paywall) that American Water, the largest water utility provider in the US has shut down a significant portion of it’s operations due to a security a security breach. It’s unclear whether the attack was… Continue Reading
Reuters reports that the Polish government has intercepted and stopped the efforts of a sabotage team comprised of Russian and Belarusian members attempting to create instability in Poland. According to the Polish government, the team was attempting to do a… Continue Reading
Both Reuters and The Wall Street Journal have recently published reports to the effect that Iran is in the process of transferring missiles it has sold to Russia for use in the war with Ukraine. The missile, known as the… Continue Reading
Eight individuals were arrested in a joint operation composed of the CIA, FBI and ICE. All eight individuals crossed into the US from the US-Mexico border, and were allegedly discussing a bombing campaign when they were arrested. TL/DR More Details… Continue Reading
Summary The international press has been celebrating the election of the first woman president in Mexico recently, but the positive news is hiding a much more serious situation in Mexico. In essence, cartel violence all over Mexico and the government’s… Continue Reading
Ok, we’re being a little silly here, but in a sense it’s true – a new campaign is being carried out somewhere within the manufacturing/supply chain process related to Android phones, placing a firmware backdoor on them before they are… Continue Reading
Google has launched a new bug bounty program, the Mobile Vulnerability Rewards Program (Mobile VRP), designed to pay researchers for discovering security vulnerabilities found in the Android operating system. In-scope applications for the program include: Chrome Remote Desktop (com.google.chromeremotedesktop) Google Chrome… Continue Reading
First Known Appearance (Date) 2018 Delivery Method Distributed via a Word File entitled “Sia_Sim.docx”, which contains a VBA macro. The macro must be initiated by the user, or can be initiated by an executable which is installed as part of… Continue Reading
It’s not much of a secret that the Chinese have been spying heavily within the U.S. for a long time now, but the last 5 or 6 years have been especially heavy. Chinese intelligence agents, both legal and illegal, appear… Continue Reading