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SayNoTo0870 Man-in-the-middle attack theory
SayNoTo0870 Man-in-the-middle attack theory
23 January 2013
Background SayNoTo0870 is a great service that helps people find geographic alternatives to expensive 0845 and 0870 numbers. An example might be that my bank has a number "0845 123456" for it's lost credit card hotline. It also has the same number "0161 123456". From mobile numbers and most landlines, calling the geographical number, will […]
The Art of Deception :: Talking net security at Blue Light Camp
The Art of Deception :: Talking net security at Blue Light Camp
20 May 2012
I recently came across this this photo – some of the things that I took on holiday with me back in 2006: I was struck by one of the most recognisable items in the picture – The Art of Intrusion by Kevin Mitnick. The book is an interesting mix of Kevin Mitnick – a notorious […]
What when anonymous turns out to be not anonymous?
What when anonymous turns out to be not anonymous?
2 February 2012
Hypothetical scenario: Someone starts an anonymous website that states it's aim (in the future) is to make information available that governments and companies may dislike. Clearly being anonymous would be a key part of their strategy to avoid trouble. Hypothetically, one decides to see what publicly available information one can find about who's running the […]
Does your mum now have my O2 phone number?
Does your mum now have my O2 phone number?
25 January 2012
Today we found out that O2 had screwed up their mobile internet proxy settings quite epically and had sent customer phone numbers to millions of websites, worldwide, as a matter of process, presumably by accident. We already know this from the fantastic investigative works of O2 customer and twitter user Lew Peckover, a 28 year […]
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