Supply Chain Attack Uses Smart Contracts for C2 Ops
Checkmarx has observed a novel npm supply chain attack using Ethereum smart contracts to manage command-and-control (C2) operations
Month: November 2024
UK Council Sites Recover Following Russian DDoS Blitz
Several UK council websites are back online after being disrupted by Russian hacktivist DDoS attacks
Taiwan detects 37 Chinese aircraft near island
DefenceTalkTaiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out “long-distance” training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recen…
US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan
DefenceTalkSouth Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test. The exercise took place three days afte…
SOC Around the Clock: World Tour Survey Findings
Trend surveyed 750 cybersecurity professionals in 49 countries to learn more about the state of cybersecurity, from job pressures to the need for more advanced tools. Explore what SOC teams had to say.
Dystopian Direction in Canada
Dystopian DirectionShadows write dark legislationto put a mask on all their crimesthen give it to the politiciansto usher in despotic times.—————————-The Activist PoetThe Canadian government is currently reading a dystopian piec…
UL NO. 457: China Builds a Military App Using Meta Llama
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Blog posts about American fascism (summary)
.https://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2016/11/leaving-nato.html (edited in 2025, initially I forgot about this blog post)https://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2019/12/lets-open-our-eyes-to-ugly-reality-as.htmlhttps://defense-and-freedom.blogspot…
Final Thoughts on the 2024 Election
I have some interesting thoughts going into the big day tomorrow, and I
wanted to try to capture them concisely.
The best overview debate (Harris vs. Shapiro)
But first, here’s the best debate to listen to if you want
the…
Fixing Ubiquiti WiFi Roaming
The three settings I had to enable to get proper WiFi roaming The problem I’m a massive fan of Ubiquiti stuff, but even after upgrading to U7 Pro APs (and having a lot of them for enough coverage) I still had the following problem. When I would move from one room to anothe…