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Rowhammer, Android and the Future of Hardware Attacks

A team from a Dutch university have developed an attack that can remotely compromise some Android devices using the Rowhammer technique.

Rowhammer, Android

Find Phishing Sites in Certificate Transparency Logs

Mining Certificate Transparency logs can help uncover phishing sites using spoofed domain names, but it’s hard to do. Facebook has updated its Certificate Transparency Monitoring tool to notify website owners when their sites are being spoofed for malicious use.

Phishing, Certificate Authority, SSL Certificates, Tools

Amazon Joins Google in Shutting Down Domain Fronting

Recent changes by Google to Google App Engine and Amazon to Amazon CloudFront has shut down domain fronting. App developers will have to consider other options if they want to disguise their app’s network traffic to evade network blocks and government censors.

Internet, Networking

Hack Back Bill Looms in Georgia

The Georgia governor may soon sign a bill that would legalize active cybersecurity defense measures.

Legislation

Privacy, Human Rights Groups Decry Russian Ban on Telegram

Russia's ban of Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, is drawing criticism from privacy and human rights groups.

Encryption