Hacking the Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine

Ari Feldman, Alex Halderman and Ed Felten have just released a paper exposing security problems in the Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine. Click here to find out how easily elections can be stolen.

State of Hash functions

Check out these notes from a panel discussion at the second hash workshop held at NIST. Very interesting read to gauge the state of hash functions today and thoughts about the future from the guys who really know their stuff.

2006 Young Innovators Under 35

2006 Young Innovators Under 35: "The editors of Technology Review have once again selected the TR35, 35 outstanding young innovators under the age of 35. Their work--spanning medicine, computing, nanotechnology, and a lot more--is changing our world."

The Great '06 Cannon Hack

The Great '06 Cannon Hack: "A resourceful (and, of course, anonymous) group of MIT students pulls off a bicoastal prank."

Samsung website hosts password stealing trojan

Samsung website hosts password stealing trojan: "Samsung's US Web site is hosting a Trojan horse that logs keystrokes, disables antivirus applications and steals online banking access codes."

Any website can see what you have on your clipboard

Any website can see what you have on your clipboard: "That is if you're using Windows + IE which lots of people do. Copy something onto your clipboard and then follow the link & scroll to the bottom. Never copy and paste a password again- no, I know you'd never do it, but tell your parents not to :)"

Facebook Scrambles after Unexpected Privacy Fumble

Facebook Scrambles after Unexpected Privacy Fumble: Facebook is responding to the recent uproar among its users by deploying better privacy protections and control, as well as being more open about future changes. This could be a case study for other social networking sites on how to avoid or deal with similar problems in the future.

Amazon.com launches long-awaited TV, movie download service

Amazon.com launches long-awaited TV, movie download service

Microsoft's Quickest Patch Ever!!

Microsoft's Quickest Patch Ever!!: "Microsoft patches DRM faster than fatal security flaws (they care about their record label partners much more than you or the Internet)"

Spying on the HP Board

Spying on the HP Board: "Fascinating story. Basically, the chairman of Hewlett-Packard, annoyed at leaks, hired investigators to track down the phone records (including home and cell) of the other HP board members.