December 2014 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Verizon encryption
by Jerry 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Verizon launches new encrypted voice app; with government backdoor. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-11/verizons-new-encrypted-call…

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re CIA Torture, FBI Shills, Fort Gordon's Snow
by Wilfred Guerin 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/washington/25protect.html?_r=0 > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/washington/25protect.html?_r=0 Alexander W. Joel (CIA GC, ODNI CLPO) is grandson of Clarence M. Kelley (FBI), uncle is Patrick W. Kelley (FBI OIC) whose privacy-evangelist neice is Jill Kelley (Petraeus).

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PirateBay Raided
by grarpamp 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

http://torrentfreak.com/swedish-police-raid-the-pirate-bay-site-offline-141… http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-goes-worldwide-141209/ http://blog.brokep.com/2014/12/09/the-pirate-bay-down-forever/ Perhaps this time it's related to TPB carrying the Sony GOP torrents? http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/comments/2orlji http://lolsonynnslow5lt.onion/ The TPB onion is also down: http://jntlesnev5o7zysa.onion/ When will filesharers move in mass onto the anonymous networks? Or what will cause them to? As in a reddit thread: https://bobbiblogger.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/north-korea.jpg http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/030/161/ha_ha.jpg

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Re: [Cryptography] North Korea and Sony
by grarpamp 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:55 PM, <dan(a)geer.org> wrote: > "Banks Dreading Computer Hacks Call for Cyber War Council" > Bloomberg, July 8, 2014 > > www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-08/banks-dreading-computer-hacks-call-… > > Wall Street's biggest trade group has proposed a government-industry > cyber war council to stave off terrorist attacks that could trigger > financial panic by temporarily wiping out account balances, > according to an internal document. > > The proposal by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets > Association calls for a committee of executives and deputy-level > representatives from at least eight U.S. agencies including the > Treasury Department, the National Security Agency and the Department > of Homeland Security, all led by a senior White House official. > > The document sketches an unusually frank and pessimistic view by > the industry of its readiness for attacks wielded by nation-states > Extending your quote for revolving context... "The trade association also reveals in the document that Sifma has retained former NSA director Keith Alexander to "facilitate" the joint effort with the government. Alexander, in turn, has brought in Michael Chertoff, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and his firm, Chertoff Group." "Alexander had been pitching Sifma and other bank trade associations to purchase his services through his new consulting firm, IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., for as much as $1 million per month, according to two people briefed on the talks." The article full of other juicy things...

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Backward compatibility bites again
by grarpamp 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/12/08/poodleagain.html Similar how continued insistence on centralized SMTP continues to bite.

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Re: [Cryptography] Toxic Combination
by grarpamp 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn(a)garlic.com> wrote: > The CA-industry had a lot of hype about supposed need for branded > CA institution. > ... > records were conveyed to the > CA, where the bits would be swizzled into a digital certificate for > the small price of $100/account. > ... > We then went to some Federal LEOs and were told that investment > bankers were like that.Many of the investment bankers involved > in the internet bubble IPO mill (put in a few tens millions, hype > for couple yrs, IPO for couple billion, and then fail, leaving the field > open for the next round of IPOs), had previous walked away clean from > the S&L mess and were predicted next to get into mortgages. First thing I remember thinking about the whole CA cert game way back years ago when people started thinking they needed certs, at $100++ per year, as opposed to verified and pinned self signed for the sites you care about, was... wtf, why?, scam!!! Turns out, it's actually shaping up to be the greatest internet swindle of all time. Hook, line, sinker. Here's another old crony network being exposed and replaced... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABLAc2pEAk http://imgur.com/50tnTli [Sure, after all the coins are mined you have to model the then steady state tranfee and thin client ecosystem, but still.]

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Bitcoin finna blow uuuppp bitch3z!!!
by grarpamp 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Famous Amos aka MrIPadChain aka Made4TVGecko talks Bitcoin. Nuff said. #1 Bitcoin vs Black People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAfOCqgS8gs #2 Bitcoin Saved My Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8cUDTWUEog

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Re: [Cryptography] Bitcoin networks surpasses 2^80 hashes per week
by Ryan Carboni 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

> > Storage vs. time tradeoff applies as usual. Erm. How? To my knowledge you can't predetermine if a hash could potentially collide.

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Powerful Linux Trojan 'Turla' infected large number of victims
by Snehan Kekre 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

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antiprism
by Александр 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

This might be interesting to the community: http://www.antiprism.ca/

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