Crypto Mining Hackers vs. Cloud Computing—Google States the Obvious - Security Boulevard

GCP CAT Fluff: Google’s new Cybersecurity Action Team (CAT) would like you to know that insecure cloud instances can be hijacked by hackers. And the #1 workload they use to steal your CPU time is cryptocurrency mining.

But let’s look closer. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we see if there’s a “there” there.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/jLlki8EdHX

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) November 29, 2021

WTH? We Wanna WFH | DoD Dual-Sources JWCC | More Nvidia ARM Woes - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: You are known by the company you keep

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Working from home is de rigueur,
2⃣ #JEDI redux (#JWCC), and
3⃣ more about @Nvidia/@Arm.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/wOlrfBaOnx

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) November 24, 2021

Biggest Single Crypto Theft: Teen Charged with $36M SIM-Swap Heist - Security Boulevard

HPSCU+FBI+SSECTF: A Canadian has been charged with stealing C$46 million of imaginary money. Police in the city of Hamilton, near Toronto, won’t say who the alleged perp is, or even their age—aside from being a “teenager.”

Get off my lawn, you pesky kids.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we vicariously visit #TheElectricCity. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/QiH6ejHbSB

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) November 22, 2021

Nvidia/ARM Wavering | Google Outage Outrage | Backblaze IPO on Fire - DevOps.com

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣@Nvidia’s faltering attempt to buy @Arm,
2⃣@Google’s load balancers go offline, and
3⃣@Backblaze’s newly-IPO’ed stock jumps 60%.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/1q7befjy9I

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) November 18, 2021

Rowhammer Redux: ‘Blacksmith’ Fuzzing—Panic Now? - Security Boulevard

Let’s Blame Intel (Again): Researchers have cast serious doubt on claims that modern DRAM is safe against Rowhammer bit-flip attacks. By fuzzing the patterns used to attack the memory, they’ve demonstrated escalation of privilege and stolen private keys.

3/3: But is this something to worry about?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we dig in and find out. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/rAF5N038dq

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) November 16, 2021