Category: operational security
-
South Korean Police Accidentally Post Cryptocurrency Wallet Password
South Korean Police Accidentally Post Cryptocurrency Wallet Password An expensive mistake: Someone jumped at the opportunity to steal $4.4 million in crypto assets after South Korea’s National Tax Service exposed publicly the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet. The funds were stored in a Ledger cold wallet seized in law enforcement raids at…
-
IACR Nullifies Election Because of Lost Decryption Key
IACR Nullifies Election Because of Lost Decryption Key The International Association of Cryptologic Research—the academic cryptography association that’s been putting conferences like Crypto (back when “crypto” meant “cryptography”) and Eurocrypt since the 1980s—had to nullify an online election when trustee Moti Yung lost his decryption key. For this election and in accordance with the bylaws…
-
Louvre Jewel Heist
Louvre Jewel Heist I assume I don’t have to explain last week’s Louvre jewel heist. I love a good caper, and have (like many others) eagerly followed the details. An electric ladder to a second-floor window, an angle grinder to get into the room and the display cases, security guards there more to protect patrons…
-
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings I have heard stories of more aggressive interrogation of electronic devices at US border crossings. I know a lot about securing computers, but very little about securing phones. Are there easy ways to delete data—files, photos, etc.—on phones so it can’t be recovered? Does resetting a phone to factory…