I knew about Gluster File system, but it’s the first time I heard of Bees with Machine Guns! This article provides an insider’s view on how an online magazine company scale up their back-end to prepare for Kim Kardashian’s backend ;-). If you are a sysadmin or web engineer I bet some parts of the article will make you smile.
How PAPER Magazine’s web engineers scaled Kim Kardashian’s back-end (SFW) — The Message — Medium.
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furbo.org · Fear China
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KeySweeper
This is an amazing hardware+software hack. Next time you’re using a wireless keyboard, think where all the signals might be going.
KeySweeper is a stealthy Arduino-based device, camouflaged as a functioning USB wall charger, that wirelessly and passively sniffs, decrypts, logs and reports back (over GSM) all keystrokes from any Microsoft wireless keyboard in the vicinity.
An alarmist or realist view of where society is headed in terms of increasing loss of privacy and control? Read and judge for yourself.
This is another instance where damage is no longer limited to the digital world.
Cyberattack on German steel factory causes 'massive damage' | ITworld.
This is probably the most invasive hack of 2014. It has resulted in Sony canning the movie just before release. A big win for cyber-terrorists? Is this model of data terrorism going to be emulated for future hack attacks? Only time will tell.
Bruce Schneier: Sony Hackers 'Completely Owned This Company' | Motherboard.
Humorously written article of how to hijack Facebook+Tinder sessions if someone left their machine unlocked while away. Then again, if you had physical access there are other means of getting what you want.
Fun with your friend's Facebook and Tinder sessions | Robert Heaton.
It’s amazing how advanced the online ads business have gotten. This is the current state as of 2014. I’m sure it will evolve even more as we progress (or some will say regress).
How browsers get to know you in milliseconds – O'Reilly Radar.
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Sprites mods – Hard disk hacking – Intro
This falls under the category of uncommon hardware hacks. Increasingly, people are realizing that there are many places that could be compromised, like your USB firmware, SIM card, mobile baseband, and now hard disk firmware. Fascinating and scary at the same time, ‘cos it could lead to undetectable compromises.
Fascinating story of Duqu, the successor (or predecessor?) of Stuxnet.
The Digital Hunt for Duqu, a Dangerous and Cunning U.S.-Israeli Spy Virus – The Intercept.