Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto
A detailed investigation into Craig Wright's claim to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, examining forged evidence, tax fraud allegations, and failed cryptographic proofs
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A detailed investigation into Craig Wright's claim to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, examining forged evidence, tax fraud allegations, and failed cryptographic proofs
Helping Blockchain.info become the second site after Facebook to offer a Tor hidden service with a CA-signed SSL certificate, protecting users from MITM attacks
During Operation Onymous the FBI seized a fake clone of a jihad funding site while leaving the real version online, highlighting the scattershot nature of the takedowns
The FBI announced the seizure of a large number of darkweb sites to much fanfare. It turns out most of what they got were fake clone sites
A breakdown of 60 Minutes Australia's story on Silk Road and Bitcoin, including their confusion between the Deepweb and Darknet concepts
A technical analysis of the FBI's claims about how they located Silk Road's server, showing their explanation doesn't match how Tor hidden services work
An in-depth look at the underground networks behind "The Fappening" - how they operate, the techniques used to compromise iCloud accounts, and Apple's security weaknesses
Disclosure and fixes for a number of bugs in the Wordpress plugin for the popular Disqus commenting system
How weak session ID generation using uniqid() in CS-Cart allows session hijacking through targeted brute-force, plus a frustrating disclosure timeline
Discovering XSS, SQL injection indicators, and poor cookie security in Australia's myGov portal that could expose 2.2 million citizens' tax and health records