Weird well-times photos that make you go, Huh? - Part 2

Here’s a collection of well-timed photos that give the perception of, well, check for yourself below. I can’t vouch for the legitimacy of some of the photos so feel free to share your opinion in the article comments (which I will, of course, promptly delete if I disagree).

Weird well-times photos that make you go, Huh? - Part 2

US-CERT releases details on SMB worm tool likely used in Sony attack- complete breakdown

US-CERT released alert TA14-353A today detailing a “SMB Worm Tool” recently used by cyber threat actors against a “major entertainment company”. Given the timing of the US formal accusations against North Korea, this certainly hints that the malware toolset being referenced is the one used by the Guardians of Peace (GOP) in the recent Sony Entertainment Pictures attack and data breach. Given my initial review of the malware’s characteristics – now I’m a little more impressed.

US-CERT releases details on SMB worm tool likely used in Sony attack- complete breakdown

Anonymous fights fire with fire - threatens attacks against Sony (and others?) if The Interview is not released

In an odd but not totally unexpected twist to the story, a hacking group claiming to represent Anonymous had threatened Sony with the same type of bitch slap they got from [cough] North Korea’s GOP if the movie The Interview is not released as planned.

Anonymous fights fire with fire - threatens attacks against Sony (and others?) if The Interview is not released

FBI releases official update on Sony Investigation - officially confirms North Korea involvement

The following just went across the wire – released by the FBI.
Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that d...
FBI releases official update on Sony Investigation - officially confirms North Korea involvement

Don't forget the jailed Hacktivists and Whistleblowers this Holiday season!

Political Prisons always need support, but can you imagine spending the holidays in prison? Please, Help us support our jailed Activists, Hacktivists, and Whistle-blowers by brightening up the holidays through writing letters and getting them the things they need at this time.
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Don't forget the jailed Hacktivists and Whistleblowers this Holiday season!

Sony's decision to halt release of The Interview may be the only smart move they've made so far

In the wake of Sony’s embarrassing system breach and data leak, their delay of the upcoming movie, The Interview, may not be the cowering, knee-jerk reaction it appears to be. Assuming the attack against their corporate data systems came from the North Koreans, Sony’s play just might be brilliant.

Sony's decision to halt release of The Interview may be the only smart move they've made so far

More hot (but very cool) cosplay action from San Diego ComicCon 2014

The San Diego Comic-Con is legendary – as is the cosplay action that top cosplayers from around the country bring to the event each year. 2014 was no exception with hundreds of cosplayers attending the July 24-24, 2014 show. Here’s more cosplay action from ComicCon 2014.

More hot (but very cool) cosplay action from San Diego ComicCon 2014

Guardians of Peace (GOP) release Sony CEO Outlook data file with threat to movie goers

A Pastebin dump attributed to Guardians of Peace (GOP) was released a few hours ago followed by the purported screenplay for the upcoming movie The Interview. In the dump, the GOP continued to harp on their Christmas Day threat while including an invite to the public for special “requests”. The dump included another little surprise too – a threat to anyone who attends The Interview movie.

Guardians of Peace (GOP) release Sony CEO Outlook data file with threat to movie goers

Guardians of Peace (GOP) release Sony CEO Outlook data file with threat to movie goers

A Pastebin dump attributed to Guardians of Peace (GOP) was released a few hours ago followed by the purported screenplay for the upcoming movie The Interview. In the dump, the GOP continued to harp on their Christmas Day threat while including an invite to the public for special “requests”. The dump included another little surprise too – a threat to anyone who attends The Interview movie.

Guardians of Peace (GOP) release Sony CEO Outlook data file with threat to movie goers

Interesting list of Chinese filtered words, banned domains, and potential username/passwords

That China filters their Internet traffic is no secret – their societal system (many believe) requires that information be filtered. What is more interesting, are the *words* that are filtered. Several research groups have studied China’s walled-off Internet infrastructure (via search engine results, reverse engineered software and hardware products, leaked router or firewall settings, etc.) and compiled lists of words and phrases that are banned or filtered inside China. Here is a large sample of their findings.

Interesting list of Chinese filtered words, banned domains, and potential username/passwords

Put perverted seals with cute little penguins and you get - Oh, the horror...

The Polar Biology journal captured an unusual incident involving seals and penguins on an unnamed remote island in the sub-Antarctic. Yes, the animals were caught having sex with each other – and it’s not the first time sexual predatory seals have been caught having their way with the cute little penguins.

Put perverted seals with cute little penguins and you get - Oh, the horror...

After loss of pre-release movies and confidential data - Sony goes on the offensive with DoS attacks

fter the data breach and loss of pre-release films and confidential data in late November, Sony takes an offensive stance – and I like what I’m seeing. According to reports, Sony is using a deluge of Amazon cloud servers in Tokyo and Singapore to conduct DoS attacks against torrent seeds and websites hosting their stolen data.

After loss of pre-release movies and confidential data - Sony goes on the offensive with DoS attacks

Ultra cool Christmas Tree with no tree!

Although it might not be so easy to decorate, we gotta give this tree two thumbs-up for creativity.

Ultra cool Christmas Tree with no tree!