Me in the SC Magazine: 'Rowhammer' hijack via hardware flaw hits half of laptops tested

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http://www.scmagazineuk.com/rowhammer-hijack-via-hardware-flaw-hits-half-of-laptops-tested/article/402553/

Evolving malware entry methods – the Jscript (.js) “virus”

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Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

Every few weeks or months when I think I have seen it all, a new method comes along to infect Windows computers. Why? Because email security gateways, rules and people get used to patterns.

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What would you leave unattended in Starbucks?

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Yesterday I was in a central touristy location using the free Wi-Fi (don’t worry I had a VPN running at the time!). In the space of twenty minutes two things shocked me:

1. A mother came in, left the baby awake in the pram next to the door and walked ten metres to buy a drink without watching the baby.
2. Two tourists came in, sat near the door and left: two handbags, their coat and phone on the seat and table while buying a drink.

Using open un-secured Wi-Fi is bad enough, but leaving your baby, phone, coat and handbag - probably stuffed with cards, cash and passport - is just asking for trouble.