Hack Challenge

Last night was another Hack Challenge sponsored by Hurricane Labs.  This time the attendance was 3 times what it was for the prior one and the atmosphere felt a lot more competitive too.  While there were the low hanging fruit flags there also seemed to be some pretty complex one involved, quite a few involved spoofing or editing a file that was scheduled to write the flag elsewhere.  Needless to say I did not get

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Posted at 3pm on 02/04/10 | Comments Off | Filed Under: Uncategorized

Protected by Paranoia

Last Friday I inquired about an apartment on craigslist that had a valid description, photos, and the price looked legitimate.  The place is essentially right across the street from some friends of mine, so I’ve seen the outside of the place many times.  In the initial e-mail I asked some specific questions regarding heating, a/c, and security.

On Saturday I got a response from a management company representative that verified the details in the initial listing

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Posted at 2pm on 12/21/09 | Comments Off | Filed Under: Security, scams