September 15, 2020

USPS Used Vulnerable Systems; Voatz vs. Ethical Hackers - ThreatWire

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New bluetooth flaws have been found, the USPS used vulnerable systems for years, and voatz wants to make it harder for you to do your job! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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Links:

New Bluetooth Vulnerability:

https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/bluetooth-technology/bluetooth-security/blurtooth/

https://thehackernews.com/2020/09/new-bluetooth-vulnerability.html

https://threatpost.com/bluetooth-bug-mitm-attacks/159124/

USPS using outdated vulnerable systems:

https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2020/20-251-R20.pdf

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzpd5/postal-service-used-apps-that-had-catastrophic-vulnerabilities-for-years

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-postal-service-used-outdated-systems-2020-9

Voatz voting company wants to make security research harder:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-783/153062/20200903122434600_Voatz%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf

https://www.cnet.com/news/online-voting-company-pushes-to-make-it-harder-for-researchers-to-find-security-flaws/

https://www.cnet.com/news/security-flaws-mar-mobile-voting-app-researchers-say/

https://www.cyberscoop.com/voatz-cfaa-supreme-court-mobile-security-voting/

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/USPS_mailboxes.jpg

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