A judge has lifted the gag order on the 3 MIT students who were to present their talk on hacking the CharlieTickets. There appeared to be other problems with physical security too. I wish I could have heard these guys give their talk at DefCon in Vegas. Oh well.
This doesn't mean that the MBTA isn't going to try and go after these guys with criminal charges. I'm sure it will be drawn out for sure. Click here, and here for links to this story. Have a great Hump Day tomorrow!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
MBTA - DefCon Talk from MIT Students
I have attended DefCon the last two years. Most would find it lame and boring but those of us in the security end of the Internet look forward to all the information that can be learned over a weekend in Las Vegas. Last year, the Dateline NBC reporter was outed and it was really fun to watch. There are some great video shots on YouTube.
Sometimes vendors don't want you to release information. This year, there was a talk that was scheduled by three MIT students that was postponed due to a Federal court ordering them not to give the talk. The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority).Those of us in attendance got to see their presentation slides that shows everything they did and what they observed.
OK, MBTA, you have a system that is broke. Hopefully you will do something about it. Come to think of it, all of the mass transit here in the US and probably abroad as well are broke too. For all of us, hopefully they will correct the problems that were discovered and will fix the broken system. Sometimes these vendors will do nothing. Kind of scary if you ask. me.
Stay safe and have a great week!
Sometimes vendors don't want you to release information. This year, there was a talk that was scheduled by three MIT students that was postponed due to a Federal court ordering them not to give the talk. The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority).Those of us in attendance got to see their presentation slides that shows everything they did and what they observed.
OK, MBTA, you have a system that is broke. Hopefully you will do something about it. Come to think of it, all of the mass transit here in the US and probably abroad as well are broke too. For all of us, hopefully they will correct the problems that were discovered and will fix the broken system. Sometimes these vendors will do nothing. Kind of scary if you ask. me.
Stay safe and have a great week!
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