FBI alert issued as time traveling hackers attack—act now
FBI alert issued as time traveling hackers attack—act now
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FBI Alert Issued As Time Traveling Hackers Attack — Act Now
What if hackers could time travel? That’s the eyebrow-raising reality of this latest attack, and the FBI wants you to act today.
God that article was a horrible read. So for anyone who wants to skip it...
tl;dr: Hackers are using SSL certs from 2012 and changing the unprotected system clock in order to bypass security measures.
Thank you for taking one for the team.
TLDR: encrypt and authenticate your fucking NTP traffic
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I used the same trick to get around time limits on shareware games back in the day
:)
Thank you.