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TIL that Mythbusters got bullied out of airing an episode on how hackable and trackable RFID chips on credit cards are, when credit card companies threatened to boycott their TV network
submitted 5 years ago by magnora7 from gizmodo.com
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[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (4 children)
A lot of security works like this. Security through obscurity. It's only safe because almost no one knows how it works.
[–]Mnemonic 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (3 children)
And that's the worst practice!
Like, it might seem hard to crack, but once it's cracked it's cracked, like for real.
Decrypting a hash by brute-force may take a LONG time, but with a 'obscure' backdoor it might be done quicker, but with that backdoor in place all the 'solvers' would see is an easier way to find opening (easier than brute-forcing).
It's like having a very difficult obstacle course to get to a JACKPOT... A lot more people are going to get through that obstacle course than randomly winning it with a lucky ticket.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 5 years ago (2 children)
If you created a Mythbusters for cybersecurity then it's definitely watch it.
Please don't copy the moustaches, goatee, or crappy hats.
[–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 5 years ago (1 child)
First episode: 'Turns out: don't connect to the internet, don't use USB sticks and only use PC's/Laptops from before 2004 that never connected to the internet... Good luck!'
[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
Episode 002: Programming With An Abacus
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[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - (4 children)
[–]Mnemonic 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - (3 children)
[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - (2 children)
[–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - (1 child)
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