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I am Anirudh Murthy, pursuing BTech CSE at MIT Manipal. I love playing sports, especially basketball. An adventure or spending time with nature is something I always look forward to. I am a tech enthusiast, passionate about Blockchain, AI, and Cybersecurity. Always ready to jam with my guitar or have a constructive debate and try to experience something new everyday.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Web source code NFT sold at $5.4m
3 years ago
NFTs are certificates of ownership for digital assets, with most of them not having a physical representation. They do not necessarily include copyright control and hence it is regarded as a get-rich-quick scheme by critics. Recently the World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee sold the NFT in an auction... Read more
NFTs are certificates of ownership for digital assets, with most of them not having a... Read more
BREACHES
Chain-reaction ransomware attack on the Fourth of July
3 years ago
Ransomware criminals broke into networks and sow malware that cripples networks, affecting financial services, travel, leisure, and the public agencies in at least 17 countries, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Indonesia, New Zealand and Kenya. This attack was claimed by an affiliate of Russia's notorious REvil... Read more
Ransomware criminals broke into networks and sow malware that cripples networks, affecting financial services, travel,... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
Spook.js attack Bypasses Chrome's site isolation
3 years ago
Spook.js is a newly discovered side-channel attack it has successfully overcome Site Isolation protections weaved into Google Chrome and Chromium browsers to leak sensitive data in a Spectre-style attack. The technique is a JavaScript-based line of attack that specifically aims to get around barriers put in place to ... Read more
Spook.js is a newly discovered side-channel attack it has successfully overcome Site Isolation protections weaved... Read more