Interesting update to the Kelly phone-hack story. But interesting because of what it doesn't say, not what it does.http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/08/john-kelly-phone-security-hacked-243585 …
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For example, really conspicuous omission: who did the forensics? This story mentions no FBI, IC or outside firm helping.
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This is a nonsense theory. Indicates lack of serious forensic analysis. Is this the source not really being in the know? Or worse-they are?pic.twitter.com/TfLppVcMtj
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(Phones don't get malware by logging on to insecure networks. It's a category error that forensics experts wouldn't make)
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I guess there could be some baseband 0day; Kelly would seem a sufficiently valuable target for such.
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There have indeed been flaws related to proxy autoconfig on WiFi networks.
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Why are proxies even still supported at all? This is 2017 not 1997.
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Remove features that have no plausible modern use, eliminate attack surface and user-hostile behaviors.
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