Digital Polling & Public Opinion
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 29, 2016 3:40:00 PM
In the days around the Brexit vote, an online activist linked to 4chan's imageboard created multiple automated scripts allowing rapid response to petitions posted to the official UK Government petitions website. First Published 29th June 2016 Power in numbers. 4 min read | Reflare Res …
The DAO
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 22, 2016 3:37:00 PM
The DAO, a Distributed Autonomous Organisation, was created by a group of coders that set out to create the first decentralised venture capital fund. It was subsequently drained of around USD 50 million worth of Ether. First Published 22nd June 2016 'Make it Rain' with all that non-ex …
Government Sponsored Cyber Attacks
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 15, 2016 3:34:00 PM
It is no secret that global economies are becoming highly dependent on the Internet. Therefore, we should not be surprised that cyberattacks and cyberwarfare have become the tools of choice for many countries. First Published 15th June 2016 Knowledge is power. 2 min read | Reflare Res …
Zuckerberg & Password Strength
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 8, 2016 2:07:00 PM
Mark ended up changing his LinkedIn password to "dadada" because he couldn’t remember what it was in the first place. Not only is this a rubbish password, but also one that he used on multiple platforms; including the Facebook owned Instagram. First Published 8th June 2016 Mark is hum …
Social Media Attacks
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 1, 2016 2:04:00 PM
Social media are the preferred communication channel for many in today's world. However, it comes with a new wave of social engineering attacks that most do not understand. First Published 1st June 2016 Hacks of social media accounts are attractive due to the 'trust transfer' that alr …