Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
LAS VEGAS — Anyone with a keyboard and a cause can have a living person declared legally dead by taking advantage of security weaknesses in the online death registration process, says Chris Rock, chief executive officer of Australian-based security company Kustodian. Mr. Rock used online databases to pose as a doctor – and even registered as a funeral director – to prove he could game the system and issue death certificates for friends or enemies. Despite concerns his research may inspire a wave of fraud, Rock detailed a how-to guide to the process to a packed room at the famous DEF CON conference in Las Vegas last Friday. “I have not contacted any vendor for fixes. Here is the definition of irresponsible disclosure,” Rock told an overflowing room of hackers. Why go this route? Because, he says, “it’s not so much a vulnerability – it’s a [mistake.] And it’s a global [mistake].” Recommended: How well do you know hacker movies? Rock also uncovered vulnerabilities in countries’ birth registration processes, which could allow people to create a totally new virtual baby – and use its identity as a cover for illegal activity such as drug trading. Rock says it’s a lot more […]
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