Predictable Serial Number Attack - Known Attacks

Known Attacks

  • Predictable serial numbers were used as a part of the counterfeit MD5 certificate attack.
  • An iPod repairman guessed valid serial numbers and used them to perpetrate a fraud against Apple.

Read more about this topic:  Predictable Serial Number Attack

Famous quotes containing the word attacks:

    “We are seeing an increasing level of attacks on the “selfishness” of women. There are allegations that all kinds of social ills, from runaway children to the neglected elderly, are due to the fact that women have left their “rightful” place in the home. Such arguments are simplistic and wrongheaded but women are especially vulnerable to the accusation that if society has problems, it’s because women aren’t nurturing enough.”
    —Grace Baruch (20th century)

    “Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: “You can’t deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.””
    —Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)