Recap: Hotel Master Key Spoof, Cuban USB Internet & More

• A One-minute Attack Let Hackers Spoof Hotel Master Keys by Wired. Oof this isn’t good news. Looks like there is a patch, but each individual lock needs to be manually updated at the point of the lock! That’s crazy.
• Chase Shutdown Of Player #2 – Number Of Inquires And Request For Credit by Travel in Points. Another day, another chase shut down. These are becoming a bit too frequent for my tastes.

 

• Most Cubans have no internet access, but get a rich variety of media and information in “El Paquete” (the weekly package), a 1 Tb collection of info distributed on USB keys. Selling EP is the largest occupation in Cuba, and challenges notions of how networks operate & what they mean to citizens. Super interesting!

Deals expiring at the end of today (view the full deal calendar here):

• Stop & Shop/Giant: 8x Gas Points On Giftcards (eBay, Bass Pro Shops & Red Robin)

and deals dying end of tomorrow:

• [CA, AZ & CO] $200 FirstBank Checking Bonus. Usually extended
• [Brentwood TN Branch only] Ascend Federal Credit Union $200