Thursday, Google and other Dutch researchers released information about their Shattered SHA-1 attack. Essentially, these researchers have proven that with the right computing infrastructure, well-funded attackers can now practically generate SHA-1 collisions. Watch the video below to learn more about this attack, and what types of systems it could affect.
Episode Runtime: 6:15
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVGtc_xvOE
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Researchers page for the Shattered Attack Shattered.it Academic whitepaper on the Shattered attack Shattered.it Easy to parse infographic about Shattered Shattered.it Great Forbes article explaining the Shattered Attack Forbes Another article on the SHA-1 attack Wired What is a hash function? Wikipedia Decade old article on original SHA-1 weakness discovery Schneier.com― Corey Nachreiner, CISSP ( @SecAdept )
