Security News > 2021 > June > Have I Been Pwned goes open source, bags help from FBI

Last year, the man Down Under announced plans to make key portions of the system open source for others to pick up, use, and improve.

Now the Pwned Passwords code base is available from GitHub under a BSD three-clause license.

Rowhammer attacks usually involve repeatedly writing to one memory address to change bits in nearby RAM cells.

"Traditionally, Rowhammer was understood to operate at a distance of one row: when a DRAM row is accessed repeatedly, bit flips were found only in the two adjacent rows," Team Google explained.

The Googlers disclosed this info because they believe "It significantly advances the understanding of the Rowhammer phenomenon, and that it will help both researchers and industry partners to work together to develop lasting solutions" to protect systems from malware and rogue users that seek to use Rowhammer effects to hijack computers.

"The recent ransomware attack on a major petroleum pipeline demonstrates that the cybersecurity of pipeline systems is critical to our homeland security. DHS will continue to work closely with our private sector partners to support their operations and increase the resilience of our nation's critical infrastructure."

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