Data Breach Today

MARCH 19, 2024

They highlight the need for proactive measures to protect digital assets from future breaches, deliver long-term data security and ensure the integrity of encryption.

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 15, 2023

The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor.

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Collaboration 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Quantum computers could soon break today's strongest encryption, putting sensitive data at risk. Let's dive deep into what this all means for telecommunications, security, AI, and our future.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Apple iOS supports a new feature that reboots locked devices after extended inactivity, aiming to enhance data security for users. Apple ‘quietly’ implemented a new security feature that automatically reboots a locked device if it has not been used for several days. at the end of October. reported 404 Media.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

22, 2024, CyberNewswire — INE Security offers essential advice to protect digital assets and enhance security. Warn “Small businesses face a unique set of cybersecurity challenges and threats and must be especially proactive with cybersecurity training,” said Dara Warn, CEO of INE Security. “At Cary, NC, Oct.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2024

Company Publishes Information on Double Key Encryption Under Regulatory Pressure Following a legal intervention made by the German federal cybersecurity agency, Microsoft has disclosed additional information on encryption measures it adopted to secure its customer data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ScienceLogic SL1 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the ScienceLogic SL1 flaw CVE-2024-9537 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Researchers at Elastic Security Labs analyzed the malware and confirmed it can steal keychain passwords and data from multiple browsers. reads the report published by Elastic Security Labs. The ZIP file is then XOR encrypted, base64 encoded, and sent via a POST request to a specified URL using the built-in cURL command.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2025

The reverse shell issued a challenge by sending an encrypted string using a hard-coded certificate. Lumen experts also mentioned another variant of cd00r, codenamed SEASPY , that was used in a campaign targeting Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances that dates back in 2022. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Researchers at Elastic Security Labs who first analyzed the malware confirmed it can steal keychain passwords and data from multiple browsers. A version discovered by Check Point in September relied on Apple’s XProtect encryption algorithm for obfuscation, allowing it to evade antivirus detection until its source code leak in November.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

No OpSec Measure Is Bulletproof to the Effects of a Corrupted Supply Chain Secure communications in an age of network insecurity has focused mostly on encryption and fears of surveillance tracking.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Security firm Sumo Logic disclosed a security breach after discovering the compromise of its AWS account compromised last week. The company disclosed a security breach after discovering that its AWS account was compromised last week. The company discovered the security breach on Friday, November 3, 2023.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2025

TIM.exe then loads a malicious launcher DLL libcurl.dll whichwilldecrypt and load the PLAYFULGHOST payload from an encrypted file named Debug.log.” Google researchers provided event rules within Google Security Operations to dete ctPLAYFULGHOST activity.

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Collaboration 2.0

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The UK's demand for an encryption backdoor in iCloud, and Apple's response, have repercussions that go far beyond national borders, threatening user privacy and security worldwide.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Then he requested help from Amnesty Internationals Security Lab fearing to be the target of surveillance software like other journalists in Serbia. After the police released him, Milanov noticed suspicious changes to his phone settings, such as disabled data and Wi-Fi. ” reads the report published by Amnesty.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

Researchers discovered an SSH vulnerability, called Terrapin, that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security. An attacker can trigger the flaw to downgrade the connection’s security implemented by the protocol. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

GitHub has rolled out security fixes to address a critical authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES). This setup is ideal for companies that require more control over their data, enhanced security, and customization to meet internal compliance and regulatory requirements.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

How to protect privacy and build secure AI products? How to Protect Privacy and Build Secure AI Products AI systems are transforming technology and driving innovation across industries. However, their unpredictability raises significant concerns about data security and privacy. Real-time monitoring of models is also crucial.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Weak Encryption, Data Transfers to China, Hidden ByteDance Links Found Security researchers found DeepSeek AI has weak encryption, SQL injection flaws and sends user data to Chinese state-linked entities. Regulators in Europe, South Korea, and Australia are investigating, with bans and warnings issued over security risks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

Microsoft explained that the Recall feature will store encrypted snapshots locally on the user’s computer, the feature will be only implemented in forthcoming Copilot+ PCs. ” reads the announcement. Microsoft doesn’t have access to the snapshot.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2024

At the end of October 2023, Atlassian warned of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server. Cado Security Labs recently became aware that Cerber ransomware is being deployed into Confluence servers via the CVE-2023-22518 exploit.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 victims worldwide. “Akira threat actors utilize a sophisticated hybrid encryption scheme to lock data.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission an entire line of affected hardware — as opposed to just applying software updates. The Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) 900 appliance. Campbell, Calif. They don’t need it.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

VPNs work by creating a virtual network interface that serves as an encrypted tunnel for communications. But researchers at Leviathan Security say they’ve discovered it’s possible to abuse an obscure feature built into the DHCP protocol so that other users on the local network are forced to connect to a rogue DHCP server.

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Collaboration 2.0

DECEMBER 31, 2024

If you want to get a security bump on your Mac, you should switch to secure DNS to encrypt your web traffic.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 14, 2025

The UK, France, Sweden, and EU have made fresh attacks on end-to-end encryption. Some of the attacks are more crude than those in recent years, experts say.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Microsoft recently announced that they’re making changes to their Windows operating system to improve security and reliability. During the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative to address these security concerns.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Apple announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 that will be integrated into the company messaging application iMessage to secure communications against highly sophisticated quantum attacks. However, researchers believe that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could compromise of end-to-end encrypted communications.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. Security experts attributed 67 attacks to the group in May 2023, most of the victims are in the U.S. Generation of target list of extensions and folders to encrypt. and Brazil.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Quantum computings ability to break todays encryption may still be years awaybut security leaders cant afford to wait. Forresters The Future of Quantum Security makes it clear: the transition to quantum-safe cryptography must start now. So where should security leaders focus? Why is that a dangerous mindset?

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Collaboration 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you need to add encryption or digital signing to the Thunderbird email app (or other supporting apps) on Android, there's one clear and easy route to success.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

” The group uses an ARCrypter ransomware variant, derived from Babuks leaked code , to encrypt files after infiltrating a network. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking, ransomware)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

In early January, independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor. Depending on the file size, the ransomware encrypts the initial 5000 bytes. continues the researchers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

A team of researchers released a suite of tools that could help victims to decrypt data encrypted with by the Black Basta ransomware. Independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor.

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