Tag: nsa
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“steal now, decrypt later” Not an Issue as Helix22 Already Offers Quantum Proof Encryption
While quantum computers are still a few years in the making, IBM, Google, and Honeywell are spending millions and Governments are spending billions to further develop the technology. As a result, quantum computers may be a single breakthrough away from cracking the asymmetric cryptography that most internet communications around the world depend upon. Asymmetric encryption… Read more
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Hackers Hack Cybersecurity Conference
An online conference of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AIDC) on Monday to launch cybersecurity principles was hacked, leaving the institute’s boss and LinkedIn, the platform hosting the event with a bit of a PR problem. Thousands of would-be participants began to get antsy when they tried to log on for a 1pm start and… Read more
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Australian Companies to Face Fines of $50 Million for Data Breaches
Companies that fail to adequately protect people’s data could face fines of $50 million or more under new legislation to be introduced next week. After Optus and Medibank reported significant breaches of customer data, including sensitive health information, the Albanese government was now moving to increase penalties for serious or repeated breaches of customer data. The attorney general, who has… Read more
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Dutch Police Trick Ransomware Operators To Get Decryption Keys Free
Dutch police and other law enforcement agencies have managed to trick the DeadBolt ransomware operators into releasing 150 decryption keys for free. The method of obtaining decryption keys was found by a Dutch incident response company called Responders.NU, who shared the method with the police. The basis for the trick iss that it was possible to cancel an unconfirmed Bitcoin… Read more
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2K Games Warns Users Their Stolen Data Is For Sale Online
Video game publisher 2K emailed users to warn that some of their personal info was stolen and put up for sale online following a September 19 security breach. 2K confirmed that its help desk platform was hacked and used by the attackers to target customers using fake support tickets that pushed Redline Stealer malware via embedded links. The… Read more
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India’s Tata Power Suffers A Cyberattack
Multibillion-dollar Indian energy giant Tata Power announced on Friday that it is dealing with a cyberattack impacting some of its systems. A spokesperson for the company stated the attack targeted its IT infrastructure, but added that critical systems haven’t been disrupted. “The Company has taken steps to retrieve and restore the systems,” the spokesperson said. “All… Read more
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Ransomware Micro Attacks On Home Users
A ransomware attack delivered by fake Windows 10 and antivirus software updates is targeting home users, using sneaky techniques to stay undetected before encrypting files and demanding a ransom payment of thousands of dollars. The Magniber campaign, detailed by HP Wolf Security, is unusual for 2022 in the way it focuses on generating relatively small ransom… Read more
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Crypto Platform Mango Markets Drained of More than $100 Million in Flash Loan Attack
Mango Markets, a cryptocurrency trading platform, was robbed of more than $100 million on Tuesday night after a hacker used a flash loan attack to exploit the platform. Flash loan attacks involve hackers borrowing funds that do not require collateral, buying a significant amount of a cryptocurrency to artificially raise its price and then offloading… Read more
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Toyota Discloses Customer Data Exposure
Toyota has disclosed a security incident that involved source code hosted on GitHub and which may have resulted in unauthorized access to roughly 300,000 customer email addresses. The incident, the company says, impacts customers who have subscribed to the T-Connect website, a service and mobile application that provides users with car management features such as… Read more
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Ferrari Suffers a Cyber Attack
The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber-attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber-attacks. Ferrari is investigating the leak of the internal documents… Read more