Tag: encryption
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14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, communications, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, dns, dos, encryption, exploit, flaw, hacker, Hardware, infosec, infrastructure, Internet, kaspersky, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, nist, open-source, password, programming, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, stuxnet, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayAge: 30 yearsDate introduced: 1995Date fixed: February 2026Researchers unearthed a legacy flaw in the widely used libpng open-source library that had existed since the technology was first released more than 30 years ago.The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25646) meant that applications using the flawed software would crash when presented with a maliciously constructed PNG raster…
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AzCopy Utility Misused for Data Exfiltration in Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware operators are increasingly abusing Microsoft’s trusted Azure data transfer utility, AzCopy, to quietly exfiltrate sensitive data before encryption, turning a routine cloud migration tool into a stealthy theft channel. Instead of relying on obviously malicious tools like Rclone or MegaSync, threat actors are pivoting to native, administrator-approved cloud utilities to blend into normal IT…
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Messenger-Sicherheit: Tiktok verzichtet aus Sicherheitsgründen auf E2EE
Tags: encryptionWährend Wettbewerber auf Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung setzen, geht Tiktok einen Sonderweg – angeblich zum Schutz Minderjähriger vor Missbrauch. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/messenger-sicherheit-tiktok-verzichtet-aus-sicherheitsgruenden-auf-e2ee-2603-206072.html
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AI Emerges as the New Insider Threat: Thales Releases the 2026 Data Threat Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, governance, identity, infrastructure, risk, saas, skills, software, strategy, theft, threat, toolAI Emerges as the New Insider Threat: Thales Releases the 2026 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 03/03/2026 – 15:00 Over the past year, I’ve watched AI move to operational reality across nearly every industry we work with. The conversation is no longer about whether AI will transform business. It already has. Cybersecurity Todd Moore –…
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OAuth phishers make ‘check where the link points’ advice ineffective
Tags: authentication, automation, awareness, business, cloud, control, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, governance, identity, login, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, saas, threat, toolContext, not the URL, is the new red flag: Sakshi Grover, Senior Research Manager at IDC Asia/Pacific, said the longstanding advice to hover over a link and verify its domain was built for an era of lookalike domains and that it no longer holds in environments where authentication flows routinely pass through trusted identity providers.”Organizations…
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Künstliche Intelligenz entwickelt sich zur neuen Insider-Bedrohung für Organisationen
Laut dem <> stellt die künstliche Intelligenz für 71 Prozent der Unternehmen in Deutschland das größte Risiko für die Datensicherheit dar. KI-Systeme erhalten zunehmend breiteren Zugriff auf Unternehmensdaten in verschiedenen Umgebungen, weshalb Unternehmen die Sichtbarkeit und Verschlüsselung von Daten als zentrale Sicherheitsinfrastruktur behandeln sollten. KI-gestützte Deepfakes und Falschinformationen erhöhen die Wirksamkeit […] First seen on…
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Why application security must start at the load balancer
Tags: application-security, attack, authentication, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, guide, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, nist, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, waf, zero-trustInternet traffic hits the load balancerThe load balancer forwards traffic as fast as possibleSecurity happens laterThe problem is simple. If the first system doesn’t enforce trust, everything behind it is already compromised by design. Example 1: Financial services: The team invested heavily in downstream security tools. But the load balancer accepted weak TLS versions and…
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Thales Data Threat Report zeigt KI als neue Insider-Bedrohung für Organisationen
KI ersetzt traditionelle Bedrohungen nicht, sondern verstärkt sie vielmehr, indem sie deren Geschwindigkeit, Umfang und Reichweite erhöht. Da automatisierte Systeme einen immer umfassenderen Zugang zu Unternehmensdaten erhalten, müssen Organisationen Identität, Verschlüsselung und Datentransparenz als Kerninfrastruktur neu überdenken. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/thales-data-threat-report-zeigt-ki-als-neue-insider-bedrohung-fuer-organisationen/a43844/
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Ransomware groups switch to stealthy attacks and long-term access
Tags: access, application-security, attack, ciso, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, group, identity, intelligence, monitoring, organized, ransomware, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, switch, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability38% drop in encryption over the past 12 months as more cybercriminals turn to silently exfiltrating data for extortion as their main stock in trade.Picus’ suggestion that the volume of ransomware attacks is dropping is disputed by other experts.Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at endpoint security vendor Eset, offered a contrasting perspective.”In the recent Eset…
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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When Payment Data Becomes the Weakest Link
Tags: access, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, fraud, least-privilege, PCI, radius, risk, service, software, strategy, threatWhen Payment Data Becomes the Weakest Link madhav Thu, 02/26/2026 – 10:56 Most cybersecurity incidents don’t begin with an attack. They begin with a design decision. Four people experienced that reality in the same week. Different roles. Different systems. One shared outcome. Cybersecurity Karen Kelvie – Product Marketing, Data Protection More About This Author >…
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Keeper Security führt quantenresistente Verschlüsselung ein
Die Bereitstellung der Kyber-basierten quantenresistenten Verschlüsselung ist nun in den Backend-APIs von Keeper und Keeper Commander verfügbar. In Kürze wird sie auch auf mobilen Plattformen verfügbar sein First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/keeper-security-fuehrt-quantenresistente-verschluesselung-ein/a43823/
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Steaelite RAT combines data theft and ransomware management capability in one tool
Tags: access, android, attack, authentication, awareness, business, corporate, credentials, crypto, cybercrime, data, ddos, defense, encryption, endpoint, extortion, infection, infosec, malware, mobile, monitoring, password, phishing, ransomware, rat, remote-code-execution, theft, threat, tool, training, windowsCSO that this isn’t the most sophisticated RAT he’s seen. “The novel aspect here,” he said, “is the convergence. Steaelite bundles remote access, credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and ransomware (currently in development) in a single package.” Traditionally, he explained, these capabilities have occupied different parts of the cybercrime toolchain, but Steaelite unifies the functions, giving…
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LUKS Encryption Compromised on Linux ICS Devices via TPM Bus Sniffing Exploit
Security researchers Per Idenfeldt Okuyama and Sam Eizad have uncovered a critical physical attack vulnerability in the Moxa UC-1222A Secure Edition industrial computer, demonstrating that its LUKS full-disk encryption can be fully defeated by passively sniffing the SPI bus between the processor and the discrete TPM 2.0 chip during system boot. The flaw, tracked as…
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Hackers Use Excel Exploit to Hide XWorm 7.2 in JPEG Files, Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is spreading XWorm 7.2 via malicious Excel files, hiding the malware in Windows processes, and using AES encryption to steal passwords and Wi-Fi keys. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-excel-exploit-xworm-7-2-jpeg-files-hijack-pcs/
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Neues eBook: Die Quanten-Bedrohung – Der Q-Day kommt! Jetzt auf quantensichere Verschlüsselung umsteigen
Tags: encryptionFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/q-day-ebook-post-quanten-kryptographie-migration-a-1ee51ceb65a2920e095b80594350dd49/
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Why crypto agility is key to quantum readiness
With quantum computing threatening current encryption standards, experts call for organisations to achieve crypto agility by managing the lifecycle of certificates and cryptographic keys through automation First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639320/Why-crypto-agility-is-key-to-quantum-readiness
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KI-Agenten, Schatten-KI und das Ende klassischer Verschlüsselung – 2026 wird ein Wendepunkt für die Cybersicherheit
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cybersecurity-2026-ki-agenten-verschluesselung-kryptoagilitaet-a-435924c415e1ac440074b678e7708025/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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State Dept. official says post-quantum transition plans will outlive current leadership
Governments and businesses have a shared interest in seeing post-quantum encryption broadly adopted throughout society. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/post-quantum-state-department-transition-plans-outlive-leadership-cycles/
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Shadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud AI Stack
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, data, encryption, framework, governance, iam, identity, infrastructure, iot, jobs, login, mfa, password, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, toolShadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud & AI Stack madhav Thu, 02/19/2026 – 06:30 The machines we don’t see are the ones running our businesses. Unfortunately, most IAM systems do not track them. In an ironic twist, the ghost in the machine has become the machine itself: invisible, autonomous, and increasingly beyond human…
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Millionen Chrome-Erweiterungen geben Browserverlauf preis
Eine Sicherheitslücke in beliebten Chrome-Erweiterungen führt dazu, dass der Browserverlauf der Anwender offengelegt ist.Ein Sicherheitsforscher mit dem Pseudonym ‘Q Continuum” hat 287 Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt, die den Browserverlauf exfiltrieren. ‘Die Akteure hinter den Lecks sind vielfältig: Similarweb, Curly Doggo, Offidocs, chinesische Akteure, viele kleinere, unbekannte Datenbroker sowie ein mysteriöses Unternehmen namens “šBig Star Labs’, das offenbar…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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The era of the Digital Parasite: Why stealth has replaced ransomware
For years, ransomware encryption functioned as the industry’s alarm bell. When systems locked up, defenders knew an attack had occurred. Not anymore. New empirical data show … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/18/picus-security-red-report-identity-driven-cyberattacks/
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Apple Expands RCS Encryption and Memory Protections in iOS 26.4
iOS 26.4 Beta adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging and enhanced Memory Integrity Enforcement First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-rcs-encryption-memory/