Tag: encryption
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Week in review: Fake “Windows Update” fuels malware, Salesforce details Gainsight breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Quantum encryption is pushing satellite hardware to its limits In this Help … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/30/week-in-review-fake-windows-update-fuels-malware-salesforce-details-gainsight-breach/
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ShinyHunters Develop Sophisticated New Ransomware-as-a-Service Tool
In a significant escalation of the global cyber threat landscape, the notorious threat group ShinyHunters appears to be transitioning from data theft to full-scale ransomware operations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified an early build of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform dubbed >>ShinySp1d3r,
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Tor Network Adopts Galois Onion Encryption To Strengthen User Protection
The Tor Project has begun replacing its legacy relay encryption system, known as tor1, with a modern design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). This upgrade targets key weaknesses in Tor’s circuit traffic protection, enhancing anonymity for users worldwide.”‹ Tor routes user data through multiple relays, each peeling off one layer of encryption like an onion.…
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Tor Network Adopts Galois Onion Encryption To Strengthen User Protection
The Tor Project has begun replacing its legacy relay encryption system, known as tor1, with a modern design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). This upgrade targets key weaknesses in Tor’s circuit traffic protection, enhancing anonymity for users worldwide.”‹ Tor routes user data through multiple relays, each peeling off one layer of encryption like an onion.…
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Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime
Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayRansomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…
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Cheap Hardware Module Bypasses AMD, Intel Memory Encryption
Researchers built an inexpensive device that circumvents chipmakers’ confidential computing protections and reveals weaknesses in scalable memory encryption. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cheap-hardware-module-amd-intel-memory-encryption
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Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm
Tags: encryptionTor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tor-switches-to-new-counter-galois-onion-relay-encryption-algorithm/
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Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm
Tags: encryptionTor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tor-switches-to-new-counter-galois-onion-relay-encryption-algorithm/
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How to Sign Windows Binaries using AWS KMS?
What is AWS KMS? AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a cloud service that allows organizations to generate, control, and maintain keys that secure their data. AWS KMS allows organizations to have a common way of dealing with keys by making encryption easier for many AWS services, programs, and operations. AWS KMS allows users to”¦…
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Tor Project is rolling out Counter Galois Onion encryption
People who rely on Tor expect their traffic to move through the network without giving away who they are. That trust depends on the strength of the encryption that protects … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/25/tor-project-cgo-encryption-update/
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Tor Project is rolling out Counter Galois Onion encryption
People who rely on Tor expect their traffic to move through the network without giving away who they are. That trust depends on the strength of the encryption that protects … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/25/tor-project-cgo-encryption-update/
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Apache Syncope Flaw Lets Attackers Access Internal Database Content
A security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Syncope that could allow attackers to decrypt stored passwords if they gain access to the internal database. The flaw stems from the use of a hardcoded default AES encryption key, which undermines the password protection mechanism designed to keep sensitive user credentials secure. The vulnerability affects multiple…
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CISA warns spyware crews are breaking into Signal and WhatsApp accounts
Attackers sidestep encryption with spoofed apps and zero-click exploits to compromise ‘high-value’ mobile users First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/cisa_spyware_gangs/
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Top 7 Strategies for Securing Customer Data While Expanding Your Business Internationally
Learn the top strategies to secure customer data when expanding internationally, from MFA and encryption to compliance, SIEM, and scalable security partners. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/top-7-strategies-for-securing-customer-data-while-expanding-your-business-internationally/
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Top 7 Strategies for Securing Customer Data While Expanding Your Business Internationally
Learn the top strategies to secure customer data when expanding internationally, from MFA and encryption to compliance, SIEM, and scalable security partners. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/top-7-strategies-for-securing-customer-data-while-expanding-your-business-internationally/
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AWS S3-Buckets im Visier von Ransomware-Banden
Tags: access, backup, breach, cloud, cybersecurity, encryption, iam, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, strategyRansomware-Banden haben ihren Fokus von traditionellen lokalen Zielen auf Cloud-Speicherdienste und insbesondere Amazon S3 verlagert.Ein aktueller Bericht von Trend Micro beschreibt eine neue Welle von Angriffen, bei denen Angreifer Cloud-native Verschlüsselungs- und Schlüsselverwaltungsdienste integrieren, anstatt lediglich Daten zu stehlen oder zu löschen.’Böswillige Aktivitäten, die auf S3 Buckets abzielen, sind nichts Neues, obwohl Unternehmen ihre Cloud-Umgebungen…
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AWS S3-Buckets im Visier von Ransomware-Banden
Tags: access, backup, breach, cloud, cybersecurity, encryption, iam, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, strategyRansomware-Banden haben ihren Fokus von traditionellen lokalen Zielen auf Cloud-Speicherdienste und insbesondere Amazon S3 verlagert.Ein aktueller Bericht von Trend Micro beschreibt eine neue Welle von Angriffen, bei denen Angreifer Cloud-native Verschlüsselungs- und Schlüsselverwaltungsdienste integrieren, anstatt lediglich Daten zu stehlen oder zu löschen.’Böswillige Aktivitäten, die auf S3 Buckets abzielen, sind nichts Neues, obwohl Unternehmen ihre Cloud-Umgebungen…
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Quantum encryption is pushing satellite hardware to its limits
In this Help Net Security interview, Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, Commander Space Command, Swiss Armed Forces, discusses how securing space assets is advancing in response to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/24/ludovic-monnerat-swiss-armed-forces-securing-satellite-architecture/
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Cryptology boffins’ association to re-run election after losing encryption key needed to count votes
The shoemaker’s children have new friends First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/cryptologic_research_election_rerun/
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Cryptology boffins’ association to re-run election after losing encryption key needed to count votes
The shoemaker’s children have new friends First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/cryptologic_research_election_rerun/
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Ransomware gangs seize a new hostage: your AWS S3 buckets
Tags: access, backup, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cryptography, data, encryption, exploit, least-privilege, monitoring, network, ransomware, supply-chainWeaponizing cloud encryption and key management: Trend Micro has identified five S3 ransomware variants that increasingly exploit AWS’s built-in encryption paths. One abuses default AWS-managed KMS keys (SSE-KMS) by encrypting data with an attacker-created key and scheduling that key for deletion. Another uses customer-provided keys (SSE-C), where AWS has no copy, making recovery impossible. The…
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New Sturnus Android Malware Reads WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal Chats via Accessibility Abuse
Sturnus, an advanced Android banking trojan, has been discovered by ThreatFabric. Learn how this malware bypasses end-to-end encryption on Signal and WhatsApp, steals bank credentials using fake screens, and executes fraudulent transactions. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/sturnus-android-malware-whatsapp-telegram-signal-chats/
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Emerging Ransomware Variants Exploit Amazon S3 Misconfigurations
Tags: cloud, cyber, encryption, exploit, malware, ransomware, service, tactics, threat, vulnerabilityRansomware is shifting from traditional systems to cloud environments, fundamentally redefining its impact on cloud-native data. As organizations increasingly migrate to cloud platforms, threat actors are adapting their tactics moving away from traditional encryption-based malware to exploit the unique architecture and misconfiguration vulnerabilities inherent in cloud storage services. Cloud storage services like Amazon Simple Storage…
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Emerging Ransomware Variants Exploit Amazon S3 Misconfigurations
Tags: cloud, cyber, encryption, exploit, malware, ransomware, service, tactics, threat, vulnerabilityRansomware is shifting from traditional systems to cloud environments, fundamentally redefining its impact on cloud-native data. As organizations increasingly migrate to cloud platforms, threat actors are adapting their tactics moving away from traditional encryption-based malware to exploit the unique architecture and misconfiguration vulnerabilities inherent in cloud storage services. Cloud storage services like Amazon Simple Storage…
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Critical Twonky Server Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Login Protection
Tags: api, authentication, control, credentials, cyber, encryption, endpoint, flaw, hacker, leak, login, password, vulnerabilityTwonky Server version 8.5.2 contains two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to steal administrator credentials and take complete control of the media server. Security researchers at Rapid7 discovered that an attacker can leak encrypted admin passwords through an unprotected API endpoint, then decrypt them using hardcoded encryption keys embedded directly in the…