Tag: encryption
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Bridewell report indicates rise in lone wolf ransomware actors
Tags: attack, cybersecurity, data, encryption, extortion, ransomware, service, strategy, theft, threatBridewell, a UK-based cybersecurity services company, has released its latest CTI Annual Report a comprehensive deep dive into ransomware trends. It highlighted a significant shift in attack strategies, payment dynamics and threat actor behaviours, revealing that data theft and extortion have overtaken traditional encryption-only ransomware as the most successful approach for attackers. While encryption-based The…
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Protect Your Privacy: Best Secure Messaging Apps in 2025
Looking for the safest way to chat in 2025? Explore the best secure messaging apps with end-to-end encryption and zero data tracking. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/best-secure-messaging-apps/
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SAP GUI flaws expose sensitive data via weak or no encryption
Tags: attack, breach, cve, data, encryption, exploit, flaw, phishing, sap, spear-phishing, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe impact could be much greater: Dani noted that a breach through these vulnerabilities can facilitate further targeted attacks. “Not undermining the fact that this extracted data provides attackers with enough gunpowder for reconnaissance activities, a threat actor could comprehend organizational structure, usage patterns, and system configurations from the exploitation of these vulnerabilities and weaponize…
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SAP GUI Input History Found Vulnerable to Weak Encryption
Two SAP GUI vulnerabilities have been identified exposing sensitive data due to weak encryption in input history features First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sap-gui-vulnerable-weak-encryption/
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UK govt dept website that campaigns against encryption hijacked to advertise … payday loans
Company at center of findings blamed SEO on outsourcer First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/home_office_antiencryption_campaign_website/
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Managing Encryption Keys vs. Access Keys
6 min readNot all keys are created equal, and treating them as if they are can quietly introduce risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/managing-encryption-keys-vs-access-keys/
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The tiny amplifier that could supercharge quantum computing
Quantum computers are built to handle problems that are far too complex for today’s machines. They could lead to major advances in areas like drug development, encryption, AI, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/25/quantum-amplifier-breakthrough/
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Black Hat SEO Poisoning Search Engine Results For AI to Distribute Malware
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz researchers recently uncovered AI-themed websites designed to spread malware. The threat actors behind these attacks are exploiting the popularity of AI tools like ChatGPT and Luma AI. These websites are utilizing platforms such as WordPress and are designed to poison search engine rankings and increase the probability of unsuspecting users landing on these…
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Ab 2026: EU-Staaten sollen auf Post-Quanten-Kryptografie wechseln
Ein EU-Gremium hat den Zeitplan für den Wechsel auf quantensichere Verschlüsselung vorgestellt. Den sollten sich auch NIS2 unterliegende Unternehmen ansehen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ab-2026-eu-staaten-sollen-auf-post-quanten-kryptografie-wechseln-2506-197412.html
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Unstructured Data Management: Closing the Gap Between Risk and Response
Unstructured Data Management: Closing the Gap Between Risk and Response madhav Tue, 06/24/2025 – 05:44 The world is producing data at an exponential rate. With generative AI driving 90% of all newly created content, organizations are overwhelmed by an ever-growing data estate. More than 181 zettabytes of data now exist globally”, and 80% of it…
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Critical Meshtastic Flaw Allows Attackers to Decrypt Private Messages
A severe cryptographic vulnerability in the popular open-source Meshtastic project allows attackers to decrypt private messages and hijack nodes across LoRa mesh networks. This flaw stems from duplicated encryption keys and insufficient randomness during key generation. The issue affects multiple hardware platforms and poses significant risks to users relying on Meshtastic for secure off-grid communication…
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Aflac: ‘Cybercrime Campaign’ Is Targeting Insurance Industry
Experts Suspect Scattered Spider Is Behind Rash of Recent Insurer Breaches. Aflac is the latest insurance company dealing with a cyberattack. The company is investigating a cyber incident that did not involve ransomware encryption of its IT systems, but did potentially compromise data. Experts suspect Scattered Spider is behind the recent rash of insurance incidents.…
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Two Insurers Say Ongoing Outages Not Ransomware-Based
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Still Recovering From Separate Attacks. Statements by Erie Indemnity Co. and Philadelphia Insurance Companies indicate that voluntary decisions to disconnect their systems from the network – not ransomware encryption – have disrupted operations over the past 10 days since the carriers were hit with separate cyberattacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Sicherheit von Embedded-Systemen: Anforderungen und Regularien Lösungsansatz für Nachrüstbarkeit
Embedded-Systeme haben ihre eigenen, ganz spezifischen Sicherheitsanforderungen. Im Interview erklärt Roland Marx, Senior Product Manager Embedded IoT Solutions, Swissbit AG warum Security by Design für IoT-Geräte von den Entwicklern gefordert werden muss und wie bestehende (unsichere) Systeme mit einem Secure Element als digitalen Ausweis, mit eindeutiger Identifikation und Verschlüsselung, nachgerüstet werden können. First seen on…
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Two Insurers Say Ongoing Outages Are Not Caused by Ransomware
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Still Recovering From Separate Attacks. Statements by Erie Indemnity Co. and Philadelphia Insurance Companies indicate that voluntary decisions to disconnect their systems from the network – not ransomware encryption – have disrupted operations over the past 10 days since the carriers were hit with separate cyberattacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Foreign aircraft, domestic risks
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, blueteam, breach, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, firmware, framework, government, Hardware, injection, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nist, phone, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilityCondensed threat matrix Legacy protocols create new attack surfaces : One of the banes of the OT world is the reliance on legacy technology that cannot easily be patched or upgraded without causing major disruptions. Similarly, the Boeing 747-8 employs a hybrid bus architecture. While it integrates modern flight management technologies like the Thales TopFlight Flight…
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Security, risk and compliance in the world of AI agents
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, compliance, control, credentials, data, encryption, finance, framework, governance, grc, identity, infection, injection, ISO-27001, jobs, LLM, monitoring, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, tool, trainingUnderstand and interpret natural language Access internal and external data sources dynamically Invoke tools (like APIs, databases, search engines) Carry memory to recall prior interactions or results Chain logic to reason through complex multi-step tasks They may be deployed through: Open-source frameworks like LangChain or Semantic Kernel Custom-built agent stacks powered by internal LLM APIs Hybrid orchestration models integrated across business platforms Real-world examples…
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Securing the Future Together: Why Thales and HPE are the Partners You Can Trust
Tags: access, ai, application-security, banking, business, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, data, dora, encryption, GDPR, government, Hardware, healthcare, infrastructure, network, nis-2, PCI, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, threatSecuring the Future Together: Why Thales and HPE are the Partners You Can Trust madhav Tue, 06/17/2025 – 05:15 Across every industry, data drives decisions, innovation, and growth. As organizations modernize with hybrid cloud and AI, the risks to that data scale are just as fast. From sophisticated cyberattacks to increasingly stringent compliance demands, the…
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New Anubis RaaS includes a wiper module
Anubis RaaS now includes a wiper module, permanently deleting files. Active since Dec 2024, it launched an affiliate program in Feb 2025. Anubis is a new RaaS that combines file encryption capability with a rare “wipe mode,” permanently deleting files and preventing recovery even after ransom payment. Anubis operates a flexible affiliate program that has…
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Anubis Ransomware Introduces Irreversible File Destruction Feature
A new and menacing player has emerged in the cybercrime landscape with the introduction of Anubis, a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation that blends traditional file encryption with a devastating file destruction capability. Active since December 2024, Anubis has quickly gained notoriety in 2025 for its unique >>wipe mode
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Trend Micro patches four 9.8 bugs in encryption PolicyServer products
Tags: encryptionFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/trend-micro-patches-four-98-bugs-in-encryption-policyserver-products
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Fog ransomware gang abuses employee monitoring tool in unusual multi-stage attack
Tags: attack, china, cloud, control, corporate, encryption, espionage, exploit, google, group, intelligence, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, penetration-testing, ransomware, service, threat, toolOpen-source pen testers for executing commands: Another peculiarity observed in the attack was the use of open-source penetration testing tools, like GC2 and Adaptix C2, rarely seen with ransomware attacks.Google Command and Control (GC2) is an open-source post-exploitation tool that allows attackers to control compromised systems using legitimate cloud services like Google Sheets and Google…
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Apple encryption row: Does law enforcement need to use Technical Capability Notices?
History shows that law enforcement can bring successful prosecutions without the need for the Home Office to introduce ‘backdoors’ into end-to-end encryption First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366625826/Apple-encryption-row-Does-law-enforcement-need-to-use-Technical-Capability-Notices
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Trend Micro fixes critical bugs in Apex Central and TMEE PolicyServer
Trend Micro fixed multiple vulnerabilities that impact its Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer products. Trend Micro address remote code execution and authentication bypass vulnerabilities impacting its Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer and Apex Central solutions. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer is a centralized management server used in Trend Micro’s Endpoint Encryption solution. It acts…
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WhatsApp Backs Apple Over Encryption Fight With UK
WhatsApp CEO Says UK Request Sets Dangerous Precedent. Instant messaging app WhatsApp is seeking to join Apple’s legal battle with the U.K. government over end-to-end encryption. Apple is challenging a Home Office order requiring the device maker to provide law enforcement with unencrypted copies of customer data. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/whatsapp-backs-apple-over-encryption-fight-uk-a-28685
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Trend Micro fixes critical vulnerabilities in multiple products
Trend Micro has released security updates to address multiple critical-severity remote code execution and authentication bypass vulnerabilities that impact its Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer products. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-fixes-six-critical-flaws-on-apex-central-endpoint-encryption-policyserver/