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How we built the new Find My Device network with user security and privacy in mind

Google Security

The keys themselves have no location capabilities, but they may have a Bluetooth tag attached. Nearby Android devices participating in the Find My Device network report the location of the Bluetooth tag. Only the Bluetooth tag owner (and those they’ve chosen to share access with) can decrypt and view the tag’s location.

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Abusing Windows Container Isolation Framework to avoid detection by security products

Security Affairs

Algorithms based on this log source look for certain patterns to detect file system-based malware and prevent them before any irreversible damage is done. ” The researchers published examples of simple wiping and ransomware algorithms using the driver. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

Image: Camdenliving.com Also, the fobs pass the credentials to his front door over the air in plain text, meaning someone could clone the fob just by bumping against him with a smartphone app made to read and write NFC tags. Neither August nor Chirp Systems responded to requests for comment.

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Retrofitting Temporal Memory Safety on C++

Google Security

We also improve upon the initial scheduling algorithm that just starts a heap scan when reaching a certain limit by adjusting how much time we spent in scanning compared to actually executing the application code (c.f. In the end, the algorithm is still memory bound and scanning remains a noticeably expensive procedure.

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Technical Analysis of Xloader’s Code Obfuscation in Version 4.3

Security Boulevard

This blog post analyzes the encryption algorithms used by Xloader to decrypt the most critical parts of the code and the most important parameters of the malware’s configuration. Technical Analysis Basic Algorithms and Structures Formbook and Xloader have evolved along the years with new layers of obfuscation added in each new version.

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NIST Issues Call for "Lightweight Cryptography" Algorithms

Schneier on Security

This is interesting: Creating these defenses is the goal of NIST's lightweight cryptography initiative, which aims to develop cryptographic algorithm standards that can work within the confines of a simple electronic device.

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Google Chrome tweaks data privacy with FLoC technology

CyberSecurity Insiders

Each person’s identity will be kept under wraps and instead their profile will be tagged with a number through an AI based algorithm called SimHash. Sources from the web search giant predict that Federated learning of Cohorts will be based on the activity of groups that might be made up by 800-1000 individuals.