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Tracking the Cost of Quantum Factoring

Google Security

Yesterday, we published a preprint demonstrating that 2048-bit RSA encryption could theoretically be broken by a quantum computer with 1 million noisy qubits running for one week. For example, in 2012, it was estimated that a 2048-bit RSA key could be broken by a quantum computer with a billion physical qubits.

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The Internet is Held Together With Spit & Baling Wire

Krebs on Security

And virtually all IRRs have disallowed its use since at least 2012, said Adam Korab , a network engineer and security researcher based in Houston. “LEVEL 3 is the last IRR operator which allows the use of this method, although they have discouraged its use since at least 2012,” Korab told KrebsOnSecurity.

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Microsoft recommends Exchange admins to disable the SMBv1 protocol

Security Affairs

It also provides an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism. Since 2016, Microsoft is urging admins to stop using SMBv1, later versions of the protocol implemented security enhancements, such as encryption, pre- authentication integrity checks to prevent man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks, and insecure guest authentication blocking.

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Experts disclose security flaws in Oracle’s iPlanet Web Server

Security Affairs

The first issue, tracked as CVE-2020-9315 , could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to gain read-only access to any page within the administration console, without authentication, by simply replacing an admin GUI URL for the target page. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0516.” ” continues the report.

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3 Zero-Day in SonicWall Enterprise Email Security Appliances actively exploited

Security Affairs

The three vulnerabilities addressed by the security vendor are: CVE-2021-20021 : Email Security Pre-Authentication Administrative Account Creation: A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x CVE-2021-20022 : Email Security Post-Authentication Arbitrary File Creation: SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x

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Dashlane 2024

eSecurity Planet

The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012. This software uses patented security architecture with 256-bit encryption, plus built-in two factor authentication. Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike.

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Beyond the Surface: the evolution and expansion of the SideWinder APT group

SecureList

SideWinder, aka T-APT-04 or RattleSnake, is one of the most prolific APT groups that began its activities in 2012 and was first publicly mentioned by us in 2018. APP_DLL_URL URL used to download the encrypted payload. Over the years, the group has launched attacks against high-profile entities in South and Southeast Asia.

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