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Apple ordered to grant access to users’ encrypted data

Malwarebytes

The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. However, Apple itself doesn’t have access to it at the moment, only the holder of the Apple account can access data stored in this way. Since then, privacy focused groups have uttered their objections.

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CVE-2024-28989: Weak Encryption Key Management in Solar Winds Web Help Desk

NetSpi Technical

This led to an analysis of the software and how it stored encrypted passwords, giving the red team the ability to recover the stored passwords and use them to access other systems. TL;DR an attacker with access to a Web Help Desk backup file may be able to recover some of the encrypted passwords stored within it.

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Apple Adds a Backdoor to iMesssage and iCloud Storage

Schneier on Security

The other feature scans all iMessage images sent or received by child accounts — that is, accounts designated as owned by a minor — for sexually explicit material, and if the child is young enough, notifies the parent when these images are sent or received. A third party is alerted if the message meets a certain criteria.

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DEEP TECH NEWS: How ‘attribute-based encryption’ preserves privacy at a fined-grained level

The Last Watchdog

Enter attribute-based encryption ( ABE ) an advanced type of cryptography that’s now ready for prime time. ABE makes it much more difficult to fraudulently decrypt an asset in its entirety; it does this by pulling user and data attributes into the encryption picture — in a way that allows decryption to be flexible.

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Windows update may present users with a BitLocker recovery screen

Malwarebytes

BitLocker is a Windows security feature that encrypts entire drives. And the affected systems are very likely to have Device Encryption enabled. If you are affected by this faulty update, you will be presented with a screen similar to this one when you boot the system. Windows will also show a recovery ID to identify your key.

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Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank

Krebs on Security

Traditional payment cards encode cardholder account data in plain text on a magnetic stripe, which can be read and recorded by skimming devices or malicious software surreptitiously installed in payment terminals. Newer, chip-based cards employ a technology known as EMV that encrypts the account data stored in the chip.

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EDR-as-a-Service makes the headlines in the cybercrime landscape

Security Affairs

Cybercriminals exploit compromised accounts for EDR-as-a-Service (Emergency Data Requests – EDR), targeting major platforms According to a detailed analysis conducted by Meridian Group, an increasingly complex and structured phenomenon, commonly referred to as EDR-as-a-Service, is taking hold in the cybersecurity landscape.