Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the default configuration of these printers, it’s possible to retrieve these credentials in an encrypted format without authenticating to the printer. A vulnerability in the encryption process of these credentials means that you can decrypt them with responses from the web interface. This is the IV for the encryption algorithm.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 20, 2020

Bart Gellman's long-awaited (at least by me) book on Edward Snowden, Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State , will finally be published in a couple of weeks. It was an opsec disaster; they would have been much more secure if they'd emailed the encrypted files. I'm looking forward to reading Gellman's book.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The company sells "TIME AI," "the world's first dynamic 'non-factor' based quantum AI encryption software," "utilizing multi-dimensional encryption technology, including time, music's infinite variability, artificial intelligence, and most notably mathematical constancies to generate entangled key pairs." Nothing about cryptography.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Researchers from vpnMentor security firm have recently discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way. . Researchers at vpnMentor discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way as part of a web-mapping project. . The www.Option Way.com website is protected by an SSL certificate.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 27, 2024

By exploiting weaknesses in both Dormakaba’s encryption and the underlying RFID system Dormakaba uses, known as MIFARE Classic, Carroll and Wouters have demonstrated just how easily they can open a Saflok keycard lock.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In 1999, I invented the Solitaire encryption algorithm , designed to manually encrypt data using a deck of cards. It was written into the plot of Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon , and I even wrote an afterward to the book describing the cipher.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Researchers discovered a series of incidents involving software credit card skimmer used by Magecart to hit the booking websites of hotel chains. “The downloaded script for mobile devices is a credit card skimmer which can steal the information entered on the hotel booking page and send it to a remote server.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This is significant because in November 2022, LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. . “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. ”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. WD My Book, NetGear Stora. All the php files were encrypted using IONCube which has a known public decoder and given the version used was an old one, decoding the files didn’t take long.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 29, 2022

How the new Spirion-Thales partnership enables sensitive-data-centric encryption. Getting everything booked was surprisingly uneventful; that is, until I tried to reserve a kennel for my two dogs. Everything is booked solid or outrageously expensive. Thales CipherTrust Transparent Encryption. Thu, 06/30/2022 - 05:43.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But aside from some special cases and unique circumstances, that’s not how encryption systems are exploited in practice. I wrote this in my book, Data and Goliath : The problem is that encryption is just a bunch of math, and math has no agency. Cryptographic attacks can be passive.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Compared to OTR (Off-the-Record) which basically allows single-user type of secure and encrypted communication the OMEMO protocol actually allows multi-user type of data and information exchange further strengthening the protocol's position on the market for secure mobile IM (instant messaging) applications. Stay tuned!

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sometime around 1993 or 1994, during the first Crypto Wars, I was part of a group of cryptography experts that went to Washington to advocate for strong encryption. Markey was against forcing encrypted phone providers to implement the NSA's Clipper Chip in their devices, but wanted us to reach a compromise with the FBI regardless.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A recently disclosed FBI training document shows how much access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services US law enforcement can gain and what they can learn about your usage of the apps. All of them are messaging apps that promise end-to-end encryption for their users.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2025

To facilitate this transition, Thales provides PQC starter kits for hardware security modules and network encryption. Drawing on Thales' deep expertise and customer-driven insights in PQC, our specialists offer guidance to prepare for the impact of IYQ. There are many other industry events happening throughout the year.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Not all types of encryption give you the coverage and flexibility you need. One of the most common and most effective approaches to protecting data is encryption. Encryption is typically employed on four layers of the technology stack: Disk (or media). The pros and cons of encrypting at different layers in the technology stack.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2025

To facilitate this transition, Thales provides PQC starter kits for hardware security modules and network encryption. Drawing on Thales' deep expertise and customer-driven insights in PQC, our specialists offer guidance to prepare for the impact of IYQ. There are many other industry events happening throughout the year.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

Some of the more notable victims listed on Dunghill Leak include the global food distribution firm Sysco , which disclosed a ransomware attack in May 2023 ; and the travel booking giant Sabre , which was hit by the Dark Angels in September 2023. And those types of breaches tend to make headlines quickly.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

InterContinental Hotels Group, a Britain-based hotel chain, has announced that its IT systems were fraudulently accessed by some outsiders, thus disrupting all booking channels and applications. Security experts have been hired to start the recovery of the data from encryption.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 10, 2023

In the book about cybersecurity, protecting your endpoints must be the first and one of the most important chapters. Once an endpoint is breached, there is no way of telling what a cybercriminal will do next.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2021

McMenamins, a family owned company of crafted breweries in Oregon & Washington, has reportedly suffered a ransomware attack, blocking down several of its digital services like hotel room booking and such. If the victim fails to pay the ransom in cryptocurrency, they then sell the stolen data on the dark web.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2021

MORPHEUS chip: unhackable because of 'encryption churn'? Austin calls this encryption churn and says it prevents reverse engineering, which sophisticated hackers sometimes use. More than 500 security researchers had the chance to win tens-of-thousands of dollars in bounties if they could break through the encryption churn.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Every time you send a mobile payment, search for airline flight prices, or book a restaurant reservation - you are using an API. For example, if you book a restaurant reservation online, you will see enough information exposed to know if certain timeslots and tables are available.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

” CHC pointed out that threat actors did not delete or encrypt patients’ information. According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 We believe we stopped the criminal hackers access within hours, and that there is no current threat to our systems.”

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Schneier on Security

JULY 27, 2018

Survey results indicate that accessing data from service providers -- much of which is not encrypted -- is the biggest problem that law enforcement currently faces in leveraging digital evidence. This is a point that Susan Landau has repeatedly made , and also one I make in my new book. The FBI needs technical expertise, not backdoors.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. Among those was the encrypted messaging app Signal , which said the breach could have let attackers re-register the phone number on another device for about 1,900 users. 0ktapus often leveraged information or access gained in one breach to perpetrate another.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

The book was written by several members of ERI’s leadership team, Aaron Blum, Kevin Dillon, Brendan Egan, John Shegerian and Tammy Shegerian and is available for purchase via Amazon Prime as a physical copy or digitally on Amazon. ERI’s mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, the fact is that the internet juggernaut commissioned Cybersecurity company VirusTotal for this project, which recruited a team of experts to analyze the submitted file encrypting malware samples that targeted individuals, government and private networks operating across 140 countries.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

However, a source on the condition of anonymity stated that the attack could have locked down over 4K devices and several virtual servers operating for the company and that could lead to a service disruption to customers seeking services related to creation of photo books and greetings along with postcards from the website in this holiday season.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2020

“Approximately 50 computers are back online, enabling library staff to perform patron business, such as checking books in and out, and making reservations.” “Some Californian libraries are also affected by a ransomware attack that encrypted computers at 26 community libraries in Contra Costa County on January 3.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 8, 2021

And as per a source from Bleeping Computer, the computer hardware manufacturer was hit by RansomEXX ransomware that could have led to data steal and encryption of data on a few of the critical servers used to manage the IT Infrastructure of the Motherboard manufacturing company.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This, of course, is the plot of endless dystopian books and movies that end with rogue machines in charge. They come with a “secure element” which embeds encryption keys and authentication certificates at the chip level. “We Infineon’s power module and microcontroller chipsets provide a case in point.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2020

Simply taking a pause from email and social media in favor of a good book or conversation is known to increase your mood and life satisfaction. Technology such as encryption will provide the last and most important layer of defense for data, rendering it useless if hackers break in. Secure encryption keys. Pass on passwords.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The first stage of the attack typically sees the attackers send a query about a booking or make a reservation. The bookings will always have low or no cancellation costs so the attackers can minimize their investment. The file is encrypted but is decrypted when the victim enters the password.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The database included the personally identifiable information of Blink Mobility customers and administrators, including: Phone number Email address Encrypted password Registration date Device info and device token Details on subscription and rented vehicles (license plate, VIN, booking start and end location, etc.)

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Password managers store passwords in an encrypted file called a vault, which is a target for attackers. About the essayist: Igor Stukanov is an inventor and author of several books on “dynamical passwords.” Online and offline password managers come into play here.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

According to a report published by researchers at PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. In a report published on the 16 th of March by PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps.

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