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Quantum Computers: What Is Q-Day? And What’s the Solution?

Lohrman on Security

Quantum computers hold the promise of amazing advances in numerous fields. So why are cybersecurity experts so worried about Q-Day? What must be done now to prepare?

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A Beginners Guide To Cryptocurrency Investment

SecureBlitz

Cryptocurrency may be highly volatile, but it’s currently a trendy investment opportunity. Many of the most widely used digital currencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, are experiencing similar cycles of low value followed by rapid appreciation. Many seasoned investors have been betting on cryptocurrency for years, but how can someone new to the industry participate?

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Malwarebytes recognized as endpoint security leader by G2

Malwarebytes

G2 has released their Winter 2023 reports, ranking Malwarebytes as the leader across a number of endpoint protection categories. Based on verified customer reviews, Malwarebytes has been ranked #1 over top EDR vendors for endpoint malware and antivirus protection, detection and remediation of web-based threats, product usability, and more. These results continue Malwarebytes’ top ranking by G2, reinforcing Malwarebytes leadership in the endpoint security platform market.

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Chinese Tonto Team Hackers' Second Attempt to Target Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB Fails

The Hacker News

The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Tonto Team carried out an unsuccessful attack on cybersecurity company Group-IB in June 2022. The Singapore-headquartered firm said that it detected and blocked malicious phishing emails originating from the group targeting its employees. It's also the second attack aimed at Group-IB, the first of which took place in March 2021.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 406 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Clop ransomware claims the hack of 130 orgs using GoAnywhere MFT flaw CISA adds Fortra MFT, TerraMaster NAS, Intel driver Flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Ransomware attack hit the City of Oakland DPRK fund malicious cyber a

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Hackers Targeting U.S. and German Firms Monitor Victims' Desktops with Screenshotter

The Hacker News

A previously unknown threat actor has been targeting companies in the U.S. and Germany with bespoke malware designed to steal confidential information. Enterprise security company Proofpoint, which is tracking the activity cluster under the name Screentime, said the group, dubbed TA866, is likely financially motivated.

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NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

Bleeping Computer

Domain registrar Namecheap had their email account breached Sunday night, causing a flood of MetaMask and DHL phishing emails that attempted to steal recipients' personal information and cryptocurrency wallets. [.

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Russian Government evaluates the immunity to hackers acting in the interests of Russia

Security Affairs

The Russian Government proposed to give a sort of immunity to the hackers that operate in the interests of Moscow. Russian media reported that Alexander Khinshtein, the head of the Duma committee on information policy, announced that the Russian government is evaluating to avoid punishing hackers acting in the interests of Moscow. “The question of their exemption from liability needs to be worked out, said Alexander Khinshtein, head of the Duma committee on information policy.” repor

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Devs targeted by W4SP Stealer malware in malicious PyPi packages

Bleeping Computer

Five malicious packages were found on the Python Package Index (PyPI), stealing passwords, Discord authentication cookies, and cryptocurrency wallets from unsuspecting developers. [.

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Cloud vs. DevOps Engineer: How They Affect Your Business’s Growth

Security Boulevard

Quick Summary:As you venture deeper into the tech industry, the job titles get more cryptic. In addition, different organizations have very different functions that are linked with the same title. You would get twenty different responses if you asked twenty data scientists what they do. Although “DevOps Engineers” and “Cloud Engineers” have similar sounds, they […] The post Cloud vs.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location

WIRED Threat Level

Keep your movements private.

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Quantum Computers: What Is Q-Day? And What’s the Solution?

Security Boulevard

Quantum computers hold the promise of amazing advances in numerous fields. So why are cybersecurity experts so worried about Q-Day? What must be done now to prepare? The post Quantum Computers: What Is Q-Day? And What’s the Solution? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

Technion University, one of the top technology schools in Israel, has issued a press update that most of its systems were targeted by a ransomware attack and it could be the work of the DarkBit hacking group, a gang that is opposing the government policies of Israel. This is for the first time that the name of the DarkBit hacking group has emerged on the web and news is out that the gang demands 80 Bitcoins to release a decryption key to the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and the paymen

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USENIX Security ’22 – Rawane Issa, Nicolas Alhaddad, and Mayank Varia – ‘Hecate: Abuse Reporting in Secure Messengers with Sealed Sender’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Security ’22 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’22 – Rawane Issa, Nicolas Alhaddad, and Mayank Varia – ‘Hecate: Abuse Reporting in Secure Messengers with Sealed Sender’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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The Israel Institute of Technology Technion suffered a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was breached on Sunday by a new anti-Israel threat actor calling itself DarkBit. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is Israel’s top technology research university and a leading center for cyber security education. A new anti-Israel threat actor calling itself DarkBit is claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack that breached the Institute on Sunday, February 12, 2023.

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Ransomware hits Technion university, protests tech layoffs and Israel

Bleeping Computer

A new ransomware group going by the name 'DarkBit' has hit Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel's leading research universities. The ransom note posted by DarkBit is littered with messaging protesting tech layoffs and promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, as well as the group demanding a $1.7 million payment. [.

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Ransomware hits Technion university to protest tech layoffs and Israel

Bleeping Computer

A new ransomware group going by the name 'DarkBit' has hit Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel's leading research universities. The ransom note posted by DarkBit is littered with messaging protesting tech layoffs and promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, as well as the group demanding a $1.7 million payment. [.