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Quantum Cryptography Apocalypse: A Timeline and Action Plan

Quantum computing's a clear threat to encryption, and post-quantum crypto means adding new cryptography to hardware and software without being disruptive.

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New "Earth Longzhi" APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders

Entities located in East and Southeast Asia as well as Ukraine have been targeted at least since 2020 by a previously undocumented subgroup of APT41, a prolific Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT). Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which christened the espionage crew Earth Longzhi, said the actor's long-running campaign can be split into two based on the toolset deployed to attack its victims

What is an External Penetration Test?

A penetration test (also known as a pentest) is a security assessment that simulates the activities of real-world attackers to identify security holes in your IT systems or applications.  The aim of the test is to understand what vulnerabilities you have, how they could be exploited, and what the impact would be if an attacker was successful. Usually performed first, an external pentest (also

CVE-2022-27949: Fix secrets rendered in UI when task is not executed. by tirkarthi · Pull Request #22754 · apache/airflow

A vulnerability in UI of Apache Airflow allows an attacker to view unmasked secrets in rendered template values for tasks which were not executed (for example when they were depending on past and previous instances of the task failed). This issue affects Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.1.

Worok Hackers Abuse Dropbox API to Exfiltrate Data via Backdoor Hidden in Images

A recently discovered cyber espionage group dubbed Worok has been found hiding malware in seemingly innocuous image files, corroborating a crucial link in the threat actor's infection chain. Czech cybersecurity firm Avast said the purpose of the PNG files is to conceal a payload that's used to facilitate information theft. "What is noteworthy is data collection from victims' machines using

CVE-2022-3976: GitHub - mz-automation/libiec61850: Official repository for libIEC61850, the open-source library for the IEC 61850 protocols

A vulnerability has been found in MZ Automation libiec61850 up to 1.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_files.c of the component MMS File Services. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 1.5 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 10622ba36bb3910c151348f1569f039ecdd8786f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213556.

Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

Plus: US midterms survive disinformation efforts, the government names the alleged Lockbit ransomware attacker, and the Powerball drawing hits a security snag.

Cybersecurity 'Nutrition' Labels Still a Work in Progress

Pretty much every aspect of the effort to create easy-to-understand labels for Internet-of-Things (IoT) products is up in the air, according to participants in the process.

Cookies for MFA Bypass Gain Traction Among Cyberattackers

Multifactor authentication has gained adoption among organizations as a way of improving security over passwords alone, but increasing theft of browser cookies undermines that security.