Cyber-Security
NSA Says ‘No Backdoor’ For Spies In New US Encryption Scheme
The US is readying new encryption standards that will be so ironclad that even the nation’s top code-cracking agency says it won’t be able to bypass them. NSA Says ‘No Backdoor’ For Spies In New US Encryption Scheme * NIST Agency Running Competition For New Encryption Standards * Quantum Computing…
What Is Apple’s “Private Relay” And How Does It Compare To A VPN?
Is Apple's shiny new privacy tool really a 'VPN killer'? What Is Apple's "Private Relay" And How Does It Compare To A VPN? Apple has announced several important new privacy features at its annual development conference, WWDC 2021. By far the most significant - and controversial - is 'private relay',…
Virginia-Based Defense Contractor Working For U.S. National-Security Agencies Use Google Apps To Secretly Steal Your Data
Code placed in consumer-facing apps is tied to U.S. national-security contractors, documents show. Virginia-Based Defense Contractor Working For U.S. National-Security Agencies Use Google Apps To Secretly Steal Your Data [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOop7esccQ&t=16s[/embed] Google has yanked dozens of apps from its Google Play store after determining that they include a software element that…
AI Experts Warn of Potential Cyberwar Facing Banking Sector vs Bitcoin Which Can Be Stored Off-line
US financial institutions’ machine-learning models are a potential avenue for attacks, experts said. AI Experts Warn of Potential Cyberwar Facing Banking Sector vs Bitcoin Which Can Be Stored Off-line U.S. authorities have cautioned banks about possible cyberattacks following Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, but experts say financial institutions also face…
Researchers Use GPU Fingerprinting To Track Users Online
A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people's GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking. Researchers Use GPU Fingerprinting To Track Users Online The results of their large-scale experiment involving 2,550 devices with 1,605 distinct CPU…
Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security, Spy Chief Says
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, says current classification system strains intelligence agencies and erodes public trust. Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security, Spy Chief Says The U.S. intelligence community’s approach to classifying vast amounts of information is so flawed that it harms national security and diminishes…
Teen Cyber Prodigy Stumbled Onto Flaw Letting Him Hijack Teslas
* Cybersecurity Researcher Began Programming At 10 Years Old. Teen Cyber Prodigy Stumbled Onto Flaw Letting Him Hijack Teslas * Flaws Found In Third-Party Software For Teslas Can Allow Hacks David Colombo, a 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher in Germany, came upon the biggest discovery of his young career by accident. He…
Ultimate Resource On Solana Outages And DDoS Attacks
Solana Mainnet Back Online After Day In The Dark. Ultimate Resource On Solana Outages And DDoS Attacks Engineers succeed in restoring service across Solana’s network of node-runners after the system was in the dark for almost 20 hours. Solana’s blockchain validators came back online early Wednesday following a marathon session…
Japan Defense Ministry Finds Security Threat In Hack
A cyberattack on Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in January last year included data files that may impact Japan’s national security, the defense ministry says. Japan Defense Ministry Finds Security Threat In Hack CyberSecurity Newsflash! In a statement dated Friday, the ministry said its probe of the incident found 59 of the…
Alibaba Admits It Was Slow To Report Software Bug After Beijing Rebuke
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. conceded it was slow to report a major vulnerability in widely used software because it was unaware of its severity, a day after China’s tech industry overseer suspended cooperation on cybersecurity with the online retail giant. Alibaba Admits It Was Slow To Report Software Bug After…
US Ransomware Attack Suspect Hails From A Small Ukrainian Town
Dubrovytsia is a small town near Ukraine’s northern border with Belarus that boasts a Nobel laureate, physicist Georges Charpak, and a high school that attracts tech-savvy teenagers interested in math and computer science. US Ransomware Attack Suspect Hails From A Small Ukrainian Town Dubrovytsia is also the hometown of Yaroslav…
Can The IRS Be Trusted With Your Data?
A scathing report calls into question the agency’s ability to protect the sensitive information it collects. Can The IRS Be Trusted With Your Data? Like many Americans, I tend to feel generous this time of year — not only because it’s the season for giving, but also for the tax…