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FTC Orders GoDaddy to Bolster its Security After Years of Attacks
Web hosting giant GoDaddy for years has mislead customers about the strength of its security program, but after a series of data breaches, the FTC is ordering the company to implements robust ...
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RSA and Bitcoin at BIG Risk from Quantum Compute
Richi Jennings | | Craig Gidney, cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer, ECDSA, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, imaginary money, NIST-standardized PQC encryption algorithms, post quantum, post-quantum cryptograph, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Post-quantum cryptography (PQC), Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms, Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration, Post-Quantum Migration, post-quantum security, PQC, PQC adoption, PQC migration, PQC readiness, PQC transition, quantum, rsa, SB Blogwatch
PQC PDQ: Researchers find we’ll need 20 times fewer qubits to break conventional encryption than previously believed ...
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U.S. Authorities Seize DanaBot Malware Operation, Indict 16
U.S. authorities seized the infrastructure of the DanaBot malware and charged 16 people in an action that is part of the larger Operation Endgame, a multinational initiative launched last year to disrupt ...
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Survey Surfaces Limited Amount of Post Quantum Cryptography Progress
A survey of 1,042 senior cybersecurity managers in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Australia finds only 5% have implemented quantum-safe encryption, even though 69% recognize the risk quantum computing poses to ...
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Signal Gives Microsoft a Clear Signal: Do NOT Recall This
Richi Jennings | | AI, AI (Artificial Intelligence), AI training, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), artificial intellignece, artificialintelligence, breach of privacy, Copilot, cybersecurity risks of generative ai, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, generative AI, Generative AI risks, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), HIPAA, HIPAA and IT Security, HIPAA Compliance, hipaa laws, HIPPA, Large Language Model, large language models, Large Language Models (LLM), Large language models (LLMs), LLM, LLMs, machine learning, Microsoft, ML, Privacy, Recall, SB Blogwatch, signal, Signal app, Windows
Black screen of DRM: Privacy-first messenger blocks Microsoft Recall ...
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Law Enforcement, Microsoft Disrupt Operations of Popular Lumma Stealer
International law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity vendors seized thousands of domains used to run the MaaS operations of the widely popular Lumma Stealer malware, which was used to facilitate ransomware, malvertising, and ...
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Survey: Too Much Time Being Spent on Managing Cybersecurity Tools
A survey of 2,058 security leaders finds nearly half of respondents (46%) are spending more time maintaining tools than they do defending their organization from actual cyberattacks ...
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Linux Foundation Shares Framework for Building Effective Cybersecurity Teams
The Linux Foundation this week made available a customizable reference guide intended to help organizations identify critical cybersecurity skills requirements ...
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Coinbase Says Breach May Cost $400 Million, Issues $20 Million Bounty
Jeffrey Burt | | Coinbase, cryptocurrency asset theft, Data breach, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
The major data breach of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase could cost the company as much as $400 million, it told the SEC. However, rather than pay the $20 million extortion demand, Coinbase issued ...
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Warning to US Retail: ‘Scattered Spider’ Targets YOU (with DragonForce Ransomware)
Richi Jennings | | 0ktapus, attacks on online retailers, Co-op, Dembe Zuma, DragonForce, google, Harrods, internet retailers, John Hultquist, Mandiant, Marks & Spencer, Muddled Libra, online retailer, Online Retailers, online retailers cyber threats, Ransomware, Raymond Reddington, retail, Retail & Commerce, Retail & Consumer Goods, Retail & e-commerce, Retail and E-Commerce, Retail Cybersecurity, Retail Industry, SB Blogwatch, Scatter Swine, scattered spider, Starfraud, the Com, the Community, UNC3944
Arachnid alarm: Three major British retailers recently attacked, resulting in huge damage. Now we see the self-same scum spotlighting stores in the States ...
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