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Apr 13, 2024

The experimental demonstration of a verifiable blind quantum computing protocol

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, quantum physics

Quantum computers, systems that process and store information leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, could eventually outperform classical computers on numerous tasks. Among other things, these computers could allow researchers to tackle complex optimization problems, speed up drug discovery and better protect users against cyber-security threats.

Apr 10, 2024

Banking giant Wells Fargo suffers data breach, sends two notification letters

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance

American multinational bank Wells Fargo has informed two of its customers about a data breach.

The personal information involved includes names of clients and mortgage account numbers.

The financial services company claims to be responsible for safeguarding customer information and promptly responded to the incident as it arose.

Apr 9, 2024

Hackers stole 340,000 Social Security numbers from government consulting firm

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, economics, government

GMA provides economic and litigation support to companies and U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, bringing civil litigation. According to its data breach notice, GMA told affected individuals that their personal information “was obtained by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as part of a civil litigation matter” supported by GMA.

The reasons and target of the DOJ’s civil litigation are not known. A spokesperson for the Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment.

GMA said that individuals notified of the data breach are “not the subject of this investigation or the associated litigation matters,” and that the cyberattack “does not impact your current Medicare benefits or coverage.”

Apr 9, 2024

NSA Expert: Quantum Computing to Enter Workforce in 3 to 5 Years

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, government, quantum physics

A national security expert predicts practical quantum computing tools are just three to five years away from integration into the workforce, NextGov is reporting.

Neal Ziring, the Technical Director of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Cybersecurity Directorate, made the forecast during a recent public sector cybersecurity event hosted by Palo Alto Networks in Palo Alto. As reported by NextGov, Ziring expects the devices to be accessible predominantly through cloud-based platforms.

Ziring added that the impracticality and cost-prohibitive nature of would put on-premise installations for quantum computing systems out of reach for most organizations, including government agencies.

Apr 8, 2024

Watch Out for ‘Latrodectus’ — This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

‘Latrodectus’ strikes via phishing emails. This powerful downloader can execute commands, evade detection, and pave the way for further attacks.

Apr 8, 2024

Cybercriminals Targeting Latin America with Sophisticated Phishing Scheme

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Latin America targeted in new phishing attack. Emails contain malicious HTML files disguised as invoices.

Apr 8, 2024

Hackers deploy crypto drainers on thousands of WordPress sites

Posted by in categories: blockchains, cybercrime/malcode

Almost 2,000 hacked WordPress sites now display fake NFT and discount pop-ups to trick visitors into connecting their wallets to crypto drainers that automatically steal funds.

Website security firm Sucuri disclosed last month that hackers had compromised approximately 1,000 WordPress sites to promote crypto drainers, which they promoted via malvertising and YouTube videos.

It is believed that the threat actors were unsuccessful with their original campaign and began deploying news scripts on the compromised sites to turn visitors’ web browsers into tools for brute-forcing the admin passwords at other sites.

Apr 8, 2024

Notepad++ wants your help in “parasite website” shutdown

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

The Notepad++ project is seeking the public’s help in taking down a copycat website that closely impersonates Notepad++ but is not affiliated with the project.

Although, at the time of writing, the lookalike website takes visitors to the official Notepad++ downloads page, there is some concern that it could pose security threats—for example, if it starts pushing malicious releases or spam someday either deliberately or as a result of a hijack.

Apr 4, 2024

New Latrodectus malware replaces IcedID in network breaches

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance

A relatively new malware called Latrodectus is believed to be an evolution of the IcedID loader, seen in malicious email campaigns since November 2023.

The malware was spotted by researchers at Proofpoint and Team Cymru, who worked together to document its capabilities, which are still unstable and experimental.

IcedID is a malware family first identified in 2017 that was originally classified as a modular banking trojan designed to steal financial information from infected computers. Over time, it became more sophisticated, adding evasion and command execution capabilities.

Apr 4, 2024

The Biggest Takeaways from Recent Malware Attacks

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, education

Recent high-profile malware attacks teach us lessons on limiting malware risks at organizations. Learn more from Blink Ops about what these attacks taught us.

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