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  • "Cybersecurity of Quantum Computing: A New Frontier"

    Quantum computer research and development continues to expand at an accelerated rate. In 2022, the US government spent over $800 million on Quantum Information Science (QIS) research. Quantum computers hold great promise because they will be able to…

  • "Tasmania Officials: 16,000 Student Documents Leaked by Clop Ransomware Group"

    Following a recent data theft incident, Tasmania government officials confirmed that the Clop ransomware group leaked more than 16,000 sensitive documents. During a press conference, Science and Technology Minister Madeleine Ogilvie informed reporters…

  • "AI Can Crack Most Passwords in Less Than a Minute"

    Researchers have discovered that Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can easily crack nearly all passwords. Researchers from Home Security Heroes fed millions of passwords from RockYou to the PassGAN AI platform to observe how quickly it could crack…

  • "Data Breach at Elmbrook School District Exposes Personal Information About Former And Current Employees"

    It has recently been discovered that a data breach affecting current and former Elmbrook School District employees continued even after the district was aware of the problem.  The district learned its system had been compromised on Aug. 23, 2022.…

  • "How LockBit Changed Cybersecurity Forever"

    In addition to maintaining a high profile, the LockBit group has turned ransom monetization on its head. Forty-four percent of all ransomware attacks launched in 2022 have been attributed to this group due to its innovative approach. The LockBit…

  • "Advisory Issued on Industrial Control Links ScadaFlex II SCADA Controllers"

    Unauthenticated remote attackers could overwrite, delete, or create files on Industrial Control Links (ICL) ScadaFlex II SCADA Controller SC-1 and SC-2 devices. This enables an attacker to perform critical CREATE, READ, UPDATE and DELETE (CRUD) file…

  • "UH Maui College Warns of Data Breach"

    On Thursday, April 6, the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College said they learned of a data breach that affected their system.  According to UH, the breach occurred in mid-February.  The university learned that an unauthorized third party had…

  • "Apple Ships Urgent iOS Patch for Newly Exploited Zero-Days"

    Apple recently pushed out a major iOS security update to fix a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.  The newest iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 updates cover code execution software flaws in IOSurfaceAccelerator and…

  • "Microsoft: Iranian Gov Hackers Caught in Azure Wiper Attacks"

    Microsoft recently warned that Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actors MuddyWater and DEV-1084 had been observed launching destructive cyberattacks disguised as ransomware.  Also tracked as Mercury, Seedworm, and Static Kitten and known to…

  • "An Easier Way to Get Bugs Out of Programming Languages"

    D2X is a new tool developed at MIT that makes it simple to debug any domain-specific programming language. D2X is classified as a library, a reusable piece of computer code that multiple applications can operate. It is intended to interact with existing…

  • "Samsung Employees Unwittingly Leaked Company Secret Data by Using ChatGPT"

    Internal documents, including meeting notes and source code, were shared by Samsung employees with the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot ChatGPT. ChatGPT trains itself and build its experience based on user-provided data, with the risk…

  • "Sophos Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability in Web Security Appliance"

    Sophos recently announced security updates that resolve several vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance, including a critical bug leading to code execution.  A web security solution, the Sophos Web Appliance allows administrators to set web access…