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  • Pub Crawl #43
    ​Pub Crawl summarizes, by hard problems, sets of publications that have been peer reviewed and presented at SoS conferences or referenced in current work. The topics are chosen for their usefulness for current researchers.
  • Queens of Code Career Day Talk - Nov 12, 2020 11:00-12:00 PM EST
     Queens of Code Career Day:  Nov 12, 2020 11:00-12:00 PM EST
  • "KashmirBlack Botnet Infects Hundreds of Thousands of Websites"
    KashmirBlack is a botnet focused on cryptocurrency mining, spamming, and defacement targeting popular content management systems (CMSes) such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. According to researchers from the online security company Imperva, the botnet…
  • "Russian Hackers Break Into 2 County Systems, Stoking Election Security Fears"
    Federal authorities are warning that Russian cyberattacks are targeting a wide array of American government networks.  The attacks are being made by the notable Russian hacking group, sometimes known as Energetic Bear of FireFly.  In two local…
  • "Intel Creating Cryptographic Codes That Quantum Computers Can't Crack"
    The expectation that quantum computing will one day be powerful enough to break current encryption algorithms has prompted the race to develop new approaches to cryptography that can withstand quantum attacks. A team of Intel researchers has improved…
  • "Individuals May Legitimize Hacking When Angry With System or Authority"
    According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Kent, individuals are more likely to support hackers' disruptive actions when they are against systems or authorities that they believe are unjust or dismissive of their demands…
  • "Feds: Iran Behind ‘Proud Boys’ Email Attacks on Democratic Voters"
    Federal officials have discovered that Iranian threat actors are trying to interfere with the election.  Iranian threat actors are behind two separate email campaigns that went out to Democratic voters this week.  The emails contain threats to…
  • "Finally: A Usable and Secure Password Policy Backed by Science"
    The password-focused research group at Carnegie Mellon's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute developed a scientifically-backed password policy said to maintain the balance between security and usability. The policy developed by the group does away with…
  • "This New Malware Uses Remote Overlay Attacks to Hijack Your Bank Account"
    IBM security researchers discovered a new malware variant called Vizom that is focused on compromising bank accounts via large Brazilian banks' online financial services. The malware applies remote overlay techniques and DLL hijacking to remain hidden…
  • "Pharma Giant Pfizer Exposes Patient Data on Unsecured Cloud Storage"
    The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has experienced a data breach that exposes sensitive patient information. According to researchers at vpnMentor, the exposed data was discovered on a misconfigured Google Cloud storage bucket. The data included transcripts…
  • "Facebook: A Top Launching Pad For Phishing Attacks"
    Researchers have found that Facebook has been a top cybercriminal favorite in phishing attacks so far this year.  There were 4.5 million phishing attempts on the social media platform between April and September 2020.  Messenger app WhatsApp is…
  • "Safari, Other Mobile Browsers Affected by Address Bar Spoofing Flaws"
    A security researcher has recently discovered address bar spoofing vulnerabilities in several mobile browsers.  These vulnerabilities could allow adversaries to trick victims into sharing sensitive information through legitimate-looking phishing…