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Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm
https://singularityhub.com/2023/10/02/quantum-computers-could-crack-encryption-sooner-than-expected-with-new-algorithm • 3 min
A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could render our leading cryptographic schemes worthless—the big question is when that's likely to happen.
Elliptic Curves Yield Their Secrets in a New Number System
https://www.quantamagazine.org/elliptic-curves-yield-their-secrets-in-a-new-number-system-20230706 • 8 min
Ana Caraiani and James Newton have extended an important result in number theory to the imaginary realm.
The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever
https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever
The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation.
Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/hackers-can-steal-cryptographic-keys-by-video-recording-connected-power-leds-60-feet-away • 11+ min
Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.
Three ways AI chatbots are a security disaster
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/03/1070893/three-ways-ai-chatbots-are-a-security-disaster
Large language models are full of security vulnerabilities, yet they’re being embedded into tech products on a vast scale.
Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3n3j/backdoor-in-police-radios-tetra-burst • 5 min
The TETRA standard is used in radios worldwide. Security researchers have found multiple vulnerabilities in the underlying cryptography and its implementation, including issues that allow for the…
A Confession Exposes India’s Secret Hacking Industry
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-crime/a-confession-exposes-indias-secret-hacking-industry
The country has developed a lucrative speciality: cyberattacks for hire.
Cybersecurity guru Mikko Hyppönen’s 5 biggest AI threats for 2024
https://thenextweb.com/news/mikko-hypponen-5-biggest-ai-cybersecurity-threats-2024 • 5 min
At the dawn of 2024, one of the world's foremost malware experts has revealed his most pressing cybersecurity concerns.
The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story
https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster • Paywall possible
Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI.
Meet Window Snyder, the trailblazer who helped secure the internet and billions of devices
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/04/window-snyder-cybersecurity-trailblazer
Meet Window Snyder, a veteran hacker and cybersecurity pro who has helped companies like Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple be more secure.