Security News > 2024 > February
Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks. Quantum computing threatens the existing encryption schemas with nearly instant cracking.
Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber...
The analysis showed addresses held around £100 million, £90 million of which was unspent, comprised largely of the payments made to LockBit by affiliates who were paid by victims. Although the cut taken by LockBit typically varies, around 20 percent of the total ransom fee is paid to the LockBit organization, while the affiliate who actually carried out the attack keeps the remainder.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "Free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services. H&R Block employs 70,000 tax pros working in over 12,000 offices worldwide and has reported a revenue of $3.5 billion in 2023.
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U-Haul is alerting tens of thousands of folks that miscreants used stolen credentials to break into one of its systems and access customer records that contained some personal data. A U-Haul spokesperson told The Register that about 67,000 customers in the United States and Canada were affected, but declined to answer other questions about the security snafu.
Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games is sending data breach notification letters to employees whose personal information was stolen and leaked online following a Rhysida ransomware attack in November. In December, Sony said they were investigating the Rhysida ransomware gang's claims that they breached Insomniac Games and stole over 1.3 million files from its network.
Google Pay is a secure mobile wallet that lets users send money to businesses or friends, make online purchases, pay bills, and earn rewards that translate to cash-backs or discounts. The tech giant announced that the change affects only the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app.
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation. The investigation found that more than 2,200 BTC - more than $110 million at today's exchange rate, remained unspent when LockBit was disrupted.
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