GhostCode attackers abuse device codes to take over Microsoft 365 accounts

A new phishing kit abuses a legitimate Microsoft device authorization flow intended for use with printers or smart TVs to steal authentication tokens, register attacker-controlled devices and gain ...

Fake LastPass Authenticator GitHub repos push new Rapuncel infostealer

An ongoing malware campaign uses SEO-optimized GitHub repositories to impersonate well-known software firms to push a previously undocumented information stealer called Rapuncel.
cyberinsider

Fake LastPass downloads on GitHub pushed password-stealing malware

A malware campaign impersonates LastPass on GitHub to trick users into installing an information stealer called Rapuncel.
cyberpress

GhostCode Abuses Microsoft Device Codes to Steal M365 Tokens and Register Rogue Devices

Sentire's Threat Response Unit (TRU) has uncovered a previously undocumented device-code phishing kit, dubbed "GhostCode," ...
Engadget

Ring introduces better default encryption standards to address privacy concerns

Ring is addressing some of its privacy issues by overhauling how it handles encryption by default. The Amazon-owned company just introduced something called TAKE, which stands for Throw Away the Key ...
TechCrunch

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features

Amazon’s smart home division, Ring, said on Wednesday that it is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) as the default setting for video encryption and user ...
CNET

Ring Gave Itself a Security Makeover Called TAKE. Here’s What’s Actually Changing

Amazon Ring has a new policy for its encryption practices and what they mean for your security videos or AI use. Customers are getting more choices, too. Previously, Ring’s cloud practices were a bit ...
The Verge

Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police

Ring has a new way to protect your videos. It’s developed an encryption method called TAKE, short for Throw Away the Key Encryption, that the Amazon-owned company says will protect your videos without ...
The Economist

It is past time to upgrade to post-quantum encryption

IT IS not just artificial intelligence that is sparking hopes of an imminent productivity miracle. Quantum computing, another long-promised technology, is also making progress and attracting serious ...
nytimes.com

Anthropic A.I. Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms

Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more. By Dustin Volz ...
Reuters

Crypto firms prepare defenses as quantum threat to encryption draws nearer

NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - The cryptocurrency industry is starting to prepare for the threat of quantum computing as recent advances fuel concerns that the technology could soon be able to crack the ...