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Scammers have 2 clever new ways to install malicious apps on iOS devices
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Scammers have 2 clever new ways to install malicious apps on iOS devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick people into installing malicious apps. Apple has long required that apps pass a security review and be admitted to the App Store before they can be installed on...

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Researcher uses Dirty Pipe exploit to fully root a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power of exploiting the newly discovered OS flaw. The researcher chose those two handset models for a good reason: They...

Microsoft announces progress on a completely new type of qubit
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Microsoft announces progress on a completely new type of qubit

Enlarge / Microsoft says it sees two clear peaks at the ends of a wire, with a nice energy separation between those and any other energy states. (credit: Microsoft) So far, two primary quantum computing technologies have been commercialized. One type of hardware, called a transmon, involves superconducting wire loops linked to a resonator; it is...

Banks on alert for Russian reprisal cyberattacks on Swift
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Banks on alert for Russian reprisal cyberattacks on Swift

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) Big banks fear that Swift faces a growing threat of Russian cyberattacks after seven of the country’s lenders were kicked off the global payments messaging system over the weekend. VTB, Russia’s second-biggest bank, and Promsvyazbank, which finances Russia’s war machine, were among the lenders removed on Saturday from Swift...

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Researcher uses 379-year-old algorithm to crack crypto keys found in the wild

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cryptographic keys generated with older software now owned by technology company Rambus are weak enough to be broken instantly using commodity hardware, a researcher reported on Monday. This revelation is part of an investigation that also uncovered a handful of weak keys in the wild. The software comes from a basic...