In the recent times hackers have been threat to organizations all over the world however these hackers claim to come from different regions and the North Korean hackers have been in news for the recent attack links to them which is known as undocument backdoor and remote access Trojan(RAT) called Veilshell. This is specifically built …
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Hello fellow Applied Cryptography students! Cynthia, David, Maheen, Oscar, and I would like to introduce our teaching aide on e-voting to you! This interesting and cutting-edge application of cryptography will help you understand how the concepts we learned in class can solve fascinating problems in the real world. You will also get a glimpse of …
Phones are a very core part of our everyday lives, but most people believe they are more secure than they actually are. Using SS7 I would like to prove to you that your phone may actually be listening to you. What is SS7 and how does it work? Signalling System No. 7 (SS7) is a …
Introduction Cybersecurity researchers have discovered evidence of a large-scale attack targeting Adobe Commerce and Magento online retailers. Roughly 5% of these online marketplaces have been compromised by the so-called “CosmicSting” security holes. With a CVSS [Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) ] severity rating of 9.8, CVE-2024-34102 is one of the most serious vulnerabilities that have …
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The days of smart living is now! Its not in the past nor in the future, we are living smart! I can conveniently connect with devices with a sound of my voice, a tap of my finger or phone, a wave of my hand and so many interesting and easy ways! Isn’t that smooth?!… sure, …
Introduction: At present, the healthcare system has become one of the most popular targets for cybercriminals. Cyberattacks on hospitals as well as on medical centers have increased drastically in recent years. On 26 September 2024, the University Medical Centre (UMC) Health System in Lubbock, Texas, was hit by a serious ransomware attack. This attack affected …
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Imagine a sunny day setting in a coffee shop, peacefully sipping your Frappuccino drink, then someone next to you hijacks your car key fob without even touching it or talking to you. A recent statistic by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) shows that auto theft insurance claims spiked to $1.5 billion in 2023 [3]. …
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In July 2024, a massive incident occurred related to Ethereum’s official mailing list. The community faced a security challenge when a phishing email was sent to its subscribers which involved leaking sensitive information about the users. The attackers targeted the mailing list as it is the Key communication path for the Ethereum community. They decided …
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Introduction Park’N Fly is a popular airport parking service that experienced a data breach between July 11 to July 13, 2024. This company operates in several cities in Canada such as Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. The level of compromise was announced much later in August 2024, disclosing that about 1 million …
On August 13th 2024 NIST published the standards FIPS 203 (Kyber), FIPS 204 (Dilithium) and FIPS 205 (SPHINCS+) which are all quantum resistant algorithms that will soon replace those currently in use. The Kyber standard is a key encapsulation scheme which uses public key enabling and will replace the Diffie Hellman exchange. Dilithium and SPHINCS+ …
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