Two fake spellchecker packages on PyPI hid a Python RAT in dictionary files, activating malware on import in version 1.2.0.

Abstract: In everyday life, it is crucial to protect our data and communication. The necessity for secure message communication is not a novel concept. It has existed for a long time. Data security ...

Gianluca Di Bella claimed quantum computing already makes encryption and ZK-proofs vulnerable due to “harvest now, decrypt later” risks. Gianluca Di Bella, a smart-contract researcher specializing in ...

The threat landscape is being shaped by two seismic forces. To future-proof their organizations, security leaders must take a proactive stance with a zero trust approach. In partnership withCisco AI ...

mcafee-xpass is a lightweight Python tool for extracting and decrypting administrator passwords from McAfee's `Sitelist.xml` configuration files. It decodes base64-encoded, XOR-obfuscated, and ...

This Python program, called CRACKSHA256, is a simple SHA256 hash cracker that takes a SHA256 hash and a wordlist as inputs. It attempts to crack the hash by iterating over each word in the wordlist, ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...

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Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new wave of campaigns distributing a Python-based information stealer called PXA Stealer. The malicious activity has been assessed to be the work ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Quantum computers can process large amounts of data based on quantum mechanics. What would ...