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Toll Road Text Scams Skyrocket 900%, Targeting Drivers Nationwide

Mar 13, 2025

CNBC

Toll road text scams targeting drivers nationwide have skyrocketed by a staggering 900% in just 3 months, likely orchestrated by Chinese criminal gangs exploiting vulnerabilities that render phone makers powerless to stop the fraudulent messages flooding various state toll systems.

Misuse Security

Unraveling the Robust RSA Encryption: Primes Safeguarding Internet Data

Mar 13, 2025

Encyclopedia Britannica

RSA encryption, a robust public-key cryptography system, secures internet data by generating encryption keys from two large prime numbers, relying on the immense computational challenge of factoring their product to maintain its strength and safeguard online communications.

Security

Apple Unveils PQ3: Quantum-Proof Encryption for Unbreakable iMessage Security

Mar 13, 2025

Blog - iMessage with PQ3: The new state of the art in quantum-secure messaging at scale - Apple Security Research

Apple's PQ3 introduces quantum-proof encryption for iMessage, combining post-quantum and classical cryptography in a hybrid design that self-heals from key compromises, providing unbreakable end-to-end encrypted messaging with the strongest protection against quantum attacks.

Security Quantum Computing

Whistleblower Risked All to Expose NSA's Illegal Mass Surveillance

Mar 12, 2025

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Mark Klein, a courageous AT&T whistleblower, risked everything to expose the NSA's illegal mass surveillance program, providing evidence that sparked lawsuits and public efforts to end unconstitutional spying, though the government has yet to fully address the issue.

Surveillance Security Regulation

X Network Hit by Massive DDoS Attack, Musk Blames Ukraine Amid Security Lapses

Mar 11, 2025

WIRED

X Network faced significant outages due to massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with Elon Musk controversially blaming Ukraine despite security experts' cautions against IP attribution, and security lapses allowing direct targeting of X's insufficiently protected origin servers.

Security Social Media

Huawei Obtains Millions of AI Chips from TSMC via Shell Companies, Defying U.S. Sanctions

Mar 10, 2025

Tom's Hardware

Huawei obtains millions of AI chips from TSMC through shell companies, circumventing U.S. sanctions, with 75% of Ascend 910C chips surviving advanced packaging despite defects.

Geopolitics Hardware Security

OPM Watchdog Probes Security Risks from Musk's DOGE Overhaul

Mar 10, 2025

WIRED

The Office of Personnel Management's watchdog is investigating potential security risks arising from Elon Musk's DOGE operatives rapidly transforming government systems, amid concerns from Democrats over access to sensitive data and system integrity.

Public Sector Security Regulation

Thousands of Illegal Gun Sale Messages Found on WhatsApp Groups in India

Mar 04, 2025

Rest of World

Researchers uncovered a thriving illegal gun trade on WhatsApp in India, with over 8,000 messages across 234 public groups advertising firearms, exploiting WhatsApp's lax monitoring despite policies prohibiting such sales.

Misuse Social Media Security

Russian Tech Exec Swapped in $93M Hacking Scheme

Feb 25, 2025

WIRED

In a stunning $93M hacking scheme, Russian tech exec Vladislav Klyushin was arrested, convicted, and later swapped in a prisoner exchange after hacking financial firms for insider trading.

Security Finance Legal Geopolitics

AI Agents Revolutionize API Management by Automating Testing, Documentation, and Security Across Development Pipelines

Sep 23, 2024

API Conference

AI agents revolutionize software development by autonomously managing API lifecycles, automating testing, documentation, security scanning, and monitoring across seven pipeline stages while continuously learning and adapting through intelligent feedback loops.

Coding & Developer Tools Agents Security