Seiko joins growing list of ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware victims

Japanese watchmaker Seiko has been added to ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware group’s victim list, following a data breach occurring in early August. The Seiko data breach The company published a data breach and response notice on August 10, 2023, stat… Continue reading Seiko joins growing list of ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware victims

Juniper Networks fixes flaws leading to RCE in firewalls and switches

Juniper Networks has fixed four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-36844, CVE-2023-36845, CVE-2023-36846, CVE-2023-36847) in Junos OS that, if chained together, could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on the company’s SRX firewalls an… Continue reading Juniper Networks fixes flaws leading to RCE in firewalls and switches

[SANS ISC] Have You Ever Heard of the Fernet Encryption Algorithm?

Today, I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Have You Ever Heard of the Fernet Encryption Algorithm?“: In cryptography, there is a gold rule that states to not develop your own algorithm because… it will be probably weak and broken! They are strong algorithms (like AES) that do a great job

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Apple’s defense against apps vandalizing other apps still broken, developer claims

Cupertino appears to be blasé about long-standing macOS bug, so coder has blabbed Updated  Apple last year introduced a security feature called App Management that’s designed to prevent one application from modifying another without authorization under… Continue reading Apple’s defense against apps vandalizing other apps still broken, developer claims

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Invisible QR codes embed object data into infrared tags

Barcodes and QR codes feel like they’re everywhere nowadays, but they don’t have to be. Scientists at MIT have developed an invisible tagging system called BrightMarker, which embeds fluorescent tags into objects that can be viewed and tracked through … Continue reading Invisible QR codes embed object data into infrared tags

Eye scan may detect Parkinson’s up to 7 years before it’s diagnosed

Retina scans may be able to reveal more than just the state of your vision

For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis.

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Have You Ever Heard of the Fernet Encryption Algorithm?, (Tue, Aug 22nd)

In cryptography, there is a gold rule that states to not develop your own algorithm because… it will be probably weak and broken! They are strong algorithms (like AES) that do a great job so why reinvent the wheel? However, there are projects that try to develop new algorithms. One of them is Fernet[1], described like this:

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