Carding — the underground business of stealing, selling and swiping stolen payment card data — has long been the dominion of Russia-based hackers. Happily, the broad deployment of more secure chip-based payment cards in the United States has weakened the carding market. But a flurry of innovation from cybercrime groups in China is breathing new […]
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Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS
Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass, warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid. Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes […]
Apple announced the introduction of PQ3, a new cryptographic protocol designed to strengthen the security of iMessage communication. PQ3 stands for “Post-Quantum Level 3” and aims to address potential vulnerabilities arising from future advancements in quantum computing. PQ3 incorporates post-quantum algorithms alongside classical cryptography, protecting against potential attacks even if quantum computers become powerful enough to break […]