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Malware detectors trained on one dataset often stumble on another

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Malware detectors trained on one dataset often stumble on another 2026-04-01 at 07:05 By Anamarija Pogorelec Machine learning models built to catch malware on Windows systems are typically evaluated on data that closely resembles their training set. In practice, the malware arriving on enterprise endpoints looks different, comes from different sources, and in many cases […]

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption 2026-03-31 at 15:43 By Eduard Kovacs Google researchers have shown that breaking the encryption of Bitcoin and Ethereum requires 20x fewer qubits.  The post Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Don’t count on government guidance after a smart home breach

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Don’t count on government guidance after a smart home breach 2026-03-30 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic People are filling their homes with internet-connected cameras, speakers, locks, and routers. When one of those devices is compromised, the next steps are often unclear. Researchers reviewing government cybersecurity advice in 11 countries found that most guidance focuses on

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Breaking out: Can AI agents escape their sandboxes?

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Breaking out: Can AI agents escape their sandboxes? 2026-03-30 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Container sandboxes are part of routine AI agent testing and deployment. Agents use them to run code, edit files, and interact with system resources without direct access to the host. The SandboxEscapeBench benchmark, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford

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A nearly undetectable LLM attack needs only a handful of poisoned samples

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A nearly undetectable LLM attack needs only a handful of poisoned samples 2026-03-26 at 12:32 By Mirko Zorz Prompt engineering has become a standard part of how large language models are deployed in production, and it introduces an attack surface most organizations have not yet addressed. Researchers have developed and tested a prompt-based backdoor attack

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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy

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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy 2026-03-25 at 10:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Large language models carry a persistent scaling problem. As context windows grow, the memory required to store key-value (KV) caches expands proportionally, consuming GPU memory and slowing inference. A team at Google Research has developed three compression algorithms: TurboQuant, PolarQuant,

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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks

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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks 2026-03-19 at 12:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ransomware attackers routinely deploy tools designed to disable endpoint detection and response software before launching encryptors. These tools, known as EDR killers, have become a standard component of ransomware intrusions. ESET Research tracked nearly 90 EDR killers actively used in

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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data

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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data 2026-03-17 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic Developers rely on AI coding agents to set up projects, install dependencies, and run commands by following instructions in repository README files, which provide setup guidance for software projects. New research identifies a security risk when attackers hide

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years 2026-03-10 at 13:00 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have traced the resurgence of Sednit through a modern toolkit built around two complementary implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each relying on a separate cloud provider to ensure operational resilience. This dual-implant architecture has enabled sustained surveillance

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How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure

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How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure 2026-03-09 at 16:12 By Cointelegraph by Gleb K A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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$100 radio equipment can track cars through their tire sensors

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$100 radio equipment can track cars through their tire sensors 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By Sinisa Markovic When people consider what might track their movements, they think of smartphone apps, GPS services, or roadside cameras. The tires of a new car rarely enter that equation. Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, found that

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows 2026-02-24 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI

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Mobile privacy audits are getting harder

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Mobile privacy audits are getting harder 2026-02-06 at 09:28 By Anamarija Pogorelec Mobile apps routinely collect and transmit personal data in ways that are difficult for users, developers, and regulators to verify. Permissions can reveal what an app can access, and privacy policies can claim what an app should do, yet neither reliably shows what

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years 2026-01-23 at 08:47 By Sinisa Markovic Online services often treat one-time links sent by text message as low-risk conveniences. A new study shows that these links can expose large amounts of personal data for years. Malicious URLs continue to shift from email to

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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice

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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice 2026-01-20 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these moments hit, many people do the same thing. They

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Ransomware activity never dies, it multiplies

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Ransomware activity never dies, it multiplies 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Sinisa Markovic Ransomware attacks kept climbing through 2025, even as major criminal groups collapsed and reformed. A new study conducted by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team shows that disruption inside the ransomware economy slowed activity only briefly, while extortion methods expanded and

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QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous

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QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous 2026-01-15 at 08:04 By Sinisa Markovic QR codes have become a routine part of daily life, showing up on emails, posters, menus, invoices, and login screens. Security-savvy users have learned to treat links with caution, but QR codes still carry an assumption of safety. Researchers from Deakin

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Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA

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Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA 2026-01-14 at 13:25 By Mirko Zorz Security teams that deal with connected devices often end up running long firmware scans overnight, checking progress in the morning, and trying to explain to colleagues why a single image consumed a workday of compute time. That routine sets the

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Crypto crime hits record levels as state actors move billions

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Crypto crime hits record levels as state actors move billions 2026-01-12 at 11:15 By Sinisa Markovic Nation-state involvement in crypto increased in 2025, signaling a shift in how on-chain crime operates. Three waves of crypto crime (Source: Chainalysis) Research from Chainalysis shows that crypto-related crime has grown more organized over recent years, with illicit groups

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata 2026-01-12 at 08:10 By Mirko Zorz Security teams often spend time sorting through logs and alerts that point to activity happening outside corporate networks. Torrent traffic shows up in investigations tied to policy violations, insider risk, and criminal activity. A new research paper looks at that same

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