Academics from multiple universities have announced fixes for two severe security flaws known as Spectre and Rowhammer. Source: Academics Announce New Protections Against Spectre and Rowhammer Attacks
Academics from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published details last week about a new Spectre-class attack that they call SpectreRSB. Source: Researchers Detail New CPU Side-Channel Attack Named SpectreRSB
Security software vendor Armis finds that the impact of a 10-year-old security flaw on IoT devices is far broader than initially thought, impacting 496 million IP phones, routers, switches, smart TVs and other devices. Source: IoT Security Flaw Leaves 496 Million Devices Vulnerable At Businesses: Report
System lets researchers explore phase transitions in a quantum system. Source: D-Wave’s quantum computer successfully models a quantum system
July 16, 2018
Hacking campaign targets iPhone users with data-stealing, location-tracking malware | ZDNet
Campaign delivers fake versions of WhatsApp and Telegram to victims – and those behind it have tried to make it look like a Russian attack when it isn’t. Source: Hacking campaign targets iPhone users with data-stealing, location-tracking malware | ZDNet