Quantum security has gone from being a theoretical idea filed away for some unknown future date to an urgent requirement driven by quantum computing advances and government and industry guidance. The thought of nation-state adversaries with a quantum computer that can conduct harvest-now-decrypt later attacks and forge digital signatures makes the ...
Discord has been criticized over its decision to introduce AI-based age verification for viewing adult content that requires the submission of video selfies and government IDs following an October third-party breach that compromised 70,000 Discord users' government IDs, reports Ars Technica.
The company asserts that as AI agents and cloud-native architectures accelerate data and identity changes, resilience requires more than just file restoration; it demands securing data, protecting identity, and recovering clean, trusted systems.
Meusel detailed how compilers, particularly GCC, can undo constant-time implementations designed to equalize response times and prevent attackers from inferring password information through timing analysis.
The breaches occurred due to misconfigured Firebase instances within the apps, which lacked proper authentication and access controls, leaving databases exposed, Cybernews researchers found.
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