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Tiny sound waves could help solve a major quantum computing problem

Researchers at Harvard have demonstrated a way to protect quantum information using microscopic sound waves. By continuously surrounding a diamond-based qubit with mechanical vibrations, they extended its coherence time by roughly threefold. The same phonons could eventually both transmit and protect quantum information, opening the door to compact sound-based quantum networks on chips. more…

Researchers find a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a mathematical strategy that can solve Wordle with a 99% success rate. Instead of simply guessing words packed with common letters or choosing the most likely answer, the method uses Shannon entropy, a measure from information theory, to identify guesses that reveal the most useful information. Each guess is […] more…

BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Recent Chrome, Windows Zero-Days

Multiple espionage-motivated threat actors have adopted BlueMoon in opportunistic, rushed deployments. The post BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Recent Chrome, Windows Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Users in Houthi-Held Yemen Tried to Develop Advanced Weapons With AI, Anthropic Says

Anthropic said the users did not succeed in “fielding an operational device” but did carry out a failed test of a guided rocket. The post Users in Houthi-Held Yemen Tried to Develop Advanced Weapons With AI, Anthropic Says appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing

Analysis of 2.47 million simulated attacks shows why organizations should measure credential leaks and reporting, not just clicks. The post Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Teams and Copilot are changing addresses: update your firewalls

Microsoft is changing the destination address of two of its most popular services: starting this month, it will redirect M365 and Teams web users to copilot.cloud.microsoft and teams.cloud.microsoft, respectively. The Teams move is already under way, and Microsoft has now added M365 to the mix. The company announced the changes in two MessageCenter posts: MC1465764 […] more…

ConnectWise patches critical ScreenConnect authentication failure after five days

ConnectWise has issued a security update for ScreenConnect, five days after warning customers the product could allow files to be transferred and executed through active remote sessions without authorization or confirmation. The company warned customers on Sept. 3 of the problem with support and access sessions in ConnectWise Remote Access, advising admins to log in […] more…

GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure

The critical-severity path traversal flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the GitLab server. The post GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Apple’s A20 Pro rewrites the rules for chip design — again

IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo said something interesting following the iPhone Duo introduction on Wednesday: “Apple showed up years after everyone else, yet it walks in and sets the rules.” He’s right. From the IP resistance to the little touches that set the new foldable apart from most of the competition, Apple has set expectations for the entire market, and while […] more…

Anthropic finds evidence of a fourth AI escaping from containment

Anthropic has owned up to a fourth security incident involving its AI model, Claude, escaping onto the open internet and attacking other organizations during a test of cybersecurity abilities on what was believed to be a closed system. The company revealed three such incidents in July after a preliminary investigation. However, on reexamining the 141,000 […] more…

In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Invisible Unicode slips past phishing filters, US puts $10 million bounty on Iranian cyber official, military ties of Chinese hacking group QTFY. The post In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack

Hackers compromised the Brevo marketing platform and used that access to send phishing emails to users of Trezor, BitBox, and CoinTracking. The post Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Scientists just made quantum computer operations 1,000 times faster

Researchers have found a way to perform certain quantum operations more than 1,000 times faster, cutting thousands of repeated control cycles down to just one. The advance could reduce errors and bring reliable, fault-tolerant quantum computers closer to reality. more…

Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023. The post Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities

Tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, the flaws could be exploited for remote code execution. The post Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance

Financials have not been disclosed, but the estimated cost is in the tens of millions of dollars. The post Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

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