Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space
2026-03-04T19:44:00Z•cd3bf31a48b87b30dc1d322422d13a1aaadd40d3a04692968b04484dc33e1d6c
AI securityAirSnitchFBI takedownHTTPSLumma StealerMerkle tree certificatesMicrosoft Office zero-dayNotepad++Russian state actorSecure Boot certificate expiryTLSWi‑Fichild privacycryptocurrency theftdYdXencryption bypassmalwarepassword managersphishing/spamprompt-injectionquantum-proofingransomwareserver compromisesupply chain attackwiper malware
What happened
A roundup of major security developments from early 2026: Google is rolling out Merkle-tree based certificate support to make HTTPS more resilient to quantum attacks; a new "AirSnitch" technique reportedly bypasses Wi‑Fi encryption; password-manager designs and server compromises raise concerns about vault confidentiality; multiple supply-chain and malware incidents reemerge (Notepad++ updater compromise, malicious packages targeting dYdX, Lumma Stealer distribution); Microsoft warns of expiring Secure Boot certificates and an Office vulnerability being actively exploited by Russian-state-affi
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