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Apple Chip Flaw Leaks Secret Encryption Keys

Plus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree.

There are mitigation techniques that cryptographic developers can create to reduce the efficacy of the exploit, but as Kim Zetter at Zero Day writes, “the bottom line for users is that there is nothing you can do to address this.” Future attacks, the letter says, “have the potential to disrupt the critical lifeline of clean and safe drinking water, as well as impose significant costs on affected communities.” Trend Micro, which has been monitoring Earth Krahang since early 2022, also says it found “potential links” between the group and I-Soon, a Chinese hack-for-hire firm that was recently exposed by a mysterious leak of internal documents.

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