Quantum computing and security standards. Cyber war, and the persistence of cybercrime. DPRK ransomware versus healthcare. Cyber incidents and credit, in Shanghai and elsewhere.

Published: July 6, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Quantum computing and security standards. Notes on the cyber phases of a hybrid war, and how depressingly conventional cybercrime persists in wartime. Pyongyang operators are using Maui ransomware against healthcare targets. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture looks at the security risks of GPS. Our guest is Brian Kenyon of Island to discuss enterprise browser security. Shanghai's big data exposure.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/128\n\nSelected reading.\nNIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms (NIST)\nWinners of NIST's post-quantum cryptography competition announced (Computing)\xa0\nNIST unveils four algorithms that will underpin new 'quantum-proof' cryptography standards (SC magazine)\xa0\nNIST Identifies 4 Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithms (Nextgov.com)\nPrepare for a New Cryptographic Standard to Protect Against Future Quantum-Based Threats (CISA)\nQuantum-resistant encryption recommended for standardization (Register)\nKeeping Phones Running in Wartime Pushes Kyivstar to the Limit (Bloomberg)\nThe Ukraine war could provide a cyberwarfare manual for Chinese generals eyeing Taiwan (CyberScoop)\nUkrainian police takes down phishing gang behind payments scam (ZDNet)\nCyber Police of Ukraine arrested 9 men behind phishing attacks on Ukrainians attempting to capitalize on the ongoing conflict (Security Affairs)\xa0\nNorth Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector (CISA)\xa0\nReports (Moody\u2019s)\nClarion Housing \u2018cyber incident\u2019 affects thousands of tenants (Cambs Times)\xa0\nIn a big potential breach, a hacker offers to sell a Chinese police database. (New York Times)\nNearly one billion people in China had their personal data leaked, and it's been online for more than a year (CNN)\xa0\nChina data breach likely to fuel identity fraud, smishing attacks (ZDNet)\xa0\nChina Tries to Censor What Could Be Biggest Data Hack in History (Gizmodo)\xa0\nHere are four big questions about the massive Shanghai police leak (Washington Post)\nShanghai Data Breach Exposes Dangers of China\u2019s Trove (Bloomberg)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices