AppsFlyer Web SDK used to spread crypto stealer JavaScript code

Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack.
IEEE

Pseudo-Random Number Generators for Stochastic Computing (SC): Design and Analysis

Abstract: In most nanoscale stochastic computing designs, the Stochastic Number Generator (SNG) circuit is complex and occupies a significant area because each copy of a stochastic variable requires ...

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

If you have a smartphone, here are 7 hidden ways it's tracking you right now

Spokeo reports seven hidden ways smartphones track users without permission, including accelerometer data and digital fingerprinting, urging vigilance.
IEEE

True Random Number Generation Using Dark Noise Modulation of a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode

Abstract: This brief presents the application of perimeter-gated single-photon avalanche diodes (pg-SPADs) as true random number generators (TRNGs). Typical SPADs have been used as random number ...