A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.
BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...
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Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...
New Synergy Quantum Economic Analysis Applies Nobel Prize-Winning Economic Principles to Explain Mass Inaction on Post-Quantum Cryptography — as Late Adopters Face 'Crypto-Procrastination Penalty' and ...
The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single-phase linear technique to a more complex, multi-layered method. In ...
Gianluca Di Bella claimed quantum computing already makes encryption and ZK-proofs vulnerable due to “harvest now, decrypt later” risks. Gianluca Di Bella, a smart-contract researcher specializing in ...
The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
There’s a lot to consider when buying a new laptop. There’s your budget, of course, and whether you want a Mac or a Windows PC. The size of the screen, the processing power, and the device’s weight ...
Qiang Tang receives funding from Google via Digital Future Initiative to support the research on this project. Moti Yung works for Google as a distinguished research scientist. Yanan Li is supported ...
Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...
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