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 ...

What’s happened? X announced the launch of Chat via its official channel this week, signifying the complete replacement of its legacy DM system with a revamped, encrypted communication layer. The ...

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, ...

With so much hacking, scamming, theft, and spying in the digital world, encryption is becoming more popular. You see it in messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp, in ...

The speed at which the internet is evolving is making its users increasingly vulnerable. Meanwhile, digital technology, which should help to concentrate and centralize information to prevent losses, ...

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 ...

In context: End-to-end encryption can greatly enhance security in email communications, but it demands commitment from both parties. Google is now simplifying the process with a new message exchange ...

The authoritarian, surveillance-loving UK Labour government remains deeply committed to magical thinking, slamming yet another encryption-busting “Technical Capability Notice” (TCN) on Apple, ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Web3 data platform Walrus has launched its decentralized secrets management (DSM) service Seal on mainnet. Seal combines ...

The UK has agreed to drop its mandate that Apple install a backdoor into the encrypted data stored on its devices, though it isn’t clear whether this is an overall change or simply a tweak to protect ...

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...

The need for secure encryption in IoT and IIoT devices is obvious, and potentially critical for OT and, by extension, much of the critical infrastructure. Chaos is unpredictable – but research ...