About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...

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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products, which led to ...

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Abstract: RC4 algorithm is a famous stream cipher. It could be used to encrypt images quickly and efficient. However, the RC4 has been proved has some drawbacks, therefore it is considered not secure ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

A crypto recovery company, Unciphered, has discovered a significant vulnerability in BitcoinJS library. A billion-dollar-worth vulnerability in old Bitcoin (BTC) wallets generated with BitcoinJS ...

Amazon, the behemoth online retailer, used a secret algorithm called “Project Nessie” to determine how much to raise prices in a manner in which competitors would follow, according to a lawsuit filed ...

I've been coding in Java for 4 years, eager to learn new tech and tackle growth-focused tasks. In the modern world of information security, ensuring the confidentiality of passwords and other ...

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