- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 18th, 2015
Researchers Break RSA 4096-Bit Keys, but Don't Worry Yet
It's no disaster, RSA cryptosystem is still strong
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 12th, 2015
Crypto-Malware Author Picks Breaking Bad Theme for Ransom Message
Data with popular file extensions is held hostage
- Apple
- By Alexandra Arici
- April 21st, 2015
iPhones Could Become the Device of Choice for Terrorists, Says DA
Cyrus Vance says Apple’s encryption system is nefarious
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 7th, 2015
Police Department in Massachusetts Falls Victim to Crypto-Malware
Ransom paid in exchange for the decryption key
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 7th, 2015
NQ Mobile Vault Encryption App Uses Unreliable XOR to Lock Data
Developer creates code for cracking the encryption key
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 2nd, 2015
TrueCrypt Audit Completed, 2 High Severity Issues Found
Application is secure under normal usage scenarios
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- March 15th, 2015
Robolinux 7.8.3 Released with Five Powerful Privacy and Security Applications
Robolinux 7.8.2 users can upgrade right now
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 9th, 2015
Help Files Help Users Get Infected with CryptoWall 3.0 Ransomware
CHM files pose as innocent electronic faxes
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 3rd, 2015
Open Whisper Systems Provides Free Encrypted Messages Between Android and iOS
Signal 2.0 was released with cross-platform compatibility
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 24th, 2015
Encryption in Telegram Messenger Is Completely Broken Updated
Vendor doesn't reply to responsible vulnerability disclosure
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 23rd, 2015
US Police Department Pays Crypto-Malware Ransom
Backup data useless, encrypted with the rest of the files
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 20th, 2015
TrueCrypt Audit Part Two Is on Its Way
Researchers used their spare time to work on the project
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 18th, 2015
President Obama Believes in Strong Encryption
The debate for maintaining data privacy and security against terrorist attacks is far from being an easy one
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 9th, 2015
CTB-Locker Ransomware Infections Increase in February
On a downward slope right now, activity expected to increase
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 6th, 2015
French Businesses Under Ransomware Fire
Large bill for electronic products is used as a lure
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 4th, 2015
RadioShack Employee Steals Compromising Photos from Woman's Smartphone
Protect private info on devices before repair service
- Storage
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 3rd, 2015
Encrypted Flash Drive Released by Toshiba with Up to 32 GB
The drive has enough room for a password keypad