DeathRansom – A new ransomware strain that evolves from no encryption to using a combination of encryption algorithms to encrypt files. The ransomware strain observed first in earlier November, it pretends to encrypt files, but it only appends the extension, users able to recover the files by just removing the extension. Researchers from Fortinet observed […]
French scientists have set a world record by cracking the most complex cryptography algorithm to date. The encryption key, in this case, was 240 characters long making it 8 characters longer than the previous record. RSA-240, the encryption key cracked to achieve this feat is 795 bits in size and has 240 decimal digits. To […]
CyberChef The Cyber Swiss Army Knife CyberChef is a simple, intuitive web app for carrying out all manner of “cyber” operations within a web browser. These operations include simple encoding like XOR or Base64, more complex encryption like AES, DES, and Blowfish, creating binary and hexdumps, compression and decompression of data, calculating hashes and checksums, […]
The most frustrating part of being a cybercrime victim is the low chance of an attacker getting caught; however, malicious hackers don’t always get away with it without taking punishment. Ethical hacking experts report that a white hat hacker managed to take revenge on the cybercriminal group that encrypted his files, hacking their servers and […]
Today, privacy is a huge concern for many internet users. With cybercrime on the rise, hackers are victimizing millions on the internet through fake emails and tapping into unsecured network communications. Because of the rising vulnerability of network-to-network communication over the internet, it’s important to set up Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP encryption and security, […]
There are several techniques of encryption that are deployed to secure communication protocols and devices but these techniques aren’t effective if you want to secure a satellite or spacecraft in space. Encryption in space is a tad different than how it is deployed on Earth. One of the reasons why encryption in space is challenging […]
CryptoForge is a suite of encryption and privacy tools for personal and professional security. It allows you to protect the privacy of your sensitive files and messages by encrypting (enciphering) them with strong cryptographic algorithms. Once the information has been encrypted, it can be stored on insecure media or transmitted on an insecure network (like […]
Encryption has always irked law enforcement agencies and now William Barr, the US General Attorney, has launched a fresh attack against consumer encryption. He says that tech companies must co-operate with government institutions in bypassing encryption deployed in messages during critical cases. Encryption is ubiquitous as most tech companies including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Apple […]
Trump is after many things and wants to put an end to a lot of things. This time, the Trump-led administration might ban end-to-end encryption, as administration officials recently met for a meeting regarding the same. According to a report by Politico, Trump officials met at a National Security Council meeting on Wednesday last week, […]
At its developer conference held earlier this week in New York, the MongoDB team announced the latest version of its database management software that includes a variety of advanced features, including Field Level Encryption, Distributed Transactions, and Wildcard Indexes. The newly introduced Field Level Encryption (FLE), which will be available in the upcoming MongoDB 4.2 […]
A group of web application security testing experts has released a new version of the tool to remove the encryption imposed by the GandCrab ransomware; according to experts, this new tool could help millions of encryption malware victims unlock their files without having to negotiate a ransom with hackers. GandCrab is one of the most […]
Encryption is the process of converting clear information into the code to prevent unauthorized access to it. Governments, companies, and individuals use encryption methods to protect their personal data and prevent fraud. Recent studies show that about 50% of data and communications on the Internet are already encrypted over HTTPS. How does data encryption work? […]
One little secret of the VPN industry is that most VPNs leak .In one in-depth study of Android free VPN apps, researchers found that 84% of the VPNs tested leaked the user’s IP address. Here we will dive into the deeper facts about VPN and making sure we are protected. In other words, many of the VPN […]
A group of researchers from The University of Bonn has found that computer science students need to be explicitly told to employ important password security measures. This research carried out by the German academics found that without prompting, the programmers didn’t feel the need to store the passwords securely. The programmers that took part in the […]
The latest version of the tool is functional for those who suffered ransomware infections between November 2018 and February 2019 Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the launching of a new version of the tool to remove the encryption generated by the GandCrab ransomware (versions 5.04 to […]
This new attack is also functional against the recently released TLS 1.3 protocol A new cryptographic attack capable of disrupting the encrypted Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic has been discovered; according to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, this could allow threat actors to intercept and extract data […]
Google launched a new cryptographic algorithm(Adiantum), which was specifically designed to work on smartphones and IoT devices that do not have special equipment, to use modern encryption methods to effectively encrypt locally stored data. Encryption has become an integral part of our daily digital activity. However, it has long been known that encryption is expensive […]
Google has launched a new encryption algorithm that has been built specifically to run on mobile phones and smart IoT devices that don’t have the specialized hardware to use current encryption methods to encrypt locally stored data efficiently. Encryption has already become an integral part of our everyday digital activities. However, it has long been […]
VPN is a new innovative tool, which protects and secures users online activity and traffic data from the eavesdropping eyes like hackers, hijackers, higher authorities, and ISPs. Through confusing IP and DNS fortification, the user remains anonymous while surfing the web. A hidden secret of VPN manufacturing is that most VPNs seep. An in-depth study […]
The Australian government is looking for a way to access encrypted communications of certain services, as well as access to non encrypted communications Specialists in information security and digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that the Australian House of Representatives has approved the “Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill” nicknamed “Anti encryption […]
Industry standard specification does not guarantee the safety of the self-encrypting drives despite verification