Data Leak Exposes 149M Logins, Including Gmail, Facebook

A massive unsecured database exposed 149 million logins, raising concerns over infostealer malware and credential theft.

Data Makes The World Go Round—Until It Doesn’t: What You Urgently Need To Know About Keyless Encryption

Here's how emerging encryption innovations can help organizations reduce risk, strengthen compliance and prepare for next-gen ...
IEEE

Privacy-Preserving Cyberattack Detection in Blockchain-Based IoT Systems Using AI and Homomorphic Encryption

Abstract: This work proposes a novel privacy-preserving cyberattack detection framework for blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) systems. In our approach, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Krishi specializes in making complex tech topics, like VPNs, cybersecurity, and online privacy, clear and accessible. With 5+ years of writing experience, his work appears in outlets such as TechRadar ...
Techlicious

How to Prevent Windows Disk Encryption from Locking You Out of Your PC

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 secure connections to websites ...
TechSpot

Gmail gets end-to-end encryption – but only if you're a Workspace user

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 ...
Lifehacker

You Can Now Send End-to-End Encrypted Emails From Your Business Gmail Account

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. Google doesn't have the best ...
Computerworld

UK government still wants Apple to break data encryption

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

Apple Won't Have to Provide an Encryption Backdoor in the UK, Says US Official

Apple will not be required to provide an encryption backdoor in the UK, easing concerns about weakened privacy and security safeguards. The announcement was made by US Director of National ...
Computerworld

UK agrees to drop dangerous data encryption backdoor demands, says US

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 ...
Wired

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

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, ...