Solving quantum computing's longstanding 'no cloning' problem with an encryption workaround

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the ...
Computerworld

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

Swiss public-sector data protection officers say controlling the geographic location of cloud data isn’t enough: governments must hold the encryption keys too. Data residency is no longer enough. As ...
Live Science

Popular AI chatbots have an alarming encryption flaw — meaning hackers may have easily intercepted messages

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in the architecture of large language models underpinning generative AI, but how dangerous is this flaw? When you purchase through ...
TechSpot

The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...
Dark Reading

Cheap Hardware Module Bypasses AMD, Intel Memory Encryption

The last decade-plus has seen a wealth of advancements designed to secure data at the microprocessor level, but a team of academic researchers recently punched through those defenses with a tiny ...
CoinTelegraph

The EU’s two-tier encryption vision is digital feudalism

EU's ProtectEU mandates on-device scanning before encryption, creating a two-tier security system where states encrypt while citizens are surveilled. Digital feudalism codified. Sam Altman, CEO of ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...
Bleeping Computer

FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
The Conversation

The world’s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

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 ...
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 ...
CoinTelegraph

Applied MEV protection via Shutter’s threshold encryption

Transparency is one of the foundational features of blockchains, but it enabled value extraction by controlling the order and inclusion of transactions within a block, known as MEV, or maximal ...