Telegram eyes IPO as user numbers close in on 1 billion Chat app chaps may even turn a profit this year Networks12 Mar 2024 | 23
Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption State government says it's thinking of the children Security26 Feb 2024 | 37
Feds post $15 million bounty for info on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware crew infosec in brief ALSO: EncroChat crims still getting busted; ransomware takes down CO public defenders office; and crit vulns Security19 Feb 2024 |
European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all Security15 Feb 2024 | 212
Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial Research07 Feb 2024 | 142
Privacy crusaders accuse X of ad-targeting that flouts EU rules Campaign to promote 'chat control' legislation allegedly sorted users by political views, religious beliefs Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 23
Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger Surfing the cryptographic wave Applications07 Dec 2023 | 7
Bug hunters on your marks: TETRA radio encryption algorithms to enter public domain Emergency comms standard had five nasty flaws but will be opened to academic research Security14 Nov 2023 | 10
EU lawmakers scolded for concealing identities of privacy-busting content-scanning 'experts' Names of consultants on encryption bypass plan leaked anyway Public Sector09 Nov 2023 | 54
UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are 'dangerous' and an attack on safety Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 150
'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either Cyber-crime04 Nov 2023 | 62
Does Windows have a very weak password lurking in its crypto libraries? Don't panic – it's just for testing OSes26 Oct 2023 | 25
Europe mulls open sourcing TETRA emergency services' encryption algorithms Turns out secrecy doesn't breed security Cybersecurity Month12 Oct 2023 | 26
ROBOT crypto attack on RSA is back as Marvin arrives More precise timing tests find many implementations vulnerable Research26 Sep 2023 | 9
Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers X3DH readied for retirement as PQXDH is rolled out Security20 Sep 2023 | 19
UK admits 'spy clause' can't be used for scanning encrypted chat – it's not 'feasible' Comment But don't celebrate yet ... it has simply kicked the online safety can down the road, Westminster style Security07 Sep 2023 | 95
Cops drill into chat apps, sink plot to smuggle tonnes of coke into Europe Video Big blow to blighters' blow-by-the-boatload blueprint Cyber-crime02 Sep 2023 | 31
Good news for Key Group ransomware victims: Free decryptor out now That's what we call a static shock CSO31 Aug 2023 | 5
TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts Updated If it looks like a backdoor, walks like a backdoor, maybe it's ... export control Research24 Jul 2023 | 60
Russia's tiny quantum computer is (probably) nothing to worry about 16 qubit system capable of modeling simple molecules, Kremlin says Science20 Jul 2023 | 17
Now Apple takes a bite out of encryption-bypassing 'spy clause' in UK internet law Not the iPhone maker's first think-of-the-children rodeo Security29 Jun 2023 | 126
Cops' total pwnage of 'secure' EncroChat nets 6,500+ arrests, €740m in funds – so far Or so the Europlod says Cyber-crime27 Jun 2023 | 11
Hold it – another vulnerability found in MOVEit file transfer software Infosec in brief Also, the FBI's $180k investment in AN0M keeps paying off, and this week's critical vulnerabilities Cyber-crime12 Jun 2023 | 7
90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption Protests planned for Wednesday in San Francisco and Denver CSO30 May 2023 | 8
Upstart encryption app walks back privacy claims, pulls from stores after probe Try not leaving a database full of user info, chats, keys exposed, eh? Research17 May 2023 | 40
'Top three Balkans drug kingpins' arrested after cops crack their Sky ECC chats Maybe try carrier pigeons instead Cyber-crime13 May 2023 | 27
UK cops score legal win in EncroChat snooping op But tribunal punts on whether data was intercepted in transit Cyber-crime12 May 2023 | 11
Twitter adds new DM features, and Musk claims encryption is here, starting today Updated We'll believe our DMs are secure when someone provides proof, thanks Security10 May 2023 | 18
You don't have to wait for quantum computing to prepare for it RSA Conference Rapid7 CSO Jaya Baloo on how to tackle this potential looming tech Spotlight on RSA29 Apr 2023 |
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government Plus: Signal, WhatsApp, and Viber also write online protest over Online Safety Bill back door Security18 Apr 2023 | 145
The UK's bad encryption law can't withstand global contempt Opinion Any sufficiently stupid technology is indistinguishable from magical thinking Security13 Mar 2023 | 298
Rambus takes charge of Arm’s CryptoCell, CryptoIsland IP Updated Building a watertight SoC? You'll have to go through IP-slinger now Systems10 Mar 2023 | 2
German Digital Affairs Committee hearing heaps scorn on Chat Control Proposal to break encryption to scan messages for abuse material challenged as illegal and unworkable Security03 Mar 2023 | 22
Google: You get crypto, you get crypto, almost everyone gets email crypto! Personal Gmail users still out of luck Security01 Mar 2023 | 10
What Mary, Queen of Scots, can teach today’s cybersec royalty Opinion Tech has changed in 400 years. The rules haven’t Security20 Feb 2023 | 33
Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app, arrest dozens German and Dutch authorities say the app was a favorite of organized criminals and drug smugglers Security07 Feb 2023 | 40
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price Science02 Feb 2023 | 6
Go to security school, GoTo – theft of encryption keys shows you need it Ongoing probe into cloud storage attack finds customer data exfiltrated Security25 Jan 2023 | 49
Fujitsu: Quantum computers no threat to encryption just yet Heavily hyped tech bound for some sort of milestone by decade end Security24 Jan 2023 |
Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows Pro Bringing OS version into sync with Enterprise and Education editions CSO17 Jan 2023 | 24
Chinese researchers' claimed quantum encryption crack looks unlikely Near-term vulnerability of RSA-2048 keys not so near, says quantum boffin Scott Aaronson Security07 Jan 2023 | 31
Google adds stronger encryption for some Gmail users, in beta Slowly inching toward E2EE Security19 Dec 2022 | 18
NIST says you better dump weak SHA-1 ... by 2030 How about right now? Right now is good Security16 Dec 2022 | 30
Egad, did Apple do something right? End-to-end encryption for (most) iCloud services And remember CSAM scanning plan? Forget that was ever a thing Security08 Dec 2022 | 14
Can confidential computing stop the next crypto heist? Tech giants and startups hype next big thing in security Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 18
Upstart Ransom Cartel linked to REvil veterans Lesser of two REvils? There’s a relationship, say infosec bods, but not enough to say one evolved into the other Cyber-crime18 Oct 2022 | 4
Children should have separate sections in social media sites, says UK coroner Also recommends age verification as Meta tells The Reg it's working on parental controls Networks18 Oct 2022 | 86
FYI: Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption relies on insecure block cipher Redmond says OME isn't supposed to be used for security, just for something else Security14 Oct 2022 | 13
Scanning phones to detect child abuse evidence is harmful, 'magical' thinking Exclusive Security expert challenges claim that bypassing encryption is essential to protecting kids Security13 Oct 2022 | 142
When are we gonna stop calling it ransomware? It's just data kidnapping now Comment It's not like the good old days with iffy cryptography and begging for keys Security09 Oct 2022 | 20
Loads of PostgreSQL systems are sitting on the internet without SSL encryption They probably shouldn't be connected in the first place, says database expert Research07 Oct 2022 | 20
FBI: We tracked who was printing secret documents to unmask ex-NSA suspect Infosec systems designer alleged to have chatted with undercover agent Security03 Oct 2022 | 53
Matrix chat encryption sunk by five now-patched holes You take the green pill, you'll spend six hours in a 'don't roll your own crypto' debate Research28 Sep 2022 | 8
Ever suspected bankers used WhatsApp comms at work? $1.8b says you're right Updated Thought shadow IT at your office was bad? Try enforcing workplace device policies on hedge fund traders Security28 Sep 2022 | 65
Meta, Twitter, Apple, Google urged to up encryption game in post-Roe America Tech giants 'throwing their users to the wolves' Security20 Sep 2022 | 14
Patch your Mitel VoIP systems, Lorenz ransomware gang is back on the prowl Criminals do love that unpatched VoIP and IoT kit Security13 Sep 2022 | 2
NATO investigates after criminals claim to be selling its stolen missile plans In brief Also, Microsoft’s one-click TikTok trick, a 14-year old Aussie cracks ASD encryption in an hour, and more Security05 Sep 2022 | 16
Indian court directs chat app Telegram to disclose details of copyright infringers Judge says that servers being located in Singapore is not a get-out clause Security02 Sep 2022 | 8
Software developer cracks Hyundai car security with Google search Top tip: Your RSA private key should not be copied from a public code tutorial Research17 Aug 2022 | 81
1,900 Signal users exposed: Twilio attacker 'explicitly' looked for certain numbers Updated Bad guy also got SMS verification codes, and re-registered one of the numbers they searched for Cyber-crime16 Aug 2022 | 41
Dealing with legacy issues around Red Hat crypto versions? Here's a fix RHEL SHA-ll speak unto RHEL… except from 9 to 6 OSes11 Aug 2022 | 13
Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon NIST's nifty new algorithm looks like it's in trouble Research03 Aug 2022 | 83