Romania’s water management authority has been hit by a serious ransomware attack that forced around 1,000 computers to be ...

Facebook's defence will be welcomed by those who have concerns about data breaches, but will frustrate law enforcement agencies who believe accessing encrypted messages could be key to stopping terror ...

Update, April 27, 2025: This story, originally published April 25, has been updated with new information from security experts concerning Google alert impersonation attacks that target Gmail users and ...

CIA Director John Brennan discusses ISIS's use of information technologies. The terrorist attacks in Paris likely would have occurred even if intelligence and law enforcement agencies could have ...

The latest deadly terror attack is bringing the “crypto wars” further toward the spotlight. The crypto wars refers to a decades-long political battle over the ...

Encryption has never been so crucial for our online security as it is right now, yet so at risk – and even some cops are worried. This is the technology that the best VPN and messaging apps use to ...

Bitcoin depends on encryption to remain secure. This encryption protects transactions, wallets, and user funds. If the ...

Security operations platform startup Adlumin Inc. today announced a new ransomware prevention feature that immediately detects and stops ransomware from encrypting files. Called Adlumin Ransomware ...

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced an algorithm that could serve as a second line of defense to ensure ...

A new vulnerability in Apple Silicon chips can allow a determined attacker to access a user's data by stealing the cryptographic keys — and a fix could considerably impact encryption performance.

Attack works on older WPA systems that use the TKIP algorithm and gives hackers a way to read encrypted traffic sent between computers and certain wireless routers Computer scientists in Japan say ...