Security News

New Linux Bug Lets Attackers Hijack Encrypted VPN Connections
2019-12-06 03:02

A team of cybersecurity researchers has disclosed a new severe vulnerability affecting most Linux and Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, iOS, and Android, that could...

StrongSalt Open Privacy API: Searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud and enterprise apps
2019-12-05 03:30

In a move to address today’s major problem behind privacy – making encryption usable – StrongSalt announced the first Open Privacy API for searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud services...

Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
2019-11-12 12:02

Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn't mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.

Encrypted Emails on macOS Found Stored in Unprotected Way
2019-11-11 13:01

Apple is investigating an issue raised by a Mac specialist discovered to be storing emails that are supposed to be S/MIME-encrypted as readable files.

Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS
2019-11-06 12:34

Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry's lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.

Empirix launches new assurance solution for encrypted OTT video traffic
2019-10-23 03:00

Empirix, a premier global provider of voice, data, mobility, IoT and multimedia service assurance solutions, announced the availability of a new assurance solution for encrypted OTT video traffic....

Facebook Pressured Over Encrypted Messaging Plans
2019-10-04 13:33

US, UK and Australia Push for Law Enforcement AccessFacebook is falling under renewed pressure for its plans to make its messaging platforms fully encrypted. The U.S., U.K. and Australia are...

Officials Push Facebook for Way to Peek at Encrypted Messages
2019-10-04 05:08

Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent. read more

PDFex attacks can exfiltrate content from encrypted PDF documents
2019-10-02 13:28

Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and Münster University of Applied Sciences have devised new attacks allowing them (and potential attackers) to recover the plaintext content of encrypted...

Report: Encrypted Smartphone Takedown Outed Canadian Mole
2019-09-17 11:33

After Arresting Phantom Secure CEO, Authorities Reportedly Saw Secrets for SaleThe Canadian government has arrested a senior intelligence official on charges of working as a mole. He was...