Security News

Attorney General Barr Argues for Access to Encrypted Content
2019-07-24 13:03

Critics Argue That Backdoors Would Create Security RisksU.S. Attorney General William Barr argued on Tuesday that enabling law enforcement to access encrypted content would only minimally increase...

Google takes the PIS out of advertising: New algo securely analyzes shared encrypted data sets without leaking contents
2019-06-19 21:47

Plus: MongoDB crams end-to-end crypto into database tech Google on Wednesday released source code for a project called Private Join and Compute that allows two parties to analyze and compare...

Phishing attack lures victims with encrypted message alert
2019-06-18 10:19

Why are phishing emails so enduringly popular with the bad guys? A new approach may suggest that curiosity is at play.

Majority of Encrypted Email Clients Vulnerable to Signature Spoofing
2019-05-01 16:48

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Encrypted Messaging Project "Matrix" Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack
2019-04-12 14:18

Matrix—the organization behind an open source project that offers a protocol for secure and decentralized real-time communication—has suffered a massive cyber attack after unknown attackers gained...

Encrypted attacks growing steadily, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting non-standard ports
2019-03-27 06:30

In 2018, SonicWall recorded the decline of cryptojacking, but more ransomware, highly targeted phishing, web application attacks and encrypted attacks. The company’s annual threat report, compiled...

Mozilla releases Firefox Send, a free encrypted file transfer service
2019-03-13 11:18

Mozilla has released the finalized version of Firefox Send, its free encrypted file transfer service that allows users to share files from any browser. With Send, users can securely share files of...

Firefox Send — Free Encrypted File Transfer Service Now Available For All
2019-03-13 08:48

Mozilla has made it easy for you to share large files securely and privately with whomever you want, eliminating the need to depend upon less secure free third-party services or file upload tools...

This is the Send, encrypted end-to-end, this is the Send, my Mozillan friend
2019-03-13 06:38

Ride the fox, ride the fox Mozilla's Firefox Send, a free encrypted file sharing service, graduated from test to official release on Tuesday after a year and half of refinement.…

Data Leakage from Encrypted Databases
2019-03-01 11:59

Matthew Green has a super-interesting blog post about information leakage from encrypted databases. It describes the recent work by Paul Grubbs, Marie-Sarah Lacharité, Brice Minaud, and Kenneth G....