Security News

Decryption Utility Unlocks Files Encrypted by Jaff Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 19:26

Researchers have neutralized the latest strain of the Jaff ransomware, releasing a decryption tool for unlocking files.

OneLogin Breach Compromised Customer Data, Ability to Decrypt Encrypted Data (Threatpost)
2017-06-01 16:29

A breach at OneLogin appears to have compromised customer data, including the ability to decrypt encrypted data.

Keybase Extension Brings End-to-End Encrypted Chat To Twitter, Reddit, GitHub (Threatpost)
2017-05-25 18:43

A recently released extension for Chrome, developed by the public key crypto database Keybase, brought end-to-end encrypted messaging to several apps this week.

A Windows XP bug makes it possible to recover files encrypted by WannaCry (Help Net Security)
2017-05-19 17:03

In an unusual turn of events, a Windows bug has been found to work in favor of victims instead of attackers, allowing WannaCry victims that run Windows XP to decrypt the files encrypted by the...

Dutch Police Seize Another Company that Sells PGP-Encrypted Blackberry Phones (The Hackers News)
2017-05-11 02:31

The Dutch police arrested four suspects on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and involvement in selling custom encrypted BlackBerry and Android smartphones to criminals. The Dutch National...

23% of security pros are blind to encrypted traffic threats (Help Net Security)
2017-04-06 14:46

According to a Venafi survey conducted at RSA Conference 2017, 23 percent of respondents have no idea how much of their encrypted traffic is decrypted and inspected. “Encryption offers the perfect...

Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls (The Hackers News)
2017-03-31 04:16

Joining the line with rival chat apps WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, the Telegram instant messaging service has finally rolled out a much-awaited feature for the new beta...