Security News

Google’s poor design decision undermines 2FA protection (Help Net Security)
2016-04-11 18:44

A design decision by Google can be exploited by attackers to gain control of both devices needed to access users’ accounts protected via SMS-based 2-factor authentication. This feature, which is...

Password Generator Tool Breaks Petya Ransomware Encryption (Threatpost)
2016-04-11 18:33

Researchers have cobbled together a decryption tool for victims of the Petya ransomware, allowing most users to generate keys in less than 10 seconds.

Burr-Feinstein Anti-Crypto Bill Slammed by Critics (Threatpost)
2016-04-11 18:28

Security and privacy advocates, along with IT business leaders, slam the Burr-Feinstein bill as misguided and detrimental to encryption.