Researchers last week described a cipher-block chaining (CBC) attack via the XML Encryption standard that could compromise secure online transactions. "The attack method "poses a serious and truly ...

Researchers have found a new way to recover and decrypt authentication cookies from 3DES and Blowfish protected traffic. In response, OpenSSL is expected to deprecate 3DES’ designation from high to ...

Legacy ciphers such as triple-DES and Blowfish are vulnerable to Sweet32 attacks, which let attackers decrypt HTTPS sessions even without the encryption key There is now a practical, relatively fast ...

New York, NY, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cipher Protocol, a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain, is redefining privacy, scalability, and security for the Web3 era. Powered by zk-SNARKs, Fully ...

The news this past weekend was all Mega, Mega, Mega. We've covered the launch of the new "cyber locker" service (and I swear that's the last time I'll ever use the prefix "cyber") and we've talked ...

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