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14yo Tasmanian boy cracks national intelligence agency code in 'just over an hour'
A 14-year-old Tasmanian boy cracks four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin in "just over an hour" after it was released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency — and the spy boss says she wants to meet him so she can "recruit him".
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Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin sent a letter to colleagues in Massachusetts with a secret message: an encryption key to unlock a text file of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The twist: The encryption key was hidden in a special ink laced with polymers, They described their work in a recent paper published in the journal ACS Central Science.
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WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government
The boss of WhatsApp says it will not "lower the security" of its messenger service. If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be "very foolish" to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC. Government plans to detect child sex-abuse images include the possible scanning of private messages.
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The Mastermind Episode 3: He Always Had a Dark Side
How did a Usenet troll and encryption genius become a criminal mastermind? For a man who built an empire in pixels, Paul Le Roux seemed like a digital phantom. After his name surfaced in the press in late 2014, I spent the better part of a year trying to understand him through the same means by which he’d directed his massive pharmacy business: the Internet. Late at night, I would open my laptop and plunge into an online wormhole, searching for clues about who Le Roux had been and what he became.
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T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US
Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15. This feature is designed to give users an additional layer of privacy by ensuring that no one can view the websites that they visit.
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FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps
A recently discovered FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services like iMessage, Line, and WhatsApp, but not to messages sent via Signal, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WeChat, or Wickr.
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Session Is An Encrypted Messenger Geared Towards Privacy Enthusiasts
After the Facebook outage took WhatsApp down earlier this week, there's been a renewed interest in decentralised and secure alternatives. Telegram was one of the biggest gainers during Facebook's outage, but there are options that are completely decentralised and private, built using Blockchain-like technology that powers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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Apple Seemingly Adds Russia to List of Countries Where iCloud Private Relay Won't Be Available
Alongside iOS 15, Apple introduced an iCloud+ service that adds new features to its paid iCloud plans. One of these features is iCloud Private Relay, which is designed to encrypt all of the traffic leaving your device so no one can intercept it or read it.
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Facebook encryption could prevent detection of child abuse, NCA says
Facebook’s plans to allow encrypted messaging across all its platforms could prevent the detection of up to 20m child abuse images every year, a senior investigating officer has claimed.
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WhatsApp messages are not end-to-end encrypted, claims ProPublica
Facebook has confirmed to me that all WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, and that a ProPublica report is based on an apparent misunderstanding. The report said that Facebook moderators were able to ‘examine users messages, images and videos.’ However, this is in fact possible only in one circumstance: when a message is reported …
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NSA: We 'don't know when or even if' a quantum computer will ever be able to break today's public-key encryption
America's National Security Agency has published an FAQ about quantum cryptography, saying it does not know "when or even if" a quantum computer will ever exist to "exploit" public-key cryptography. In the document, titled Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography, the NSA said it "has to produce requirements today for systems that will be used for many decades in the future."
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Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life
Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and iMessage. If you’ve spent any time following the Crypto Wars, you know what this means: Apple is planning to build a backdoor into its data storage system and its...
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Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators
Google Chrome will no longer show whether a site you are visiting is secure and only show when you visit an insecure website. For years, Google has been making a concerted effort to push websites into using HTTPS to provide a more secure browsing experience.
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PSA: Kaspersky Password Manager has been creating flawed passwords
If you’ve been using Kaspersky Password Manager (KPM) on your iPhone for a while, you may need to generate some new passwords. A security researcher has discovered two flaws that could result in an attacker having to try as few as 100 passwords to find yours …
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iOS15: China exempt from Apple 'private relay' privacy feature
Apple has announced a raft of new privacy protections at its annual software developer conference. They include a function called "private relay", where users' web browsing behaviour can be hidden from Apple, internet providers and advertisers. Apple has been under pressure to cut down on the tracking of user data.
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Australian Govt, AFP use AN0M bust to push for new range of encryption busting powers
Want to target bigger messaging services, 'criminal marketplaces'.
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TOLA laws weakening encryption also weaken trust, and pose multi-billion-dollar risk to Australian digital economy
Internet Australia welcomes the release of the first in-depth economic study into the likely detrimental impact of TOLA (Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018,
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Australian Crime Commission: Only Criminals Use Encrypted Communications
Well, someone finally said the quiet part loud: some government officials actually believe the only people who need, want, or use encryption are criminals. Here's Asha Barbaschow with the "encryption is for criminals" news at...
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Q Link Wireless made private customer information accessible with just a phone number
A mobile carrier allowed anyone with one of its customers phone numbers to access their personal information, including name, address, phone number, and text and call history, according to a report by Ars Technica. The carrier, Q Link Wireless, claimed to have over two million customers in 2019.
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Email Security Best Practices For Your Service Provider 2021
In this article, we’ll talk about how you can protect yourself and your email account by following email security best practices.
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