CyberVolk’s ransomware debut stumbles on cryptography weakness

The pro-Russia hacktivist group CyberVolk launched a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called VolkLocker that suffered from ...

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.
The Hacker News

VolkLocker Ransomware Exposed by Hard-Coded Master Key Allowing Free Decryption

VolkLocker uses AES-256 in Galois/Counter Mode ( GCM) for encryption through Golang's "crypto/rand" package. Every encrypted ...
Dark Reading

Flaw in Hacktivist Ransomware Lets Victims Decrypt Own Files

A new version of VolkLocker, wielded by the pro-Russia RaaS group CyberVolk, has some key enhancements but one fatal flaw.

Understanding Credit Card Authorization Keys: Definition and Example

A credit card authorization key is a secure code used to process transactions, confirming purchases and preventing fraud ...
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