Security Boulevard

Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography

Two popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of ...
Dark Reading

Vibe-Coded 'Sicarii' Ransomware Can't Be Decrypted

Victims hit with the emerging Sicarii ransomware should never opt to pay up: the decryption process doesn't work, likely a result of an unskilled cybercriminal using vibe-coding to create it.
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...
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'Harvest now, decrypt later': Why quantum encryption matters for Israel’s security

Quantum encryption is critical defense technology for Israel, Tal Inbar, VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Heqa Security, said at the Tel Aviv Sparks Innovation Festival on ...
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Quantum Computing: Progress and Prospects

Suggested Citation: "4 Quantum Computing's Implications for Cryptography." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Quantum Computing ...