The silent “Storm”: New infostealer hijacks sessions, decrypts server-side

New "Storm" infostealer skips local decryption, sending browser data to attacker servers. Varonis shows how server-side decryption enables session hijacking, bypassing passwords and MFA.

Hackers meet their match: New DNA encryption protects engineered cells from within

Engineered cells are a high-value genetic asset that is key to many fields, including biotechnology, medicine, aging, and ...
TechRepublic

Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears

Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears Your email has been sent Instagram users who opted for extra privacy in their DMs may want to start saving those conversations.
Android Police

Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs [Update: Meta's statement]

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
IEEE

Combined AES-256 Encryption with MATLAB and Verilog HDL Biometric Authentication

Abstract: This research provides a Biometric-based AES-256 Encryption and Decryption Authentication System that combines cutting-edge cryptographic methods with fingerprint identification to offer ...
Fast Company

TikTok won’t use end-to-end encryption, citing harm to users

While social media platforms have a habit of copying each other, there’s one area where TikTok is forging its own path. TikTok doesn’t use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages, the BBC ...
MacRumors

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
Techlicious

WhatsApp Embroiled in Privacy Controversy - What to Use Instead

End-to-end encryption (nicknamed E2EE) has been a major selling point of Meta's WhatsApp messenger since the feature was introduced in 2016. In short, true E2EE ensures that texts, calls, images, and ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...