Two fake spellchecker packages on PyPI hid a Python RAT in dictionary files, activating malware on import in version 1.2.0.

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

The best email encryption software can prevent hackers from scraping your emails for company contracts, financial records, and workplace credentials.

Abstract: In everyday life, it is crucial to protect our data and communication. The necessity for secure message communication is not a novel concept. It has existed for a long time. Data security ...

Gianluca Di Bella claimed quantum computing already makes encryption and ZK-proofs vulnerable due to “harvest now, decrypt later” risks. Gianluca Di Bella, a smart-contract researcher specializing in ...

The threat landscape is being shaped by two seismic forces. To future-proof their organizations, security leaders must take a proactive stance with a zero trust approach. In partnership withCisco AI ...

Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) ...

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Remembering hundreds of secure passwords isn’t really possible unless you’re some kind of savant. What to do? Well, passkeys are a great alternative, but they’re far from universal… so some kind of ...

PassSwift: A Python script for streamlined password tasks. Generate robust passwords, check strength, validate against a wordlist, and securely store with encryption. User-friendly menu for easy ...

mcafee-xpass is a lightweight Python tool for extracting and decrypting administrator passwords from McAfee's `Sitelist.xml` configuration files. It decodes base64-encoded, XOR-obfuscated, and ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...