RansomHouse upgrades encryption with multi-layered data processing

The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single ...
InfoWorld

Did your npm pipeline break today? Check your ‘classic’ tokens

A spate of supply chain attacks forces GitHub’s npm to revoke ‘classic’ tokens. Despite this, larger worries about developer ...
AZ Central

$33B data center development in Pinal County clears key hurdle

A $33 billion data center development proposed in Pinal County, planned for about 3,300 acres, is moving forward. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major amendment to its ...
Wired

The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, ...
TechSpot

Critical vulnerability in AMD Zen 5 CPUs could make encryption keys predictable

What we know so far: AMD has revealed that its Zen 5 processors are affected by a critical security vulnerability that compromises the reliability of their hardware-based random number generator, ...
PC World

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

Halloween doesn’t spook me, but a tale from Reddit recently did. Imagine you’re living your best life, only to realize your PC isn’t quite doing the same. You decide to give Windows 11 a full wipe to ...
Bleeping Computer

FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
MarketWatch

The Fed has a big decision to make without key data. Here’s what it could do.

As they prepare to meet in 10 days on interest rates, Federal Reserve officials are very divided over a key question: How worried they ought to be about the U.S. labor market. “Some folks are less ...
American Enterprise Institute

Encryption at a Crossroads: Can We Keep Data Secure Without Sacrificing Safety?

Strong encryption is the backbone of digital privacy and secure data. Pressure on the government to weaken encryption is mounting, which raises some serious concerns. How do we preserve strong ...
The Conversation

The world’s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

Qiang Tang receives funding from Google via Digital Future Initiative to support the research on this project. Moti Yung works for Google as a distinguished research scientist. Yanan Li is supported ...
Computerworld

UK government still wants Apple to break data encryption

The authoritarian, surveillance-loving UK Labour government remains deeply committed to magical thinking, slamming yet another encryption-busting “Technical Capability Notice” (TCN) on Apple, ...