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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 ...

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 ...

Russian hackers debut simple ransomware service, but store keys in plain text

First, the bad news: the CyberVolk 2.x (aka VolkLocker) ransomware-as-a-service operation that launched in late summer. It's ...
SecurityWeek

Intel, AMD Processors Affected by PCIe Vulnerabilities

Major hardware vendors are investigating the potential impact of three recently discovered PCI Express (PCIe) vulnerabilities ...

Quantum Corridor, Toshiba Demonstrate First Cross-State Quantum Key Distribution Over Live Commercial Metro Fiber Network

Quantum Corridor, in collaboration with Toshiba International Corporation and partners, today announced the successful demonstration of quantum-secured communication over a live metropolitan fiber ...

Best VPN for Black Ops 7: How to Avoid SBMM in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7?

Here's our selection of the best Black Ops 7 VPNs to help you bypass SBMM and get bot lobbies for easier ranking. All ...
IEEE

A Scalable and Configurable Architecture for Hardware Authenticated Encryption Modules Compliant with the CCSDS Security Specifications

Abstract: Cybersecurity is one of the most challenging aspects in the modern Information and Communications Technology (ICT) era, including space applications. The Consultative Committee for Space ...
TechSpot

The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...