A new ransomware called DynA-Crypt was discovered by GData malware analyst Karsten Hahn that not only encrypts your data, but also tries to steal a ton of information from a victim's computer.

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The recent U.K. government directive mandating Apple to establish encryption backdoors underscores a vital debate surrounding digital privacy and security. While law enforcement contends that these ...

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Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies around the world, including in the United States, have increasingly called for backdoors in the encryption schemes that protect your data, arguing that national ...

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Security audit for full-disk encryption tool VeraCrypt found vulnerabilities, but they have already been addressed in VeraCrypt 1.19 Security researchers have completed the Open Source Technology ...