security Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you're actually chatting with the right person One big caveat, though: You need your contact's phone number
ai and ml OpenAI hides Codex agent instructions behind encryption, leaving developers in the dark Developers worry encrypted MultiAgentV2 messages will make debugging and auditing harder
hpc Bold move, Cotton: Trump administration tells US techies it expects American quantum computer by 2028 Ahem. National effort required to kick-start the era of quantum-enabled scientific discovery and keep America ahead of the game
offbeat Virtual SG-41 project brings Nazi cipher machine to life in the browser Martin Gillow's 3D recreation lets users explore would-be Enigma successor's mechanics and enciphering logic online
security How the GNU C Compiler became the Clippy of cryptography Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer
security Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys
security Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion
security AN0M, the backdoored ‘secure’ messaging app for criminals, is still producing arrests after four years 55 cuffed last week after court ruled sting operation was legal
on_prem France jacks into the Matrix for state messaging – and pays too Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount
off_prem Signal president Meredith Whittaker says they had no choice but to use AWS, and that's a problem 'The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice'
special_features Researchers intercept unencrypted satellite traffic from space blabbermouths University team picks up voice calls, texts, and corporate data from orbit with off-the-shelf kit
security Brussels faces privacy crossroads over encryption backdoors Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line
on_prem Don't cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms FTC chair: Companies could face enforcement if they give in
security US spy chief claims UK backed down over Apple backdoor demand Tulsi Gabbard boasts Washington forced Blighty to drop iPhone encryption fight
security The White House could end UK's decade-long fight to bust encryption Home Office officials reportedly concede Brit government on back foot as Trump moves to protect US Big Tech players
security Quantum code breaking? You'd get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it's 'bollocks'
software Coming to PostgreSQL: On-disk database encryption Open source initiative aims to offer enterprise security feature without vendor lock-in
security UK govt dept website that campaigns against encryption hijacked to advertise ... payday loans Company at center of findings blamed SEO on outsourcer
security X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it Musk's 'Bitcoin-style encryption' claim has experts scratching their heads
offbeat Forgotten Turing treasure trove rescued from attic goes under the hammer Computing pioneer's personal papers expected to fetch tens of thousands
security Freshly discovered bug in OpenPGP.js undermines whole point of encrypted comms Update before that proof-of-concept comes to bite
security Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess No, really? That's a shocking surprise
security UK's attempt to keep details of Apple 'backdoor' case secret… denied Last month's secret hearing comes to light
security EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption! ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too
security Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users The UK government must be thrilled
security The post-quantum cryptography apocalypse will be televised in 10 years, says UK's NCSC Wow, a government project that could be on time for once ... cos it's gonna be wayyyy more than a decade
security Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co's lawsuit
security Apple's alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash National security defense being used to keep appeal behind closed doors
security Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports
security Governments can't seem to stop asking for secret backdoors Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go
security Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect
security The software UK techies need to protect themselves now Apple's ADP won’t No matter how deep you are in Apple's 'ecosystem,’ there are ways to stay encrypted in Blighty
security Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud encryption for UK peeps Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more
security US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK's order for Apple iCloud backdoor Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down
security UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order Blighty’s latest stab at encryption? A secret order to pry open iCloud, sources claim
on_prem Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there's something for everyone in the presidential directive
security It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do
security Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business
security Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won't be welcome in just five years
Cyber-crime Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause' Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used
Networks Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source After Telegram CEO was charged in France, Element bosses mull the challenges
Cyber-crime Cops across the world arrest 51 in orchestrated takedown of Ghost crime platform Italian mafia mobsters and Irish crime families scuppered by international cops
Cyber-crime Australian Police conducted supply chain attack on criminal collaborationware Sting led to cuffing of alleged operator behind Ghost – an app for drug trafficking, money laundering, and violence-as-a-service
Security China’s quantum* crypto tech may be unhackable, but it's hardly a secret * Quite Unlikely A New Technology’s Useful, Man
Research If HDMI screen rips aren't good enough for you pirates, DeCENC is another way to beat web video DRM Academically interesting technique for poking holes in paywalled tech specs
Security Telegram CEO was 'too free' on content moderation, says Russian minister CEO Pavel Durov charged in France, messaging platform insists it abides by EU laws
Security Indian stock exchange finally encrypting all messages to traders Requests for pricing will soon be encrypted, after implementation deadline was extended
Security Zoom adds 'post-quantum' encryption for video nattering Guess we all have imaginary monsters to fear
Applications Telegram CEO calls out rival Signal, claiming it has ties to US government Drama between two of the leading secure messaging services
Security You want us to think of the children? Couldn't agree more But breaking E2EE and blanket bans aren't thinking at all
Security Encrypted mail service Proton hands suspect's personal info to local cops Plus: Google patches another Chrome security hole, and more
Security End-to-end encryption may be the bane of cops, but they can't close that Pandora's Box Internet Society's Robin Wilton tells us the war on privacy won't be won by the plod
AI + ML Not a Genius move: Resurrecting war hero Alan Turing as your 'chief AI officer' Chatbot vendor should end the campaign and apologize
Applications Encrypted email service files DMA complaint claiming it vanished from Google Search Tuta cries foul, Chocolate Factory denies service unreachable
Public Sector Australia’s spies and cops want ‘accountable encryption’ - aka access to backdoors And warn that AI is already being used by extremists to plot attacks
Security Europol now latest cops to beg Big Tech to ditch E2EE Don't bore us, get to the chorus: You need less privacy so we can protect the children
Bootnotes Sleuths who cracked Zodiac Killer's cipher thank the crowd Fifty-one years of community contributions, software, and clever cryptanalysis contributed
Networks Telegram eyes IPO as user numbers close in on 1 billion Chat app chaps may even turn a profit this year
Security Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption State government says it's thinking of the children
Security Feds post $15 million bounty for info on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware crew ALSO: EncroChat crims still getting busted; ransomware takes down CO public defenders office; and crit vulns
Security European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all
Research Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial
Personal Tech Privacy crusaders accuse X of ad-targeting that flouts EU rules Campaign to promote 'chat control' legislation allegedly sorted users by political views, religious beliefs
Applications Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger Surfing the cryptographic wave
Security Bug hunters on your marks: TETRA radio encryption algorithms to enter public domain Emergency comms standard had five nasty flaws but will be opened to academic research
Public Sector EU lawmakers scolded for concealing identities of privacy-busting content-scanning 'experts' Names of consultants on encryption bypass plan leaked anyway
Public Sector UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are 'dangerous' and an attack on safety
Cyber-crime 'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either
OSes Does Windows have a very weak password lurking in its crypto libraries? Don't panic – it's just for testing
Security Europe mulls open sourcing TETRA emergency services' encryption algorithms Turns out secrecy doesn't breed security
Research ROBOT crypto attack on RSA is back as Marvin arrives More precise timing tests find many implementations vulnerable
Security Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers X3DH readied for retirement as PQXDH is rolled out
Security UK admits 'spy clause' can't be used for scanning encrypted chat – it's not 'feasible' But don't celebrate yet ... it has simply kicked the online safety can down the road, Westminster style
Cyber-crime Cops drill into chat apps, sink plot to smuggle tonnes of coke into Europe Big blow to blighters' blow-by-the-boatload blueprint
CSO Good news for Key Group ransomware victims: Free decryptor out now That's what we call a static shock
Research TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts If it looks like a backdoor, walks like a backdoor, maybe it's ... export control
Science Russia's tiny quantum computer is (probably) nothing to worry about 16 qubit system capable of modeling simple molecules, Kremlin says
Security Now Apple takes a bite out of encryption-bypassing 'spy clause' in UK internet law Not the iPhone maker's first think-of-the-children rodeo
Cyber-crime Cops' total pwnage of 'secure' EncroChat nets 6,500+ arrests, €740m in funds – so far Or so the Europlod says
Cyber-crime Hold it – another vulnerability found in MOVEit file transfer software Also, the FBI's $180k investment in AN0M keeps paying off, and this week's critical vulnerabilities
CSO 90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption Protests planned for Wednesday in San Francisco and Denver
Research Upstart encryption app walks back privacy claims, pulls from stores after probe Try not leaving a database full of user info, chats, keys exposed, eh?
Cyber-crime 'Top three Balkans drug kingpins' arrested after cops crack their Sky ECC chats Maybe try carrier pigeons instead
Cyber-crime UK cops score legal win in EncroChat snooping op But tribunal punts on whether data was intercepted in transit
Security Twitter adds new DM features, and Musk claims encryption is here, starting today We'll believe our DMs are secure when someone provides proof, thanks
Spotlight on RSA You don't have to wait for quantum computing to prepare for it Rapid7 CSO Jaya Baloo on how to tackle this potential looming tech
Security Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government Plus: Signal, WhatsApp, and Viber also write online protest over Online Safety Bill back door
Security The UK's bad encryption law can't withstand global contempt Any sufficiently stupid technology is indistinguishable from magical thinking
Systems Rambus takes charge of Arm’s CryptoCell, CryptoIsland IP Building a watertight SoC? You'll have to go through IP-slinger now
Security German Digital Affairs Committee hearing heaps scorn on Chat Control Proposal to break encryption to scan messages for abuse material challenged as illegal and unworkable
Security Google: You get crypto, you get crypto, almost everyone gets email crypto! Personal Gmail users still out of luck
Security British intelligence recycles old argument for thwarting strong encryption: Think of the children!
Research Actual quantum computers don't exist yet. The cryptography to defeat them may already be here
Security Internet Society condemns UK's Online Safety Bill for demonising encryption using 'think of the children' tactic
Security Privacy is for paedophiles, UK government seems to be saying while spending £500k demonising online chat encryption
Security Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike resigns, leaves WhatsApp co-founder to run things until a successor is named
Security WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys
Security UK.gov is launching an anti-Facebook encryption push. Don't think of the children: Think of the nuances and edge cases instead
Security NSA: We 'don't know when or even if' a quantum computer will ever be able to break today's public-key encryption
Security GPRS-era mobile data encryption algorithm GEA/1 was 'weak by design', still lingers in today's phones
Security We've been shown time and again that strong encryption puts crims behind bars, so why do politicos hate it?
Security Australian cops, FBI created backdoored chat app, told crims it was secure – then snooped on 9,000 users' plots
Security Half of Q1's malware traffic observed by Sophos was TLS encrypted, hiding inside legit requests to legit services
Security Won't somebody please think of the children!!! UK to mount fresh assault on end-to-end encryption in Facebook
Security UK terror law reviewer calls for expanded police powers to imprison people who refuse to hand over passwords
Security Encrypted phones biz Sky Global shuts up shop after CEO indictment, police raids on users in Europe
Security Belgian cops crack down on encrypted phone network Sky ECC in 200 overnight raids as firm denies criminal ties
Security Nespresso smart cards hacked to provide infinite coffee after someone wasn't too perky about security
Security Microsoft Edge goes homomorphic: Nobody will see your credentials... but you'll need to sign in to use it
Personal Tech Right-to-repair warriors seek broader DMCA exemptions to bypass digital locks on the stuff we own
Security Court orders encrypted email biz Tutanota to build a backdoor in user's mailbox, founder says 'this is absurd'
Science Marine archaeologists catch a break on the bottom of the Baltic Sea: A 75-year-old Enigma Machine
Security End-to-end encryption? In Android's default messaging app? Don't worry, nobody else noticed either
Security EncroChat hack evidence wasn't obtained illegally, High Court of England and Wales rules – trial judges will decide whether to admit it
Security Swiss spies knew about Crypto AG compromise – and kept it from govt overseers for nearly 30 years
Security Will there be no end to govt attempts to break encryption? Hand over your data or the kiddies get it, threaten Five Eyes spies
Security Remember when Zoom was rumbled for lousy crypto? Six months later it says end-to-end is ready
SaaS A match made in SEV-en: Google touts Confidential VMs using AMD's Epyc on-the-fly memory encryption
Security You may be distracted by the pandemic but FYI: US Senate panel OK's backdoors-by-the-backdoor EARN IT Act
Security Euro police forces infiltrated encrypted phone biz – and now 'criminal' EncroChat users are being rounded up
Security Zoom to offer proper end-to-end encryption to free vid-chat accounts – not just paid-up bods – once you verify your phone number...
Networks Remember that backdoor in Juniper gear? Congress sure does – even if networking biz wishes it would all go away
Security Lettuce Encrypt, Encrypt We Must: Hobby projects change name after Let's Encrypt fires off trademark complaints
Security Got $50k spare? Then you can crack SHA-1 – so OpenSSH is deprecating flawed hashing algo in a 'near-future release'
Security Attorney General: We didn't need Apple to crack terrorist's iPhones – tho we still want iGiant to do it in future
Security Signal sends smoke, er, signal: If Congress cripples anonymous speech with EARN IT Act, we'll shut US ops
Security Watch: Rare Second World War footage of Bletchley Park-linked MI6 intelligence heroes emerges, shared online
Security Don't be fooled, experts warn, America's anti-child-abuse EARN IT Act could burn encryption to the ground
Security 'Unfixable' boot ROM security flaw in millions of Intel chips could spell 'utter chaos' for DRM, file encryption, etc
Security Apple drops a bomb on long-life HTTPS certificates: Safari to snub new security certs valid for more than 13 months
Security Remember the Clipper chip? NSA's botched backdoor-for-Feds from 1993 still influences today's encryption debates
Security Unlocking news: We decrypt those cryptic headlines about Scottish cops bypassing smartphone encryption
Security If at first you don't succeed, pry, pry again: Feds once again demand Apple unlock encrypted iPhones in yet another terrorism case
Security Here we go again: US govt tells Facebook to kill end-to-end encryption for the sake of the children
Security Backdoors won't weaken your encryption, wails FBI boss. And he's right. They won't – they'll fscking torpedo it
Security Low Barr: Don't give me that crap about security, just put the backdoors in the encryption, roars US Attorney General
