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🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Windows: How secure is it still with Microsoft?

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption for Windows drives has raised security concerns after it was revealed that the company has been providing recovery keys to investigators, including the FBI.

Feb 24 • 07:47 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Life & Tech

"Zero Day" Is Getting Closer. Quantum Computers May Break Today's Encryption

The rise of quantum computers poses an imminent threat to current encryption standards, with preparations already underway in Europe and the USA to counter potential quantum attacks.

Feb 23 • 09:22 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

WhatsApp Cancels Passwords by Launching 'Security Keys' Feature

WhatsApp has introduced a 'Security Keys' feature to enhance user account security and eliminate dependency on passwords, aiming to prevent traditional hacking attempts.

Feb 23 • 06:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

WhatsApp: this is how you can read old messages if you are new to a group

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature allowing new group members to read past messages in group chats, enhancing their understanding of the conversation without the need for message forwarding.

Feb 20 • 16:45 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
National & Local

‘Deliberate Fabrication’: Telegram Denies Foreign Spys Can See Messages Russian Soldiers Send

Telegram refutes claims by Russian officials that foreign intelligence can access messages sent by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, calling the allegations a deliberate fabrication.

Feb 19 • 11:20 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
National & Local

‘Deliberate Fabrication’: Telegram Denies Foreign Spies Can See Messages Russian Soldiers Send

Telegram refutes claims by a Russian official that foreign intelligence can access messages sent by Russian soldiers, calling it a fabrication amid increasing government scrutiny.

Feb 19 • 11:20 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Telegram rejects Russia's allegations of weak security

Telegram denies Russian claims regarding vulnerabilities in its encryption, asserting that the accusations aim to justify a ban on the app.

Feb 19 • 06:31 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Prague's National Technical Museum Entices Visitors with an Enigma Encryption Exhibition

The National Technical Museum in Prague is promoting an exhibition focused on encryption using the Enigma machine.

Feb 14 • 10:29 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

Researchers present DNA that functions as a hard drive for digital data with encryption protection

Scientists are exploring how the natural structure of DNA can store vast amounts of data while encoding secure information.

Feb 12 • 09:29 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Life & Tech

Who is reading your personal chat? A small mistake and everything goes public...

The article discusses concerns regarding privacy on WhatsApp, detailing how messages can be accessed by others if certain precautions are not taken.

Feb 10 • 06:56 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

Chinese researchers successfully developed tamper-proof quantum communication over distances of 100 kilometers using single atoms, which closes the gap between experimental and real-world applications.

Feb 5 • 19:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Microsoft crosses privacy line few expected

Microsoft's provision of BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement has raised concerns about digital privacy and encryption standards.

Feb 5 • 18:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

149 million passwords exposed in massive credential leak

A database with 149 million stolen logins and passwords, including credentials for 48 million Gmail accounts, was found publicly exposed online without protection or encryption.

Feb 3 • 18:30 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
Crime & Justice

US probing claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private – Bloomberg

US federal authorities are investigating allegations that WhatsApp staff may have accessed message content despite its end-to-end encryption claims, based on disclosures from former contractors.

Jan 30 • 18:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

The Fronteras Award Recognizes the Architects of the System that Protects Security and Privacy on the Internet

The BBVA Foundation awarded Belgian engineers Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen for their contributions to information technology, specifically for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm that safeguards internet security and privacy.

Jan 29 • 11:57 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

A new study suggests that the Voynich Manuscript could be a medieval cipher constructed with advanced concealment techniques for its time

A new study proposes that the Voynich Manuscript might be a medieval cipher made with advanced encryption techniques of its era, complicating reading attempts due to its unique symbols.

Jan 5 • 16:00 UTC

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