Researchers demonstrated a new "Cold Boot" attack that can let attackers steal "Full Disk #Encryption" keys and other sensitive data from computers



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/cold-boot-attack-encryption.html



Nearly all modern PCs and Macs are vulnerable

Interesting… Researchers find a way to implant stealthy "super malware" on Intel processors using its own hardware-based memory #encryption feature i.e. SGX Enclaves, designed to protect sensitive data even if a system gets compromised

https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/intel-sgx-malware-hacking.html

🔥 Kr00k Attack </>

New Wi-Fi chip-based #encryption flaw affects over a billion devices—including phones, laptops, routers, IoTs—that could let hackers decrypt packets transmitted by vulnerable devices without knowing WiFi password or connecting to it.

https://thehackernews.com/2020/02/kr00k-wifi-encryption-flaw.html

Microsoft has discovered #phishing campaigns in which attackers use Morse code and other #encryption techniques to avoid detection.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/hackers-spotted-using-morse-code-in.html

Researchers discover dozens of STARTTLS #encryption related vulnerabilities affecting several popular email client software and services.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/dozens-of-starttls-related-flaws-found.html

Apple Mail, Gmail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Claws Mail, Mutt, Exim, Samsung Email and Yandex are some of them.

Elon Musk has confirmed that #Twitter 2.0 - The Everything App - will bring end-to-end #encryption (E2EE) for direct messages and long-form tweets to the platform.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/elon-musk-confirms-twitter-20-will.html

ZLoader is back -- the infamous malware returns after two years, targeting Windows with advanced ransomware.

Brace yourself for updated #encryption, domain generation, and 64-bit compatibility.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/new-zloader-malware-variant-surfaces.html

⚠️ Alert, developers! North Korean hackers uploaded malware to PyPI. Packages like pycryptoenv and pycryptoconf targeted typos in popular #encryption library.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/lazarus-exploits-typos-to-sneak-pypi.html