Hacker destroys Iranian cyber-espionage data; leaks source code of APT34’s hacking tools on Telegram
On Wednesday, ZDNet reported that hacker with the online name Lab Dookhtegan leaked a set of hacking tools belonging to Iran’s espionage groups, often identified as the APT34, Oilrig, or HelixKitten, on Telegram. The leaks started somewhere in the mid-March, and included sensitive information, mostly consisting of usernames and passwords ... Read More
Keybase’s new proof system is now available for all Mastodon servers
Last week, Mastodon 2.8, a self-hosted social media service, was shipped with Keybase’s brand new proof system. Yesterday, the team behind Keybase announced that this new proof system is now available for all Mastodon servers. With this update, any community will be able to cryptographically connect their profiles to Keybase ... Read More
Slack launches Enterprise Key Management (EKM) to provide complete control over encryption keys
The work collaboration hub, Slack, yesterday, launched Slack Enterprise Key Management (EKM) for its enterprise customers. The feature is introduced to give customers control over their encryption keys used for encrypting and decrypting the files and messages they share on their Slack workspace. 🎉Introducing Slack Enterprise Key Management! Security-conscious and ... Read More
OnionShare 2, an open source tool that uses Tor onion services for securely sharing files, is now out!
This Monday, the community behind OnionShare has released its next major version, OnionShare 2. This release comes with macOS sandbox enabled by default, support for next-generation onion services, several new translations, and more. OnionShare is a free, open-source tool which allows users to share and receive files securely and anonymously ... Read More
Introducing CT-Wasm, a type-driven extension to WebAssembly for secure, in-browser cryptography
Researchers from the University of California and the University of Cambridge have come up with Constant-Time WebAssembly (CT-Wasm), the details of which are shared in their paper: CT-Wasm: Type-Driven Secure Cryptography for the Web Ecosystem in December. It is a type-driven, strict extension to WebAssembly, which aims to address the ... Read More
Microsoft open sources (SEAL) Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library 3.1.0, with aims to standardize homomorphic encryption
Yesterday, Microsoft with the goal to standardize homomorphic encryption, open sourced Microsoft Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (Microsoft SEAL) under the MIT License. It is an easy-to-use homomorphic encryption library developed by researchers in the Cryptography Research group at Microsoft. Microsoft SEAL was first released in 2015 to provide “a well-engineered ... Read More
How the biggest ad fraud rented Datacenter servers and used Botnet malware to infect 1.7m systems
Yesterday, the Department of Justice charged eight men for their alleged involvement in a massive ad fraud that caused losses of tens of millions of dollars. A 13-count indictment was unsealed in the federal court in Brooklyn against these men. These charges included wire fraud, computer intrusion, aggravated identity theft, ... Read More
