Open source software with more than 1 million monthly downloads was compromised after a threat actor exploited a ...

IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal ...

Computer scientists say they've developed a new encryption method designed to defend sensitive data from one of the biggest looming threats in cybersecurity: quantum computers powerful enough to crack ...

Think of it like a physical safe for your digital files. usb-vault requires a unique "key" to open your files: A Physical Key: Your specific USB flash drive. Without ...

In February 2026, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) fell victim to a ransomware attack. The incident took the Epic electronic health record system offline across 35 clinics and more ...

Nobody who values the files on their computer should be without at least two regularly updated methods for backing them up. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...

According to Google, Q-Day—the point at which modern encryption becomes obsolete in the face of quantum computers capable of breaking it instantly—is approaching. Google suggests the day may arrive as ...

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...

Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears Your email has been sent Instagram users who opted for extra privacy in their DMs may want to start saving those conversations.

CANADA - 2025/07/20: In this photo illustration, the Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...