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Quantum computers could crack every code on Earth, here’s how

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...
Engadget

How a VPN works (and why you should care)

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While keeping your IP address invisible, you can use your VPN to explore streaming ...
TechSpot

Microsoft will soon deprecate the insecure RC4 encryption algorithm

About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Krishi specializes in making complex tech topics, like VPNs, cybersecurity, and online privacy, clear and accessible. With 5+ years of writing experience, his work appears in outlets such as TechRadar ...
Seeking Alpha

WiMi Explores Quantum Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Four-Dimensional Chaos

BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that they are ...
financefeeds

Good and Bad Crypto Algorithms Explained Simply

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...
Bleeping Computer

Android spyware campaigns impersonate Signal and ToTok messengers

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...
PC Magazine

Post-Quantum Encryption: The VPN Buzzword You Should Actually Care About

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...
Wired

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Quantum Computers Could Break Encryption : Are We Ready for the Digital Apocalypse?

Imagine a world where the locks protecting your most sensitive information—your financial records, medical history, or even national security secrets—can be effortlessly picked. This is the looming ...
BIS Research

How is Post-Quantum Cryptography Addressing Future Security Risks?

As quantum computing advances, it brings both opportunities and challenges to the field of cryptography. Quantum computers have the potential to break current encryption methods, which is why the ...