Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...
TMCnet

Quectel Introduces FGMC63N Tri-Band MCU Wi-Fi 6E Module Alongside Dual Band FGMC62N to Fill Critical Gaps in Next-Generation Wireless Product Design

"We're delighted to bring the FGMC62N and FGMC63N to market bringing low power consumption and multi-band Wi-Fi and BLE 5.4 modules to the market," said Delbert Sun, Deputy General Manager, Quectel ...
CNET

New Year, New Devices: The Password Updates Your Home Needs for Protection

Smart homes are at risk without robust passwords. Here are the checks and changes I highly recommend as a fresh start for the new year. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart ...
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 ...
TechSpot

The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...
Live Science

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...
Morningstar

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

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

EFIE: Efficient and Fine-Grained Image Encryption Algorithm With Permutation-Substitution Synchronization

Abstract: Currently, both pixel-level and bit-level image encryption algorithms demonstrate excellent visual performance. However, most high-security algorithms usually involve complex encryption ...