Could Quantum Computers break Ethereum by 2030? Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buteri warns crypto security is on the brink—are your assets safe?Ethereum and Bitcoin face a potential quantum threat: Vitalik Buterin estimates a 20% chance that quantum computers could break modern cryp...
31 Aug, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Elon Musk’s XChat feature enables audio, video calls on X without a phone numberXChat's encrypted feature is similar to what Meta Platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram are trying to achieve. WhatsApp uses a protocol for...
02 Jun, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Explained: Why WhatsApp is willing to leave India over encryptionAfter the messaging platform said that forcing it to break message encryption may lead to its exit from India, the Delhi HC has said the ri...
06 May, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
Trai’s proposal to regulate OTT concerning, may threaten privacy, end encryption: ExpertsOTT services are currently regulated under the IT Act, which will soon be replaced by the proposed Digital India Bill.
12 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Silicon Valley startup SandboxAQ hired to beef up US military cyber securitySandboxAQ, which spun off from Alphabet last year, offers software that can scan systems and identify and replace encryption algorithms tha...
27 Jun, 2023, 06.36 PM IST
LastPass admits 'attackers have users' passwords', all details insidePassword locker Lastpass warns customers to change their passwords of all important websites to protect their access from hackers who have ...
23 Dec, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
Hack in password manager LastPass did not expose users' data: CEOThe CEO of popular encrypted password manager LastPass has said that the hacking episode last month did not involve any access to customers...
18 Sep, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
Wipro bio attack threat: You can be a victim of bitcoin-fuelled ransomware attackTransactions in bitcoin, which is part of no banking system, cannot be tracked which makes it easier for cyber criminals to run their trade.
07 May, 2017, 03.25 PM IST
Computers at three banks, pharmaceutical company hacked; hackers demand ransom in bitcoinsThe attackers accessed the system by compromising IT administrators’ computers, people aware of the matter said.
11 Jan, 2016, 05.07 AM IST
Aadhaar encryption protects privacy, will take eons to crackAt the central data centre, the encryption processes are repeated while storing the details, making attempts to access and use the data ver...
14 Oct, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
Backlash forces hasty retreat on draft encryption policyCongress, for its part, charged the Narendra Modi government with “subjugation of individual freedom” since it came to power 16 months ago.
23 Sep, 2015, 01.48 AM IST
New method makes it difficult to eavesdrop on phone callsScientists have invented a new method to encrypt telephone conversations that makes it very difficult to 'eavesdrop'.
14 Oct, 2014, 02.12 PM IST
Quick Heal detects virus that demands a $ 300 ransomQuick Heal said it has detected a new computer virus, CryptoLocker ransomware, which after encrypting files in a user's computer demands a ...
23 Oct, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
Bug to differ: Secure encryptions run into ‘backdoor’ hurdlesEncryption means converting information into a format that's unreadable by humans or computer that only authorized users can decode using a...
20 Jul, 2013, 12.08 PM IST
Two encryption systems of satellite phones crackedResearchers in Germany claim to have for the first time cracked two encryption systems of satellite phones, a breakthrough in call decipher...
03 Feb, 2012, 09.36 PM IST
- Obama's visit & CWG give BlackBerry relief
It's politics and not technology that finally swung the BlackBerry issue.
01 Sep, 2010, 01.26 AM IST
- BlackBerry's current woes echo US troubles
Threats by the governments of India, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to shut down BlackBerry’s corporate email services reflect u...
17 Aug, 2010, 01.27 AM IST