Say goodbye to old DMs: X launches Chat with encryption and more

X has officially launched Chat, replacing its classic Direct Messages with a full-featured communication suite, now with ...
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Solution to CIA’s ‘Kryptos’ Puzzle to Be Auctioned Off

The puzzle’s designer, James Sanborn, has urged the solution’s buyer not to reveal it, but to keep it safe until the Smithsonian releases its own copy.

Kryptos’ final code remains unsolved. The CIA sculpture’s creator is auctioning the solution

When Jim Sanborn was commissioned to create a sculpture at CIA headquarters, he wanted to do something that spoke to its ...

Whisper Leak exposes how your encrypted AI conversation can be stolen

Microsoft has revealed a new type of cyberattack it has called "Whisper Leak", which is able to expose the topics users ...
WinBuzzer

X Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace DMs, But Admits Critical Security Flaws

X is replacing DMs with 'Chat,' adding video calls and end-to-end encryption. But the platform admits it has major security ...

Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt ...

‘We should migrate now’ to post-quantum encryption, researcher says

Gianluca Di Bella said that quantum progress renders today’s encryption and ZK-proofs obsolete, as adversaries can now ...
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CIA sculpture creator selling encryption key to K4 that has baffled cryptographers for 35 years

For 35 years no one has cracked K4, the final code on a CIA sculpture. Now the artist is auctioning the deception key to ...
Stratechery

ChatGPT Group Chats, Meta and the Encryption Trade-off, Network Effects and Ad Models

ChatGPT is getting group chats, a long-standing Stratechery feature request. It’s also a clear attach against Meta, who can’t respond because of encryption, while Google looms.