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Petya Disk encryption

A massive attack is underway. This has started in the Ukrain but is spreading to the rest of the world fast.  Yes it is about ransomware. It is different than perhaps the one you know. Petya is the name of this ransomware and it is also leveraging...

End to End Encryption

Encryption is in the news again. The UK Home Secretary expressed her frustration over encryption and in particular End To End encryption when it was revealed the man who carried out the terror attack at Westminster last used WhatsApp. ...

When HASHES Collide

Google has been working on the possibility of hash collision for a while. Their work focused on SHA1. They have just released the below blog post announcing the first SHA1 collision. Of course the security community has seen this coming for a number...