TeslaCrypt 2.0 comes with stronger encryption and a CryptoWall disguise

TeslaCrypt, primarily known for encrypting gaming files, has beefed up its techniques and most recently, greatly improved its encryption in its newest 2.0 version. Kasperky Lab wrote in a blog post that TeslaCrypt 2.0 not only makes it impossible to decrypt files, but also uses an HTML page copied directly from a separate ransomware: CryptoWall. ...

New Version of Teslacrypt changes encryption scheme

A new version of the nasty TeslaCrypt ransomware is making the rounds, and the creators have added several new features, including an improved encryption scheme and some details designed to mimic CryptoWall. TeslaCrypt is among the more recent variants of ransomware to emerge and the malware, which is a variant of CryptoLocker, is unique in ...

CHK File Recovery Has Been Updated to Version 1.08

CHK File Recovery is an excellent recovery tool specialized in recovering CHK files in a quick and easy way, which has been updated to version 1.08 recently. In this new version, we added 5 recoverable  file types, and fixed the bug that the chk file cannot be recovered after manually identified. Change Log of CHK ...

In The Debate Over Strong Encryption, Security And Liberty Must Win

When Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) gaveled a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into session on Wednesday, he called it the "start" of a conversation about privacy, security and encryption. Frankly, it was just the latest forum for a much older discussion. While it may have been the beginning of a long day on Capitol Hill for FBI ...

FBI chief wants 'backdoor access' to encrypted communications to fight Isis

The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned US senators that the threat from the Islamic State merits a "debate" about limiting commercial encryption – the linchpin of digital security – despite a growing chorus of technical experts who say that undermining encryption would prove an enormous boon for hackers, cybercriminals, foreign spies ...

OpenSSL to Patch Critical Mystery Bug on Thursday

The OpenSSL project team has sent a rather cryptic alert that it will be patching a high severity bug this Thursday, July 9. The announcement is terse: “The OpenSSL project team would like to announce the forthcoming release of OpenSSL versions 1.0.2d and 1.0.1p. These releases will be made available on 9th July. They will ...

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