Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted ...

A new ransomware operation named ‘Prinz Eugen’ prioritizes recently modified files for encryption and leaves no ransom note on the system. An investigation from Threatdown, the former corporate ...

Prinz Eugen ransomware targets recently modified files first and skips ransom notes, exposing backup, EDR, and incident ...

Researchers have found a never-before-seen piece of macOS malware that combines a series of clever tradecraft to infect Macs ...

Most people think about encrypting files only when they upload something to the cloud. But there are plenty of files sitting on your own computer that deserve the same protection. That’s why I think ...

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...

Inspired by the global hit Netflix series Squid Game, Ink Game is a Roblox experience that offers similar deadly challenges we saw in the series, with nuances like multiple endings. Surviving in Ink ...

Strengthen quantum security in 2026 with post‑quantum cryptography, post‑quantum encryption, and quantum‑safe migration strategies to protect sensitive data from the emerging quantum threat. Pixabay, ...

Developer Fernando Irarrázaval's AI agent experiment drew over 6,000 hack attempts from more than 2,000 attackers. No one ...

Popular Mechanics] has an interesting article about Alan Turing’s nearly-forgotten speech encryption device. Codenamed ...

OpenAI Group PBC today introduced GPT-5.6, a new series of large language models that it says can outperform Claude Mythos 5 ...

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. Patrick Holland Managing Editor As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, ...