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Grifty “information security” companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms NSA

Grifty “information security” companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms

Ransomware has been around since the late 1980s, but it got a massive shot in the arm when leaked NSA cyberweapons were merged with existing strains of ransomware, with new payment mechanisms that used cryptocurrencies, leading to multiple ransomware epidemic…
bubmag
May 16, 2019
Cryptanalysis of SIMON-32/64 NSA

Cryptanalysis of SIMON-32/64

A weird paper was posted on the Cryptology ePrint Archive (working link is via the Wayback Machine), claiming an attack against the NSA-designed cipher SIMON. You can read some commentary about it here. Basically, the authors claimed an attack so devastating …
bubmag
May 14, 2019
There’s a little bit of 4G in your 5G, and other reasons why that 5G icon on your phone is going to suck NSA

There’s a little bit of 4G in your 5G, and other reasons why that 5G icon on your phone is going to suck

As the wireless industry likes to say, "5G is here" — from manufacturers with 5G capable phones, carriers with 5G networks, and the users who want to feel like they're on the bleeding edge because they're enjoying super-fast speeds. But that little "5G" icon …
bubmag
May 10, 2019