Three of the biggest password managers are vulnerable to 'a cornucopia of practical attacks' say security researchers

The team delve into a number of other potential attacks throughout the paper, targeting both multiple password managers' backwards compatible support of older versions, and even a threat model where ...

New study finds security gaps in Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane

The research, led by ETH Zurich's Applied Cryptography Group, tested core encryption systems in the three most widely used ...
SecurityWeek

Password Managers Vulnerable to Vault Compromise Under Malicious Server

Researchers at ETH Zurich have tested the security of Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password password managers.
Infosecurity Magazine

Vulnerabilities in Password Managers Allow Hackers to View and Change Passwords

A group of academic security researchers have detailed a set of vulnerabilities in four popular cloud-based password managers ...
Tech Xplore

Why 'zero-knowledge encryption' may not stop password theft if servers are hacked

People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all ...
PC Magazine

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access to data on three separate laptops. BitLocker, a built-in data protection ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...
GitHub

AES-encrypted-password-manager

PassLock is a password manager and password generator that encrypts passwords using AES and save them securely on your local machine. The password is encrypted and decrypted with a 32-bit key embedded ...
MIT Technology Review

Reimagining cybersecurity in the era of AI and quantum

The threat landscape is being shaped by two seismic forces. To future-proof their organizations, security leaders must take a proactive stance with a zero trust approach. In partnership withCisco AI ...
CNET

WhatsApp's New Update Lets You Encrypt Chat Backups Using Passkeys

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
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I encrypt DNS and use Unbound as a recursive resolver to get the best of both worlds — Here's how

I no longer rely on my router’s DNS service after I started using Unbound on my home network. After setting up split-horizon DNS for internal subnets at home, I used public DNS servers for the ...
GitHub

password-decryption

mcafee-xpass is a lightweight Python tool for extracting and decrypting administrator passwords from McAfee's `Sitelist.xml` configuration files. It decodes base64-encoded, XOR-obfuscated, and ...