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 ...

Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true

All eight of the top password managers have adopted the term “zero knowledge” to describe the complex encryption system they use to protect the data vaults that users store on their servers. The ...
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 ...
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

File and folder security is crucial in this day and age. There are apps you can use to heighten the security of your files. These apps are free and available for desktop and mobile devices. The need ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
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 ...
Cloud Security Alliance

AWS Ends SSE-C Encryption, and a Ransomware Vector

Written by Rich Mogull, Chief Analyst, CSA. You probably weren’t using it anyway, so might as well cut the cruft and end a lesser-known attack vector. I’m a bit late to the party, but this morning I ...
Bleeping Computer

RansomHouse upgrades encryption with multi-layered data processing

The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single-phase linear technique to a more complex, multi-layered method. In ...
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 ...
TWCN Tech News

You don’t have sufficient permissions to open the Mail encrypted in Outlook

You may see this error because the Microsoft 365 encryption service cannot verify your identity or check if you have permission to view the message. This is not ...
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 ...