Dossier
Data Encryption
Coverage of Data Encryption in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Harvest now, decrypt later’: Hackers are stealing data they can’t even read yet—banking on quantum computers to crack it later
Hackers are stealing encrypted data now with the intention of decrypting it later using quantum computers, posing a future cybersecurity threat. The article also mentions other topics like Trump's market proposals, oil prices, and Iran's oil export stance.
- LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request
LinkedIn is scanning users' browsers for 6,278 extensions and embedding encrypted results into every request, raising privacy concerns. The practice was highlighted by 404Privacy in an analysis, with Hacker News users discussing its implications.