Solution goes on auction for CIA HQ’s ‘Kryptos’ sculpture that has stumped code breakers for decades

An artist is auctioning off his archive for a sculpture at CIA headquarters that has transfixed code breakers for decades.

On-chip cryptographic protocol lets quantum computers self-verify results amid hardware noise

Quantum computers, machines that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical ...
Frontiers

Synchronizing LLM-based semantic knowledge bases via secure federated fine-tuning in semantic communication

1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Integrated Administration Technologies for Information Security, School of Computer Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 2 National Key Laboratory of ...
Scientific American

How the World’s Most Famous Code Was Cracked

The 35-year-old saga of Kryptos, an enigmatic sculpture containing four encrypted messages outside the CIA headquarters, just took a bizarre twist. Though cryptographers broke the first three passages ...
Homeland Security Today

DMARC: The Frontline Defense Against Phishing and Domain Spoofing

Phishing attacks often exploit trusted email domain names to deliver malicious payloads. Historically, the onus has been on recipients to identify and mitigate these threats. DMARC (Domain-based ...
Wired

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, and other private data in less than 30 seconds. The new attack, named ...
Security

SAFR Integrates Cloud-Based Facial Authentication With Genetec Security Center SaaS

SAFR, RealNetworks' physical security and access control arm, announced the integration of their SAFR SCAN Face Authentication technology with Genetec Security Center SaaS. The integration aims to ...
DualShockers

Escape From Tarkov Release Might Be Soon, Based On Code

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. While Escape From Tarkov has been available for years, the game isn't ...
Android Authority

I use a duress PIN to protect my data — here’s how it works and why everyone needs one

From two-factor authentication codes to conversations and photos, our phones contain a ton of sensitive data these days. We rely on PINs and biometrics for daily security, but I shudder to think what ...
Dark Reading

Phishers Abuse Microsoft 365 to Spoof Internal Users

Cybercriminals appear to have found a troubling new way to bypass Microsoft 365's email security defenses and deliver convincing phishing emails to targeted users. The tactic exploits a legitimate ...
Beebom

Honkai Star Rail Cipher Build: Teams, Relics, and Light Cones

Cipher is one of the best Follow-up attack support and sub-DPS characters in Honkai Star Rail. She can easily apply debuffs on enemies, and her Ultimate deals True Damage based on a percentage of ...