Collaborate Disseminate
Stealing private keys is like getting hold of a medieval monarch’s personal signet ring… you get to put an official seal on treasonous material. Continue reading Attention gamers! Motherboard maker MSI admits to breach, issues “rogue firmware” alert
When it comes to cryptocurrency security, what’s the best way to secure the private key? Obviously, the correct answer is to write it on a sticky note and put it …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 9, 2023
When Bitcoin peaked a few years ago, with single coins reaching around $18,000 USD, heartbreaking stories began circulating about people who had tens or hundreds of coins they mined in the early days when coins were worth just a few dollars or cents. Since then, they owners of these coins …read more
What should be a private key used to vouch for the ‘Free Basics by Facebook’ app was used to sign unrelated apps. Continue reading Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app
The Zipato controller has three critical security flaws which could be used together by hackers to open your home’s doors for you, according to researchers. Continue reading Open Sesame! Zipato’s smart hub hacked to open front doors
Public and private key pairs lie at the core of how we do encryption here at PreVeil. They are the basis for the end-to-end encryption we use as well as asymmetric cryptography in general. We often find ourselves explaining the concepts of how t… Continue reading What are public and private key pairs and how do they work
Someone has been quietly pilfering Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars without anyone noticing or, apparently, caring. Continue reading Blochainbandit stole $54 million of Ethereum by guessing weak keys
The DUHK Attack leverages a 20-year-old random number generator flaw to recover private keys. More pertinent, researchers said, is that the flaw exposes gaps in the FIPS certification process. Continue reading DUHK Attack Exposes Gaps in FIPS Certification
Encryption is one of the pillars of modern-day communications. You have devices that use encryption all the time, even if you are not aware of it. There are so many applications and systems using it that it’s hard to begin enumerating them. Ranging from satellite television to your mobile phone, from smart power meters to your car keys, from your wireless router to your browser, and from your Visa to your Bitcoins — the list is endless.
One of the great breakthroughs in the history of encryption was the invention of public key cryptography or asymmetrical cryptography in the 70’s. …read more
Your bitcoins are only as safe as your private key Continue reading Bitcoin’s soft and vulnerable underbelly
