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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and ...

ESET researchers have identified new MuddyWater activity primarily targeting organizations in Israel, with one confirmed target in Egypt. MuddyWater, also referred to as Mango Sandstorm or TA450, is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated November 25 with a new warning from America’s Cyber ...

A malware, called “Sturnus,” has emerged, and it exploits Android’s accessibility features to spread on your phone even without you noticing. It gains access to your Android after being installed via ...

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 ...

X has launched Chat, an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) replacement for its existing direct messaging service. Chat is rolling out on iOS now via the X app, and it includes support for video and voice ...

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, Sean Hemphill was not anticipating a $470 deposit charge on his AES bill. "It was a deposit that I had to pay. So, yeah, that was a surprise," Hemphill said. That is ...

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining The AES Corporation's Q3 2025 Financial Review Call. My name is Claire, and I will be coordinating your call today. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand ...