Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a ...
PCMag

Hacker Tries to Spread Malware to Millions by Hitting 'Axios NPM' Software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...
CoinDesk

Encryption Supremacy: Zcash and Privacy in the Age of Scale

CoinDesk Research maps five crypto privacy approaches and examines which models hold up as AI improves. Full coverage of ...
Crypto Briefing

Encrypt is coming to Solana to power encrypted capital markets

Encrypt brings FHE to Solana to enable fast, fully confidential, and composable applications on Solana. Encrypt is comin ...

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...

The Security-Privacy Paradox: How Data Encryption Fights Cybercrime And Terrorism While Sometimes Aiding It

This growth in illicit activity has pushed encryption to the center of debates about national security, law enforcement and ...
The Hacker News

ThreatsDay Bulletin: PQC Push, AI Vuln Hunting, Pirated Traps, Phishing Kits & 20 More Stories

ThreatsDay Bulletin covers stealthy attack trends, evolving phishing tactics, supply chain risks, and how familiar tools are ...
Android

Privacy Rollback: Instagram to End Support for Encrypted Messages

Instagram will officially discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on May 8, 2026. Meta cited low user adoption as the primary reason, though the move follows years of regulatory ...
tech-critter.com

Digital Payment Security in Online Gaming: How Encryption Protects Players

Thinking about keeping payments safe while playing online? Online gaming is bigger than ever. Whether players are competing in esports tournaments or casually playing bingo fundraising games and ...
Engadget

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs

CANADA - 2025/07/20: In this photo illustration, the Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA ...
Android Police

Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs [Update: Meta's statement]

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
New America

Encryption Backdoors Put More at Risk Than You Might Think

At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive. For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have ...