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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed his vision for the network's next decade, transforming it into a 'cryptographic world computer' that moves beyond traditional blockchain architecture.
Python's pyca/cryptography library now supports ML-KEM and ML-DSA, the NIST-standard post-quantum key-establishment and digital-signature primitives, available via pip.
A vulnerability in the Coldcard hardware wallet has been linked to a $70 million Bitcoin theft. The flaw was caused by a firmware integration error that routed seed generation to a deterministic software pseudorandom number generator instead of the STM32 hardware random n…
Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model has found two previously unknown attacks on cryptographic algorithms, including one on HAWK, a digital signature system competing to become a U.S. federal standard. The model dropped the cost of stealing HAWK's smallest k…
Anthropic's AI model, Claude, has cracked a post-quantum test scheme and found a faster 7-round AES attack. The attack exploits a previously unused symmetry in the lattice behind the signature scheme and is 200 to 800 times faster than previous attacks.
Researchers at Anthropic have discovered improved ways to attack cryptographic algorithms using Claude Mythos Preview. The first attack significantly weakens HAWK, a digital signature scheme, while the second identifies a new way to attack round-reduced AES. These finding…
Mbed TLS Fortifies Embedded Systems with Robust Cryptography and TLS
Mbed TLS is a C library for X.509 certificates and TLS/DTLS, optimized for embedded systems.
Vitalik Buterin unveiled an updated "Lean Ethereum" roadmap, detailing a multi-year overhaul to replace nearly every major part of the network, prioritizing quantum resistance and privacy.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao suggests freezing Satoshi Nakamoto's 1.1 million bitcoins to prevent theft by quantum computers. Experts are divided on the proposal.
Researchers found a new class of weak RSA keys with many zeros, which can be factored easily. These keys are found in the wild, including in certificates issued to large organizations.
The Hacker News announced the 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards winners across dozens of security categories. Winners were chosen by independent judges for innovation, impact, and technical excellence.
Bruce Schneier argues encryption is necessary but not enough, and says AI is now changing cybersecurity by speeding both attacks and defenses.