February crypto losses hit lowest level since March 2025, says PeckShield

PeckShield says crypto losses fell to $35.7 million in February, the lowest monthly losses since March 2025, with YieldBlox ...

Windows 11 KB5077241 update improves BitLocker, adds Sysmon tool

Microsoft has released the KB5077241 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, which comes with 29 changes, including ...
Computerworld

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...
TechSpot

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...
GameSpot

Ubisoft Is Sending Out Compensation To Rainbow Six Siege Players Over Hack

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It was anything but a wonderful holiday season for Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege players. Following a massive hack that dumped billions of credits into ...
TechSpot

Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

Forward-looking: Originally introduced with Windows Vista in 2006, BitLocker is Microsoft's own solution for managing fully encrypted volumes and storage units. The technology is also notorious for ...
CNN

Wall Street banks scramble to assess fallout from hack of real-estate data firm

Hackers stole a trove of data from a company used by major Wall Street banks for real-estate loans and mortgages, setting off a scramble to determine what was taken and which banks were affected, ...
The Verge

Windows is getting hardware-accelerated BitLocker.

The next generation of BitLocker, Microsoft’s encryption feature in Windows, will require next-generation Windows devices that are built on unannounced chips. “Hardware acceleration of BitLock ...
CNN

Hack on Japan’s biggest brewer renews concerns over cyberattack readiness

Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week. Its factories have started brewing again, and some truckloads of beer are leaving its warehouses, but ...
Cosmopolitan

The Hack release schedule: When do episodes air on ITV?

If you're anything like us, you're majorly excited for The Hack: a new ITV drama headed up by a stellar cast including David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, and Toby Jones. This true crime series will weave ...