Bit Gold: Meaning, Overview, and Differences From Bitcoin

Bit Gold was one of the earliest attempts at creating a decentralized virtual currency, proposed by blockchain pioneer Nick ...

New OkoBot framework deploys 20 payloads to steal data, crypto

A new malicious framework called OkoBot is delivering more than 20 payloads in attacks focused on stealing cryptocurrency ...
SecurityWeek

Old UEFI Shims Expose Systems to Secure Boot Bypass

Old UEFI shim bootloaders could be abused to bypass Secure Boot on any UEFI-based machine, regardless of the operating system ...

Jalisco, OmegaLord Phishing Kits Target Microsoft 365 Accounts

New Jalisco and OmegaLord phishing kits target Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing device code flows, OAuth tokens, and MFA ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Secrets, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Cryptography

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.