… and that’s this year only so far. CBS reports the previous years record has already been broken in October this year. The source for this information is blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
About $718 million in digital assets were taken in October alone, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
Source: Hackers have stolen record $3 billion in cryptocurrency this year – CBS News
Google announced they built a 53 qubit quantum computer. A usecase Quantum computers are popular for is factorizing products of large prime numbers, making them interesting in the field of Cryptography. With 53 qubits, Google increased the possible performance by a factor
via fortune.com
Somebody claims to have factorized Peter Anvins gpg/RSA key.
Encrypted email is still not popular, because this is so embarrassing:
Stribika gives a bit of advice on how to make a ssh server secure. The advise is focusing on strong cryptography and authentication, along with specific configuration examples for openssh.
In der Cloud wichtiger denn je: CryptoParty Handbook – be vigilant!
via netzpolitik.org
Futurezone schreibt: Sicheres Cloud-Computing durch Quantenphysik
Durch Quantenphysik soll es möglich werden, Daten zu verarbeiten, ohne dem Rechner die Einsicht in die Inhalte zu ermöglichen. IBM entwicklelt wohl einen ähnlichen Ansatz, aber mit konventioneller Cryptographie. Aber mit Quantenphysik ist das natürlich aufregender.
Zu blöd, dass SSL gegenwärtig kein Problem mit Technik hat.
Nice chart. (via @schneierblog)