Zama integrates with Apex-backed T-REX for private tokenized assets

Cryptography firm Zama is integrating with Apex‑backed T-REX Ledger to add confidential settlement for ERC‑3643 tokenized assets on public chains.
MacRumors

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...
Android Authority

Apple is finally testing RCS encryption, but there’s a catch for Android users

Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta. RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android. Apple says full RCS E2EE ...
MacRumors

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...
Scientific American

How ‘effectively zero-knowledge’ proofs could transform cryptography

In mathematics, proofs can be written down and shared. In cryptography, when people are trying to avoid revealing their secrets, proofs are not always so simple—but a new result significantly closes ...
Network World

Quantum computing is getting closer, but quantum-proof encryption remains elusive

The day when quantum computers will be able to break conventional encryption is rapidly approaching, but not all companies are prepared to implement post-quantum cryptography. Quantum-safe encryption ...
CSOonline

CISA releases technology readiness list for post-quantum cryptography

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new advisory mapping post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards to common enterprise hardware and software categories, ...
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...
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 ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...
financefeeds

Javax Crypto Cipher Source Code Explained: What Happens Under the Hood

The Cipher class, central to the javax.crypto package, abstracts encryption/decryption through a provider-based architecture that delegates to pluggable CipherSpi implementations for ...