Cryptography News
Researchers warn of PGP/GPG email vulnerabilities
Security researchers have warned of an interaction between HTML emails and the popular PGP/GPG family of cryptographic packages which can, in some cases, reveal the plaintext of otherwise-encrypted emails – including previously-sent emails. Originally developed by Phil Zimmerman, Pretty Good Privacy and its offshoot the GNU Privacy Guard offer reasonably user-friendly public-key cryptography for message signing, verification, and encryption.
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Qtum unveils x86 Virtual Machine
Qtum, the first blockchain protocol to successfully deploy a Proof-of-Stake consensus model, has announced that co-founder and lead developer Jordan Earls will be demoing Qtum’s x86 Virtual Machine at the Consensus conference during New York Blockchain Week.
