Cyber Security – The TechBriefs

“Essentially invisible:” How hackers ‘trojan-horsed’ QEMU virtual machines to bypass security and drop ransomware

Hidden virtual machines allow attackers to bypass endpoint security and remain undetected Attackers used trusted virtualization tools and built-in software […]

Beyond no-log: Tor looks into seizure-proof servers that forget your data

(Image credit: Shutterstock / Daniel Constante) The Tor Project is experimenting with stateless, RAM-only relays The move aims to protect […]

I took the UK’s online safety survey — here are the red flags every privacy advocate should know

When mandatory age verification landed in the UK last August, many were surprised by how significantly it altered our daily […]

The UK doesn’t want to force you to have a digital ID — but a ‘trust me bro’ approach won’t make the cut

“No to digital ID.” “Checkpoint Britain.” “A digital prison.” These were the messages on the placards of the thousands of […]

ExpressVPN uncovers 3.7 million items of leaked AI chatbot data. A reminder of how vital encryption is

ExpressVPN uncovered massive amounts of AI chatbot leaked data The databases were not encrypted ExpressVPN urges users to be vigilant […]

The price to pay — This is why 400+ scientists are calling for a halt to mandatory age verification

(Image credit: Yana Iskayeva/via Getty Images) More than 400 security and privacy experts are calling on lawmakers to halt the […]

Brits are turning their backs on US Big Tech — and looking to Europe for privacy

Image Credit: Shutterstock (Image credit: Photo Illustration by Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) 74% of Brits are concerned about […]