Public and private keys are the fundamental building blocks of secure transactions in the world of cryptocurrencies. These cryptographic instruments existed long before digital currencies were ...

A new project has produced a large and growing list of the private SSL keys that are hard-coded into many embedded devices, such as consumer home routers. The LittleBlackBox Project comprises a list ...

Private keys act like passwords, essential for accessing and controlling cryptocurrency. Misplacement or theft of a private key results in irretrievable loss of associated crypto. Storing private keys ...

The American government obtained a secret order from a federal judge in Virginia demanding that Lavabit hand over its private SSL key, enabling authorities to access Edward Snowden’s e-mail—and e-mail ...

Cyberoam issues a hotfix for UTM appliances after the default private key used for SSL traffic inspection gets leaked online Network security hardware manufacturer Cyberoam issued an over-the-air ...

The Heartbleed story advanced over the weekend with word of researchers exploiting the OpenSSL flaw to steal private SSL keys, and the loss of data on websites in the U.K. and Canada. Heartbleed went ...