Python remains a leading choice for building secure and scalable blockchain applications. PyCryptodome and PyNaCl deliver modern, high-security cryptographic foundations. Web3.py, Starknet-py, and ...

The security community is working toward cryptographic encryption that can withstand post-quantum threats as quantum’s ability to break existing algorithms looms. Here are the latest developments. The ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Quantum computing has long been portrayed as a looming threat to cybersecurity. Headlines warn of “Q-Day”—the moment when quantum machines will render today’s encryption useless. But behind the hype ...

The Cryptography team at Microsoft Research consists of researchers and engineers who make technology more secure, more trustworthy, and more private for every person and organization. Our focus is on ...

A North Korean hacking group is targeting crypto workers with a Python-based malware disguised as part of a fake job application process, researchers at Cisco Talos said earlier this week. Most ...

A new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) known as PylangGhost is being deployed in cyber campaigns attributed to the North Korean-aligned group Famous Chollima. According to research from Cisco ...

The North Korea-linked threat actor assessed to be behind the massive Bybit hack in February 2025 has been linked to a malicious campaign that targets developers to deliver new stealer malware under ...

Two malicious Python packages named bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev have been discovered targeting users of the popular bitcoinlib cryptocurrency library. The attackers use social engineering to ...

The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is a framework of controls (policies, procedures, and technical measures) that are essential for cloud computing security. It is created and updated by CSA and aligned ...

This Collection calls for submissions of original research into strategies that support the deployment of post-quantum cybersecurity and cryptography, driving advancements in data protection and ...

Cryptography has been the backbone of security in our digital world, and it continues to grow in importance as more services, capabilities, and our lives become ever more digital. Cryptography ...