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A researcher has managed to factor the RSA keys belonging to a Certificate Authority from the nineties, exposing just how fragile old cryptographic infrastructure can be. The keys, which should be mathematically irreversible, yielded to modern techniques — a reminder that legacy systems carry legacy vulnerabilities long after anyone stops watching them.
On the privacy front, GrapheneOS is building its own native RCS messaging support, with the explicit goal of removing Google Messages from the equation entirely. For a project built around reducing data exposure, this is a significant move — giving users encrypted, standards-based messaging without handing Google a seat at the table.
And in the world of cryptocurrency, a memecoin themed around Hunter Biden's laptop collapsed in credibility before it even launched. Kraken deleted a promotional post following user backlash, and a media organization named in the token's distribution publicly denied any involvement. It's a story less about crypto and more about how quickly reputational damage travels when a project smells wrong from the start.
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