Articles
In-depth analysis of the security landscape, the economics of cybercrime, and why keeping your data local changes the equation.
Why Zero-Knowledge Encryption Is Not Enough: What the ETH Zurich Study Means for Your Passwords
Researchers from ETH Zurich developed 25 successful attacks against Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane. The encryption was never the problem. The server was. Every attack required a compromised central server. What happens when there is no server to compromise?
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Best Offline Password Managers Compared: KeePass vs Bitwarden vs Enpass vs Stellar
Every password manager claims to work offline now. But there is a massive difference between designed-for-offline and bolted-on-after-the-fact. A comparison of KeePass, Bitwarden, Enpass, and Stellar through the lens of Ink & Switch’s local-first software principles.
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Is LastPass Safe? The Breach That Keeps On Taking
Thirty million vaults stolen. Over $150 million in crypto drained from cracked vaults. Ongoing phishing campaigns. Academic proof the encryption was flawed. The 2022 LastPass breach is not a moment in history. It is still happening.
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Why “Your Cloud Payment Failed” Is the Most Effective Phishing Scam Ever Sent
A phishing campaign costs under $500 to run. A single successful hit averages over $125,000. With 2.3 billion cloud storage users worldwide, the scam does not need to be clever, it just needs to be relatable. We break down who sends these emails, what they make, and why cloud dependency is the vulnerability they are exploiting.
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