CERN Scientists Launch Encrypted Email Service With a Difference
A team of developers from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has launched a new encrypted email service that could put an end to government snooping - with a little help from bitcoin. The system, called ProtonMail, works by encrypting the data in the browser before it ever comes into contact with the server. So, even if someone gains complete access to the server, it won't do them any good because ProtonMail does not store the encryption key. Group effort. ProtonMail was conceived by PhD student Andy Yen, who called on fellow CERN scientists to examine the problem of....
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Encrypted email service provider ProtonMail recently and grudgingly gave in to a ransom demand of 15 bitcoin (approx $6000) to attackers who targeted the service with destructive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. ProtonMail, an encrypted email service set up by CERN scientists in Geneva and researchers at MIT, has revealed crippling DDoS attacks to be the cause of a recent outage suffered by the crypto e-mail service provider. Two groups are believed to be behind the attacks, one of which began the cyber-strikes and put forth the ransom demand. The website remains down at the....
A two-parts lecture on Introduction to Cryptography and the Bitcoin Protocol will be given at CERN, in Geneva (Switzerland), on December 2 (Part 1) and December 3 (Part 2), from 11am to noon on both days. CERN, one of the most prestigious research laboratories in the world, is also the birthplace of the World Wide Web and the modern Internet, which gives this event a special symbolic significance. The lectures are part of the CERN Academic Training Lectures program, open to all members of CERN personnel (in particular staff members and fellows, associates, students, users, project....
ProtonMail offers free, end-to-end encrypted email. Bitcoin users are no strangers to cryptography. After all, Bitcoin wouldn't even exist without it, since cryptography prevents double spending and allows the network to verify ownership of coins. Of course, the primary purpose of cryptography has always been secret communication, and a new service called ProtonMail is offering exactly that. ProtonMail is an email service offering full end-to-end encryption. The service is currently free, and the company plans to offer premium accounts that'll accept bitcoin payments in the near future. I....
Late on Tuesday, I received a very sad email from Gavin Stevens, founder of Solid Cloud, and creator of Bitphone, the first-ever encrypted, Bitcoin-accepting online video calling service. The contents were sad, but the tone was not of remorse, but of anger and frustration. They had contacted me, as a Bitphone user on their list, to alert me that they were shutting their digital doors for good due to “regulatory requirements.” Broke Bitphone’s Launch 18 Months Ago. Having gotten to know Stevens since the launch, interviewing him, and connecting with him on LinkedIn, this is a very sad event....
Since its launch 17 years ago in 1999, FastMail has continued its legacy as one of the most prominent privacy and security focused email service providers in the industry. FastMail, an email service offering paid email accounts for individuals and organizations has silently been accepting bitcoin payments for premium upgrade via BitPay. Since its launch 17 years ago in 1999, FastMail has continued its legacy as one of the most prominent privacy and security focused email service providers in the industry. Today, FastMail is the only email service provider amongst popular platforms....