Cloudflare CTO John Graham-Cumming has successfully cracked and decrypted a 30-year-old ZIP file, and has written a blog post about how he did it. John Graham-Cumming's blog: Cracking an old ZIP file ...

Are you trying to open a password-protected PDF or ZIP file? Then, you already know how frustrating it can be. You try out different tools, and the result is a ...

Zip encryption is vulnerable to known-plaintext attacks. Implementation quality also is an issue; WinZip's is particularly bad. No source, I'm afraid.

How Do ZIP Files Work? Before we get started on the password recovery, let’s take a brief look at what ZIP files are. A ZIP file is a file that can comprise of multiple files or folders or both, all ...

Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents ...

Microsoft has reportedly started scanning password-protected .ZIP archives for malware, and not everyone is happy about the decision. Ars Technica reported several users on Mastodon, including ...

Microsoft is scanning the contents of some password-protected zip files stored or shared through its cloud-based services, Ars Technica reports. The publication spotted several posts on decentralized ...

How Much Time Does it Take for Hackers to Crack My Password? Your email has been sent Hackers can crack weak passwords in seconds, while strong ones may take years ...