Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space
2026-03-04T19:43:39Z•827f1a5f492298991754ad1a8f779b840b20f15b82d30d195920d1ec49f879a8
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What happened
A collection of Ars Technica security stories from early 2026 highlighting multiple high-impact issues: Google is rolling out Merkle Tree-based certificates to make HTTPS quantum-resistant (already in Chrome); a new “AirSnitch” technique can bypass Wi‑Fi encryption across home, office, and enterprise networks; password-manager server compromises show vaults can be exposed if backends are breached; Lumma stealer has resurged using ClickFix lures and Castleloader for wide deployment; Microsoft warns of expiring Secure Boot certificates (June) that could block OS booting without action; malicious
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