A hash is kinda trash. Or, more precisely, not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.

When data breaches went from being an occasional threat to a persistent fact of life during the early 2010s, one question would come up again and again as victim organizations, cybersecurity ...

Bitcoin depends on encryption to remain secure. This encryption protects transactions, wallets, and user funds. If the ...

Over the past several months, we've seen major breaches exposing numerous usernames and passwords. The eBay and Adobe breaches impacted millions of accounts. Snapchat was compromised. With every ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Amilcar has 10 years of FinTech, blockchain, ...

The original author of the MD5 password hash algorithmhas publicly declared his software end-of-life and is "no longer considered safe" to use on commercial websites. This comes only a day after a ...

Overall, the average six-month returns for Bitcoin have been about 30 basis points higher during periods of falling hashrate than during periods of rising hashrate. The data also suggests that a ...

Hashing is a one-way cryptographic function while encryption is designed to work both ways. Encryption algorithms take input and a secret key and generate a random looking output called a ciphertext.

Wearable technology has seen significant growth in recent years, with smart rings and other health-focused devices gaining popularity. In the latest episode of Cointelegaph’s Hashing It Out podcast, ...

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante joins the Hashing It Out podcast to discuss the future of crypto exchanges, security, regulation and the evolving Solana ecosystem in 2025. In the latest episode of ...