Viber flipped the switch for end-to-end encryption on Wednesday, but experts worried it may have used the cryptographically insecure MD5 algorithm. In response, Viber said that it did not use MD5 ...

The MD5 password hash algorithm is "no longer considered safe" by the original software developer, a day after the leak of more than 6.4 million hashed LinkedIn passwords.

According to the listing, Zomato passwords are hashed using an MD5 algorithm, which is the lowest form of encryption, confirmed security experts we spoke to.

Microsoft has given customers six months to find MD5 installations and prepare for a February 2014 patch that will block the broken algorithm.

Loopholes Zomato’s password encryption method The MD5 algorithm, used for encrypting passwords by Zomato was deemed as an “ insecure cryptographic storage ” method by The Open Web ...

MD5 is one of the most common algorithms used to measure file checksums. It often helps detect files that have been maliciously tampered with or distorted during transfers/downloads.

MD5 is widely used in secured communications devices for applications such as keyed authentication, Mittra said. Although there are open-source cores for other encryption algorithms, Pancham, which ...