Neowin News Feed for: Truecrypt

VeraCrypt gets bootloader, memory encryption, UAC, Quick Format upgrades on Windows 11/10

Sayan Sen — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:42:01 +0000

VeraCrypt is a free encryption application that is pretty hardy. The app has received its latest update which brings several new features and improvements on Windows, macOS, as well as on Linux. Read more...

VeraCrypt 1.19

Razvan Serea — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:36:01 +0000

Free disk encryption software based on TrueCrypt. It adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in brute-force attacks. Read more...

'StrongPity' malware infects users through illegitimate WinRAR and TrueCrypt installers

Justin Luna — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:10:01 +0000

A new malware that has the ability to control a victim's computer has been discovered. It was found being distributed via websites that pose as distributors of WinRAR and TrueCrypt software. Read more...

VeraCrypt 1.18

Razvan Serea — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:46:01 +0000

More security vulnerabilities found in TrueCrypt for Windows

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:12:01 +0000

TrueCrypt's developers might have abandoned the project but that hasn't stopped researchers from finding new vulnerabilities in the software that was supposed to encrypt user data. Read more...

Audit concludes there are no NSA backdoors in Truecrypt, but some security issues remain

Christopher White — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:26:01 +0000

An audit of Truecrypt's source code indicates that while there are no NSA backdoors in the encryption software, there are unfortunately a few major issues with the now-defunct tool. Read more...

VeraCrypt 1.0f-2

Razvan Serea — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:24:01 +0000

VeraCrypt 1.0f

Razvan Serea — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:30:01 +0000

VeraCrypt 1.0d

Razvan Serea — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:06:15 +0000

Truecrypt move to Switzerland, attempting a fork

Christopher White — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0000

The fate of Truecrypt is still unknown, but a group of dedicated people are trying to resurrect the project by hosting a website in Switzerland and laying the groundwork for a revival. Read more...

TrueCrypt is saying it's insecure, recommends using BitLocker

Christopher White — Thu, 29 May 2014 03:42:44 +0000

The TrueCrypt website is saying that the software is no longer considered secure and that users should use BitLocker instead. The question raging around the Internet is whether this is legit or not. Read more...

TrueCrypt audit reveals vulnerabilities but no backdoors

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:47:15 +0000

Open source encryption application TrueCrypt has been audited for potential security flaws and has been found to contain some vulnerabilities but no backdoors which could be used to spy on users. Read more...

TrueCrypt 7.1a

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:09:29 +0000

TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted drive. On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted without user intervention. Read more...

TrueCrypt 7.1

Steven Parker — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:11:21 +0000

TrueCrypt 7.0a

Steven Parker — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:34:10 +0000

TrueCrypt 7.0

Marcel Klum — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:54:11 +0000

TrueCrypt 6.2

Marcel Klum — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:41:43 +0000

TrueCrypt 6.1a

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:20:57 +0000

TrueCrypt 5.1a

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:45:07 +0000

TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or saved, without any user... Read more...

TrueCrypt 5.1

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:40:01 +0000

TrueCrypt 5.0a

Steven Parker — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:45:07 +0000

Thanks Si for this belated release news on TrueCrypt, a week old but better late than never eh? TrueCrypt is a free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux. Some... Read more...

TrueCrypt 5.0

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:54:41 +0000

Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP , Mac OS X, and Linux Main Features: Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. Encrypts an... Read more...

TrueCrypt 4.3a

Thu, 10 May 2007 20:19:56 +0000

Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Linux Features: Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. Encrypts an entire hard disk... Read more...

TrueCrypt 4.3

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:42:06 +0000

TrueCrypt 3.0

Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:26:05 +0000

A new version of TrueCrypt, the finest open source encryption sofware has been released. Features: * It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and... Read more...