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Encrypted Backup Image Files Can be Hacked

A German security researcher discovered that bitmaps stored within encrypted image backups can be compromised. It’s a relatively small thing but it shows that even encrypted images are vulnerable. Follow the jump for the details.

The vulnerability will interest anyone storing image data in backup files, because it raises a small but theoretically significant level of doubt about their security under everyday circumstances. The technique could also have interesting implications for police investigations where officials suspect 'invisible' data to be encrypted inside already encrypted volumes.